restore a database to point in time

Should I need to restore a database to a specific point in
time, assuming full recovery model, are these steps
correct?
1. Back up Transactin Log
2. Restore Last Full backup and any differential backups
before the desired time.
3. Restore Transaction Log to specific point in time.
I am under the assumption that only tranasaction log
backups can be restored to a specific point in time, not
database backups, is this correct?Dan
You are correct that only transaction logs can restore to
a point in time.
If you are using differential backups, you only need to
restore the most recent one.
Your plan should work fine.
Regards
John|||Yes, you can only do point-in-time with transaction log restores.
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Should I need to restore a database to a specific point in
time, assuming full recovery model, are these steps
correct?
1. Back up Transactin Log
2. Restore Last Full backup and any differential backups
before the desired time.
3. Restore Transaction Log to specific point in time.
I am under the assumption that only tranasaction log
backups can be restored to a specific point in time, not
database backups, is this correct?