See sp_attach_db system stored procedure in BOL.
You can also attach DB in Enterprise Manager.
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>Warm greetings from the philippines!
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>A backup of an MSSQL database running on enterprise edition was made by copying the two files from the data directory by an MIS manager who is planning to replace a customized VB program centered around it. I have been given the copy and the task of reprogramming their system in VFP.
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>Is it possible to just copy the MSSQL (enterprise edition) database files to the data directory of an MSSQL desktop engine and open it through SQL-passthrough like MySQL?
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