Restore Production database to Development

I have a production database with a backup job that creates files with the
naming convention dbname_db_200503291800.bak. I want to schedule a restore
job that will retire yesterdays backup. How can I write my restore statement
so that it will specify the backup file with yesterdays date.

ThanksTerri (terri@.cybernets.com) writes:
> I have a production database with a backup job that creates files with
> the naming convention dbname_db_200503291800.bak. I want to schedule a
> restore job that will retire yesterdays backup. How can I write my
> restore statement so that it will specify the backup file with
> yesterdays date.

DECLARE @.filename sysname
SELECT @.filename = 'dbname_db' +
convert(char(8), dateadd(DAY, -1, getdate()), 112) +
'.bak'
RESTORE DATABASE db FROM disk=@.filename

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