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How to dynamically create a SQL Server snapshot database
declare @sql varchar(max), @on_clause varchar(max)
SELECT
@on_clause = CASE
WHEN @on_clause IS NULL THEN 'NAME = ' + name + ', FILENAME = ''' + physical_name + '.ss'''
ELSE @on_clause + ', ' + 'NAME = ' + name + ', FILENAME = ''' + physical_name + '.ss'''
END
FROM
sys.database_files df
where type_desc = 'ROWS'
set @sql = 'CREATE DATABASE ' + DB_NAME() + '_snapshot ON (' + @on_clause + ') AS SNAPSHOT OF ' + DB_NAME()
select @sql
exec(@sql)
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