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I need to use Server class which is stored in Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo.dll I don't see this assembly in usual References dialog. I have found it at C:/Program Files/Microsoft SQL Server/100/SDK/Assemblies and try to reference from there but Visual Studio throws an error "A reference 'C:/Program Files/Microsoft SQL Server/100/SDK/Assemblies/Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo.dll' could not be added. Please make sure that file is accessible, and that it is a valid assembly or COM component". What am I doing wrong? C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\SDK\Assemblies is the correct folder location (or C:

Any pointers on how I can programmatically get exactly the identical stored procedure source from SQL Server 2005, as when I right-click on that stored procedure in SQL Server Management Studio and select modify? I'm trying using SMO, but there are some textual differences. The procedure always has CREATE, not ALTER, and there are some differences in the header, such as missing GOs in the version I'm getting programmatically. I can fix these up, but perhaps there is a better way? Again, I'm in SQL Server 2005, using SMSE. Using SMO via Visual Studio 8 2008. Update : Gotten some answers that

I have a SQL 2008 DB. I am running a form that backs that DB up, then tries to update it. If the update fails the idea is to restore that backup. Here is the code I am using to restore the backup. public void RestoreDatabase(String databaseName, String backUpFile, String serverName, String userName, String password) { Restore sqlRestore = new Restore(); BackupDeviceItem deviceItem = new BackupDeviceItem(backUpFile, DeviceType.File); sqlRestore.Devices.Add(deviceItem); sqlRestore.Database = databaseName; ServerConnection connection = new ServerConnection(serverName, userName, password); Server