loading BAK file

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hey folks

i have a BAK file (13 MB), which i believe to be a backup from an MSSQL database.

how can i ‘load’ this into MSSQL and see what inside?

Thanks!

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Install MS SQL 2000 or 2005 :smiley: I tihnk Express edition will even do it for you.

its a binary backup, not a TXt sql dump, so it won’t open with viewable text.

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yup - already saw that :frowning:

i have 2005, so i’ll try in there. can you give me a quick pointer to load it?

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try making a DB of the same name, then doing a restore, from file, select the file, and hopefully it will pull up :slight_smile:

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great, thanks Stephen

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scratch that - found it