Scripted Backup/Restore To Remote Server Failing

FYI: I've posted this on a couple of forums and haven't gotten any response. I hope someone here can help since this is way past due.

First I'll give a little background on our situation.

Log Shipping and Replication are out, so I am scripting a backup locally, an xcopy to a remote box, and then a restore.

In the early stages of this, I'm trying to do 3 databases. 2 of them work fine alone. It's when I add the 3rd one that I have a problem. I noticed that in the 2nd stored procedure that I probably need to take out the WITH REPLACE if I'm dropping it beforehand as well. I don't have time to test it on this box until later tonight. I don't think that's the issue because it was doing the same thing before I added the drop. I'm overwriting the .txt file so I don't have the exact error that it's giving. I believe it's something similar to "Server: Msg 11, Level 16, State 1, Line 0 General network error. Check your network documentation." I believe it also said [SQLSTATE 42000].

Now for the code. Props to Tara and the code she's put online.

Any help would be appreciated and I'll be glad to help answer questions related to what I've got.

1st Step:
Agent Job scheduled to call stored procedure
EXEC sp_backup_user_dbs3

2nd Step (The code for that stored procedure is):

CREATE PROC sp_backup_user_dbs3
AS
SET nocount ON
DECLARE @Now CHAR(14) -- current date in the form of yyyymmddhhmmss
DECLARE @cmd SYSNAME -- stores the dynamically created DOS command
DECLARE @Result INT -- stores the result of the dir DOS command
DECLARE @RowCnt INT -- stores @@ROWCOUNT
DECLARE @DBName SYSNAME
DECLARE @filename VARCHAR(200) -- stores the path and file name of the BAK file
DECLARE @loglogical VARCHAR(1000)
DECLARE @datalogical VARCHAR(1000)
DECLARE @restoreData VARCHAR(255)
DECLARE @restoreLog VARCHAR(255)
DECLARE @backupFile VARCHAR(255)
DECLARE @physicalNameData VARCHAR(255)
DECLARE @physicalNameLog VARCHAR(255)
DECLARE @physicalNameDataStripped VARCHAR(255)
DECLARE @physicalNameLogStripped VARCHAR(255)
DECLARE @ExecStr NVARCHAR(4000)
DECLARE @strSQL VARCHAR(1000)
DECLARE @restoreToDataDir VARCHAR(255)
DECLARE @restoreToLogDir VARCHAR(255)
DECLARE @path VARCHAR(100)
SET @path = 'I:ackupMoveTo14'

--we need to delete all the old backup files from the I:ackupMoveTo14 folder
-- Build the del command
SELECT @cmd = 'del ' + @path + '*.BAK' + ' /Q /F'
--PRINT @cmd
EXEC master..xp_cmdshell @cmd,
NO_OUTPUT

CREATE TABLE #whichdatabase
(
dbname SYSNAME NOT NULL
)

INSERT
INTO #whichdatabase
(
dbname
)
SELECT [name]
FROM master.dbo.sysdatabases
WHERE [name] IN ( 'db1', 'db2')
ORDER BY [name]
-- Get the database to be backed up
SELECT TOP 1 @DBName = dbname
FROM #whichdatabase
SET @RowCnt = @@ROWCOUNT
-- Iterate throught the temp table until no more databases need to be backed up
WHILE @RowCnt <> 0 BEGIN SELECT @filename = @Path + '' + @DBName + '.BAK' BEGIN backup log @dbname
WITH truncate_only
END

-- Backup the database
BACKUP database @DBName TO disk = @filename

DELETE
FROM #whichdatabase
WHERE dbname = @DBName

-- Get the database to be backed up
SELECT TOP 1 @DBName = dbname
FROM #whichdatabase
SET @RowCnt = @@ROWCOUNT
-- Let the system rest for 5 seconds before starting on the next backup
WAITFOR delay '00:00:05'
END

DROP TABLE #whichdatabase
SET nocount OFF BEGIN
SET @cmd = ''
SET @cmd = 'xcopy I:ackupMoveTo14*.BAK \RemoteServer /C /Y' EXEC master.dbo.xp_cmdshell @cmd
END BEGIN

EXEC [RemoteServer].master..usp_restoreDbsFromDir2
END
RETURN 0 GO


3rd Step(the code for the usp_restoreDbsFromDir2 on the remote server):

CREATE PROCEDURE usp_restoreDbsFromDir2

AS

SET NOCOUNT ON


DECLARE @dbname varchar(255)
DECLARE @loglogical varchar(1000)
DECLARE @datalogical varchar(1000)
DECLARE @physicalName varchar(255)
DECLARE @physicalFileName varchar(255)
DECLARE @restoreData varchar(255)
DECLARE @restoreLog varchar(255)
DECLARE @backupDisk nvarchar (255)
DECLARE @physicalNameData varchar(255)
DECLARE @physicalNameLog varchar(255)
DECLARE @physicalNameDataStripped varchar(255)
DECLARE @physicalNameLogStripped nvarchar (255)
DECLARE @rowCnt int -- @@ROWCOUNT
DECLARE @ExecStr NVARCHAR(4000)
DECLARE @strSQL varchar(1000)
DECLARE @spidstr varchar(8000)
DECLARE @cmd sysname
DECLARE @bkpFile nvarchar(1000)
DECLARE @sql nvarchar(4000)
DECLARE @restoreDir varchar(255)
DECLARE @PhysicalDataPath varchar(255)
DECLARE @PhysicalLogPath varchar(255)


