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 -- Specify database backup directory SET @path = 'D:\MyBackupFolder\' exec master.dbo.xp_create_subdir @path -- Specify the filename format SELECT @fileDate = CONVERT(VARCHAR(20),GETDATE(),112) DECLARE db_cursor CURSOR FOR SELECT name FROM master.dbo.sysdatabases WHERE name IN ('MyDatabase1','MyDatabase2','MyDatabase3', 'MyDatabase4') -- Add the names of all database you want to backup 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