How to restore .FBK file..?

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How to restore .FBK file..?

Joy Smith San

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December 12, 2008 at 7:11 am

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Dear All,
We are developing a new system which should be integrated with another existing project (Done by somebdy else). When I asked for the backup of their database, they sent me a .FBK file.
I have never worked with such files and donno wot to do..
Kindly guid me..........
Thanks in advance.
Santhu.

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Jack Corbett SSC Guru Points: 184394 More actions · Answer 1

If the database is SQL Server and they used native SQL Backups you should be able to do a normal restore. WHile .BAK is the default extension you aren't required to use it when you create a backup.

So the first thing you need to know is what database product they are using and then you need to know if they are using a 3rd party backup product.

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Lowell SSC Guru Points: 323518 More actions · Answer 2

yeah i would bet that .FBK is one DBA/ developers naming convention for Full Back Up,

so at a glance he knows which are full or incrementals.....

rename to .BAK if you want. but like Jack said, you can probably just use the native restoration process.

Lowell

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Joy Smith San SSC-Insane Points: 24877 More actions · Answer 3

Whats native restoration process..? Can you explain in detail pls..

Thanks,

Santhu.

Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 4

nairsanthu1977 (12/13/2008)
Whats native restoration process..? Can you explain in detail pls..

RESTORE DATABASE ... FROM ...

See books Online for the full details. Or, from Object Explorer, right click the databases folder and select Restore Database.

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stryk Ten Centuries Points: 1172 More actions · Answer 5

Hi!

Uhh ... just to add my "two cents" ... you are not talking about a backup taken from "Microsot Dynamics NAV (Navision)"? Because there is a proprietary Backup-Feature - even though SQL Server is used - which also would generate a "FBK" file by default.

In this case you would have to restore it by the NAV application ...

Kind regards,

Jörg

Jörg A. Stryk
MVP - MS Dynamics NAV

Joy Smith San SSC-Insane Points: 24877 More actions · Answer 6

Thank you so much. I will try the same n revert back...