How do I restore a single table from a SQL Server 2005 backup?

Question

I\'ve got a backup made using the regular SQL Server 2005 backup command. Is there a way to restore just a single table, not the whole DB?

Answer 1

The unit of backup and recovery in SQL Server is the database (it is the outer boundary of referential integrity).

Red Gate has some pretty good tools for row-level restore (SQL Data Compare and SQL Backup), but they come at a price.