>Hello everyone,
>
>I have received a SQL server backup from a customer. The database does not already exist on our SQL server. I am trying to use this backup to establish the database on our SQL server.
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>I have placed the backup in the standard SQL server backup folder. Using the following command in QA :-
>
>

>RESTORE DATABASE Computers
>	from Computers.bak
>

>
>I get the following error message(s) :-
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>

>Server: Msg 3206, Level 16, State 1, Line 1
>No entry in sysdevices for backup device 'Computers.bak'. Update sysdevices and rerun statement.
>Server: Msg 3013, Level 16, State 1, Line 1
>RESTORE DATABASE is terminating abnormally.
>

>
>I tried to restore the backup from EM but there did not appear to be a way to do this because I was unable to specify the source "Computers.bak" file.
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>Any help would be very much appreciated!
>
>Thank you.
>
>Angie.

Angie,
I think you can do it with EM selecting Database\All tasks\Restore. AFAIK there select device lets you point a file and change restore as ...
Cetin