Reduce the Size of SQL Log File

We have MS SQL 2000 Enterprise Edition, running on Windows 2000 Server. Is
it a good idea to reduce the size of the SQL Log File? If it is, do I need
to make sure no one is using the database while I am reducing the size of
the log file? Is it possible to setup these commands in a batch file
instead of running them under Query Analyzer? Thanks.
BACKUP LOG Smart_DATA WITH TRUNCATE_ONLY
GO
DBCC SHRINKDATABASE (Smart_DATA, TRUNCATEONLY)
What recovery model is the database in? Also see
http://www.karaszi.com/SQLServer/info_dont_shrink.asp
Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
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"Diane Walker" <ett9300@.yahoo.com> wrote in message news:u90cVi%23vFHA.1256@.TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> We have MS SQL 2000 Enterprise Edition, running on Windows 2000 Server. Is it a good idea to
> reduce the size of the SQL Log File? If it is, do I need to make sure no one is using the
> database while I am reducing the size of the log file? Is it possible to setup these commands in
> a batch file instead of running them under Query Analyzer? Thanks.
> BACKUP LOG Smart_DATA WITH TRUNCATE_ONLY
> GO
> DBCC SHRINKDATABASE (Smart_DATA, TRUNCATEONLY)
>
>
>
|||"while I am reducing the size of the log file?"
-No you neednt, even that would speed up the task. if you have any
maintainance window, do it within this.
"Is it possible to setup these commands in a batch file instead of
running them under Query Analyzer ?"
-Yes of course, put the statements in a job (step) and execute it here.
HTH, Jens Suessmeyer.
|||Thank you very much.
"Jens" <Jens@.sqlserver2005.de> wrote in message
news:1127458411.014481.253870@.g49g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
> "while I am reducing the size of the log file?"
> -No you neednt, even that would speed up the task. if you have any
> maintainance window, do it within this.
> "Is it possible to setup these commands in a batch file instead of
> running them under Query Analyzer ?"
> -Yes of course, put the statements in a job (step) and execute it here.
> HTH, Jens Suessmeyer.
>