To create a SQL Server Agent job
- In Object Explorer, connect to an instance of Database Engine.
- On the Standard bar, click New Query.
- Copy and paste the following example into the query window and click Execute.
USE msdb ; GO EXEC dbo.sp_add_job @job_name = N'Weekly Sales Data Backup' ; GO EXEC sp_add_jobstep @job_name = N'Weekly Sales Data Backup', @step_name = N'Set database to read only', @subsystem = N'TSQL', @command = N'ALTER DATABASE SALES SET READ_ONLY', @retry_attempts = 5, @retry_interval = 5 ; GO EXEC dbo.sp_add_schedule @schedule_name = N'RunOnce', @freq_type = 1, @active_start_time = 233000 ; USE msdb ; GO EXEC sp_attach_schedule @job_name = N'Weekly Sales Data Backup', @schedule_name = N'RunOnce'; GO EXEC dbo.sp_add_jobserver @job_name = N'Weekly Sales Data Backup'; GO
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