>SQL Server 2K MSDE has been running fine on this machine for a couple of years.
>I tried to add a 10 byte index to a 1.2 MM record table (200 bytes per record) and got "out of space on file group primary. To correct, add space"
>Never had this before.
>The DB's properties call for autmatically expanding the space.
>The DB is all corrupted now.
>Is there some kind of limit in MSDE or is this some kind of fluke?
Check the size of the DB. I think MSDE has limitation to 2GB file.
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