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name in sys.master_files is different than database name

  • August 31, 2010 at 12:29 pm

    #144942

    Would like to understand what's going on here. In sys.master_files, the 'name' column is different than the 'name' of the database in sysdatabases. The database ids match up.

    Any idea why sys.master_files shows it differently?

    TIA

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  • August 31, 2010 at 12:32 pm

    #1214545

    The 'name' column in sys.master_files isn't the database name. It's the logical name of the file. To get the database name, either join to sys.databases or use the db_name function

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