Question : SQL 2005 - deleting zipped backup files

IN SQL 2005 we currently zip our nightly full backup due to space constraints, however the delete file task in 2005 doesn't work. Digging around this is because it tries to analyze the header (and the bk file is now zipped) so doesn't know its a SQL backup file.

In 2000 I wrote a stored proc that analyzed the msdb database and found the relevant backup files then ran a xp_cmd to remove the files with azip extension.....so my question is:

What tables do I interrogate to find a list of backup files in SQL 2005?

Cheers

Answer : SQL 2005 - deleting zipped backup files

You can use msdb.dbo.backupmediafamily (physical_device_name column contains the paths to the backup files) and msdb.dbo.backupset (here you can find information about which databases were backed up) tables to get the information about your backups.