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  • RE: Renaming .LDF to .NDF File

    Will give it a try. Thanks.

  • RE: Renaming .LDF to .NDF File

    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (1/14/2013)


    No effect. The extensions have no bearing on the files' purpose or use. They are set to mdf/ndf/ldf only for convention.

    Great!! Appreciate your help.

  • RE: Renaming .LDF to .NDF File

    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (1/14/2013)


    That should work.

    I assume when you attach, you are attaching the MDF/LDF and new NDF at the same time.

    That is correct. My only concern though...

  • RE: Commit the transaction which is currently rolling back

    Good to know..Luckyly I was commiting transaction for each day in the loop and the data was committed

  • RE: Using Prowershell to install SP2 for sql server 2008

    How about using CMS in 2008 and powershell to install service packs on a bunch of servers at the same time ..is it possible ?

  • RE: passing parameter to sub report

    the main report has a parameter @year and asub report also has a parameter @year . I am not sure how to link them...

    When the sub report is run indicudually...

  • RE: Linked Server issues

    Save physical box? I am assuming your wuestion was same physical box...and no its not..

  • RE: Linked Server issues

    Looks like this...

    declare @backpath varchar(512)

    set @backpath =

    (select TOP 1 physical_device_name

    from prodserver.msdb.dbo.backupset BS

    inner join prodserver.msdb.dbo.backupmediafamily BF

    on BS.media_set_id = BF.media_set_id

    where database_name = 'dbname'

    order by backup_start_date desc)

    RESTORE DATABASE devdb

    ...

  • RE: Linked Server issues

    We are trying to restore the dev db with a backup of prod...and I use none of those...

  • RE: Copying system DB's to a new server

    sorry for the confusion malachyrafferty ...I got my answers too..

  • RE: Copying system DB's to a new server

    ours is not a 24/7 workshop and the server can be taken down for the weekend ....the only question I have is if we are deleting the old server and...

  • RE: Copying system DB's to a new server

    I am in pretty much the same situation and we are planning to move the server to a different location ...I have all the scripts ready to move the logins/jobs...

  • RE: Testing after applying SP3

    I was afraid that I would be left with this option....I guess I will have to go though the pain ...

    Any tool that would help me in gathering the info...

  • RE: Testing after applying SP3

    By the wat the application was not developed in house - it was bought from a vendor. So I guess there would be no way that I could get the...

  • RE: Testing after applying SP3

    Do you have an internal QA department? - No

    Previous test cases for the application? - No

    Are you able to go through the application given certain scenarios and receive expected results?...

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