It looks like you are trying to restore a sql2k backup to sql7. Can't do that.



>I have received data from a client who is using SQL server and I need to be able to copy to, restore or somehow access this data on my server. I have SQL 7 SP4 and have received the data in 2 forms.
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>1. I received a backup file that I thought I could restore. When I try to restore this data, I get the following error.
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>Error 3169: The Back-up database has on-disk structure version 539. The server supports version 515 and cannot restore or upgrade this database. Backup or restore operation terminated abnormally.
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>2. They sent me the .MDF and .LOG files from SQL server. I have looked and have found no way to get these files to be recognized by my server.
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>Is there any way that I can get this data into a SQL server database on my server that I can access?