Monday, March 12, 2012

Importing DB backup file to SQL Server 2005

Hi all,

I'm using shared sql space on a new provider and am trying to import a database backup file - of the format filename.db.

I cannot figure out how to import this file type using the 2005 express tools - I can connect to the database and create and drop tables alright, but I cannot just import the existing database.

I really haven't got the time on my connection to download the fully blown SQL server trail to be able to do this, so can anyone help me out with any easier solutions?

Cheers, Mike

If it is a SQL backup file, then use RESTORE. Check in Books Online about RESTORE -especially the WITH MOVE option.

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