SQL Backup 6.5 has been released

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SQL Backup 6.5 has been released and is available for download.

This is a minor upgrade that includes various engine improvements and bug fixes.

New features

Ability to choose "existing database file location" as well as the SQL Backup suggested defaults.

MAILTO_NOLOG parameter added for the BACKUP and RESTORE commands. This specifies that SQL Backup will send a blank email (subject field only) on a MAILTO, MAILTO_ONERROR or MAILTO_ONERRORONLY command without the contents of the log file included.

Bug fixes and improvements

• Improvements to purging backup files in the following cases:
  • when folders contain spaces in the name
  • when the restored database name differs from the original database name
• Support for KEEP_CDC
• LATEST_ALL keyword fixes for restoring the latest full backup and and all subsequent log and differential backups, in particular:
  • handling large backup sets
  • handling SQB files created with earlier versions of SQL Backup
• Network resilience bug fixes
• Product activation improvements
• Improved debugging information and error handling:
  • Debug information for decompression
  • More exception handling code when writing process data for the GUI
  • When creating new folders
  • Partially created backup files when running out of disk space
  • Detect if t-log backup file has previously been restored during log shipping.

Miscellaneous

Quality improvement program - users now have the option to send usage information back to Red Gate to help us improve future versions.