Show the Description of backup set when restoring a database.

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Published on 2010-06-01T21:14:06Z Indexed on 2010/06/01 21:25 UTC
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Is there a way to show the description of ta back up set in SSMS? When you do a back up there is a Description text box. But as far as I can tell there is no way to show the description before you restore from the back up set.

Am I missing something simple?

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