{"id":6731,"date":"2018-12-20T11:11:54","date_gmt":"2018-12-20T11:11:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dbtut.com\/?p=6731"},"modified":"2018-12-21T12:31:27","modified_gmt":"2018-12-21T12:31:27","slug":"invalid-zero-length-device-name-reissue-the-backup-statement-with-a-valid-device-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbtut.com\/index.php\/2018\/12\/20\/invalid-zero-length-device-name-reissue-the-backup-statement-with-a-valid-device-name\/","title":{"rendered":"Invalid zero-length device name. Reissue the BACKUP statement with a valid device name"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>ERROR MESSAGE:<\/h3>\n<p>Msg 3044, Level 16, State 1, Line 1<br \/>\nInvalid zero-length device name. Reissue the BACKUP statement with a valid device name.<br \/>\nMsg 3013, Level 16, State 1, Line 1<br \/>\nBACKUP DATABASE is terminating abnormally.<\/p>\n<h3>EXPLANATION:<\/h3>\n<p>You may encounter such an error when you take backup.<\/p>\n<h3>SOLUTION:<\/h3>\n<p>If you have encountered this error, make sure to specify a file name for the backup file.<\/p>\n<p>For example, if you run a command as follows, you will get this error:<\/p>\n<pre class=\"lang:default decode:true \">BACKUP DATABASE AdventureWorks to DISK = N''<\/pre>\n\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_6731\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"6731\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/dbtut.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; ERROR MESSAGE: Msg 3044, Level 16, State 1, Line 1 Invalid zero-length device name. Reissue the BACKUP statement with a valid device name. Msg 3013, Level 16, State 1, Line 1 BACKUP DATABASE is terminating abnormally. EXPLANATION: You may encounter such an error when you take backup. 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