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rtutus
Aged Yak Warrior
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 Posted - 2007-07-24 : 10:04:47
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| Error: Directory lookup for the file ...... failed Hi there,We have a DB on a server, we backed up the DB using: SSMS by selecting the DB in question, tasks, back up, then back up the DB to a file called my BackupThen to restore the backed up database on my server, I do this in SSMS: in Databases I do: Restore,in To Database: I specify: MyBackedUpDatabase I check : from device, then I specify the path to my file back up called : backupBut I get this error:Restore failed for Server 'ABC'. (Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo)System.Data.SqlClient.SqlError: Directory lookup for the file "D:\Databases\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.1\MSSQL\Data\OrleansEcomm.mdf" failed with the operating system error 21(error not found). (Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo)Merci (thank) |
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SQLTeam MVY
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Posted - 2007-07-24 : 12:16:45
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| DoesD:\Databases\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.1\MSSQL\Dataexist on your server?==========================================Cursors are useful if you don't know sql.DTS can be used in a similar way.Beer is not cold and it isn't fizzy. |
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Kristen
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can t restore a DB