SET @restoreDir = 'F:MSSQLBACKUP'

-- Get files sorted by date
SET @cmd = 'dir ' + @restoreDir + '*.BAK /OD'

CREATE TABLE #Dir
(DirInfo VARCHAR(7000)
) -- Stores the dir results
CREATE TABLE #BackupFiles
(BackupDate varchar(10),
BackupFileName nvarchar(1000)
) -- Stores only the data we want from the dir
CREATE TABLE #RestoreFileListOnly
(
LogicalName nvarchar(128),
PhysicalName nvarchar(260),
Type char(1),
FileGroupName nvarchar(128),
[Size] numeric(20,0),
[MaxSize] numeric(20,0)
)

INSERT INTO #Dir
EXEC master.dbo.xp_cmdshell @cmd

INSERT INTO #BackupFiles
SELECT SUBSTRING(DirInfo, 1, 10), SUBSTRING(DirInfo, LEN(DirInfo) - PATINDEX('% %', REVERSE(DirInfo)) + 2, LEN(DirInfo))
FROM #Dir
WHERE ISDATE(SUBSTRING(DirInfo, 1, 10)) = 1 AND DirInfo NOT LIKE '%<DIR>%'


-- Get the newest file
SELECT TOP 1 @bkpFile = BackupFileName
FROM #BackupFiles
ORDER BY BackupDate DESC

SET @rowCnt = @@ROWCOUNT

-- Iterate throught the table until no more databases need to be backed up
WHILE @RowCnt <> 0
BEGIN

SET @cmd = @restoreDir + @bkpFile

INSERT INTO #RestoreFileListOnly
EXEC('RESTORE FILELISTONLY FROM DISK = ''' + @cmd + '''')

--get the dbname from the bkpFile name
--SET @strSQL = CHARINDEX('_db_', @bkpFile)
--SET @dbname = LEFT(@bkpFile, @strSQL - 1)

SET @strSQL = CHARINDEX('.bak', @bkpFile)
SET @dbname = LEFT(@bkpFile, @strSQL - 1)
--PRINT @dbname
--IF @@ROWCOUNT <> 2
-- RETURN 3

SET @backupDisk = @restoreDir + @bkpFile
SELECT @datalogical = LogicalName
FROM #RestoreFileListOnly
WHERE Type = 'D'
SELECT @loglogical = LogicalName
FROM #RestoreFileListOnly
WHERE Type = 'L'
SELECT @PhysicalDataPath = PhysicalName
FROM #RestoreFileListOnly
WHERE Type = 'D'
SELECT @PhysicalLogPath = PhysicalName
FROM #RestoreFileListOnly
WHERE Type = 'L'


SELECT @strSQL = 'alter database ' + @dbname + ' set offline with rollback immediate'
--alter database MyDatabase set offline with rollback immediate
--PRINT @strSQL
EXEC (@strSQL)

SELECT @strSQL = 'DROP database ' + @dbname
--alter database MyDatabase set offline with rollback immediate
--PRINT @strSQL
EXEC (@strSQL)

--restore the database
SELECT @strSQL = ''
SELECT @strSQL = @strSQL + 'RESTORE DATABASE ' + @dbname + CHAR(10)
SELECT @strSQL = @strSQL + 'FROM DISK = ''' + @backupDisk + '''' + CHAR(10)
SELECT @strSQL = @strSQL + 'WITH' + CHAR(10)
SELECT @strSQL = @strSQL + CHAR(9) + 'REPLACE'
SELECT @strSQL = @strSQL + ',' + CHAR(10)
SELECT @strSQL = @strSQL + CHAR(9) + 'MOVE '''+ @datalogical + ''''+ ' TO '''+ @PhysicalDataPath + ''''
SELECT @strSQL = @strSQL + ',' + CHAR(10)
SELECT @strSQL = @strSQL + CHAR(9) + 'MOVE ''' + @loglogical + '''' + ' TO '''+ @PhysicalLogPath + ''''
--PRINT @strSQL
EXEC (@strSQL)


SELECT @strSQL = 'alter database ' + @dbname + ' set online with rollback immediate'
--alter database MyDatabase set offline with rollback immediate
--PRINT @strSQL
EXEC (@strSQL)

BEGIN
-- Build the del command
SELECT @cmd = 'del ' + @restoreDir + '' + @bkpFile + ' /Q /F'
--PRINT @cmd
-- Delete the file
EXEC master..xp_cmdshell @cmd, NO_OUTPUT

END

--This is supposed to remove the row once done
DELETE FROM #BackupFiles
WHERE @bkpFile = BackupFileName

-- Get the database to be backed up
SELECT TOP 1 @bkpFile = BackupFileName
FROM #BackupFiles
ORDER BY BackupDate DESC

SET @rowCnt = @@ROWCOUNT

--Wait a couple of seconds before starting the next one
WAITFOR delay '00:00:30'

END

Drop TABLE #Dir
Drop TABLE #BackupFiles
Drop TABLE #RestoreFileListOnly

SET NOCOUNT OFF

RETURN 0

GO