Backup multiple DBs at once. Exclude specific DBs

multiple_dbs_backup

-- Check DBs
/*
DECLARE @pylonVer varchar(20) -- current pylon ver

-- specify current pylon version
SET @pylonVer = '170432'

SELECT
    name
FROM master.dbo.sysdatabases
WHERE (name NOT LIKE '%' + @pylonVer + '%')
AND (name NOT IN ('master', 'model', 'msdb', 'tempdb', 'ePO_INFOSRV2', 'DUCATO', 'infomind', 'InfoUon', 'IVREPS', 'gym', 'invgalleryart')) -- exclude these databases
*/

-- Actual Backup
DECLARE @name varchar(50) -- database name  
DECLARE @path varchar(256) -- path for backup files  
DECLARE @fileName varchar(256) -- filename for backup  
DECLARE @fileDate varchar(20) -- used for file name
DECLARE @pylonVer varchar(20) -- current pylon ver

-- specify filename format
SELECT
    @fileDate = CONVERT(varchar(20), GETDATE(), 105)

-- specify database backup directory
SET @path = 'C:\infomind\clients\db_backups\'

-- specify current pylon version
SET @pylonVer = '170432'

DECLARE db_cursor CURSOR READ_ONLY FOR
SELECT
    name
FROM master.dbo.sysdatabases
WHERE (name NOT LIKE '%' + @pylonVer + '%')
AND (name NOT IN ('master', 'model', 'msdb', 'tempdb', 'ePO_INFOSRV2', 'DUCATO', 'infomind', 'InfoUon', 'IVREPS', 'gym', 'invgalleryart')) -- exclude these databases
OPEN db_cursor
FETCH NEXT FROM db_cursor INTO @name

WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN
    SET @fileName = @path + @name + '_' + @fileDate  + '.bak'
    BACKUP DATABASE @name TO DISK = @fileName

    FETCH NEXT FROM db_cursor INTO @name
END


CLOSE db_cursor
DEALLOCATE db_cursor