>>>>Hi
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>>>>I've installed SQL2005 on my local machine and I want to take a copy of a database from the live server and install it on my local SQL server.
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>>>>Whats the best way of doing this.
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>>>>Thanks
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>>>>Nick Mason
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>>>Two options come to mind : Detach on live server, copy mdf and ldf to your local server and attach.
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>>>Proabably easier : backup on live server, create database of same name on local server and then "restore" from backup from live server ( with overwrite etc )
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>>>And remember if you put a 2005 database on a 2008 R2 server you can't downgrade it to 2005 if you need to go the other way.
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>>Thanks Charles
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>>went for the backup restore option.
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>>I did try the export import wizard first but it was extremely slow.
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>>BTW son and I both gave up on justified as we both realised independently that we didn't care about any of the characters.
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>>Now someone is trying to persuade me to watch Carnivale
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>Carnivale has far fewer likeable characters than Justified <s> but I loved it. Very surreal so if that kind of stuff puts you off, you will find it pretty murky.
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>Why not just get the boxed set of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and revel in the genius of Joss Whedon.

We've owned that for years :-)

Fringe season3 is showing here on sky but I refuse to give my money to murdoch. May be illegal download time (again)