Referencing to System.Data.SqlServerCe causes large files to deploy to Emulator

Hello everyone,

This is my first time posting here, I hope this questions has not been asked before. I tried to search for it but I came not with nothing.

Recreating the error :

I am using VS2005. I created a Pocket PC 2003 project.
I have downloaded the SQL Server Compact Edition and installed it. I get the System.Data.SqlServerCe.dll file from the installation directory.
I reference to that DLL using Add Reference in VS2005.

Build it. In the Bin folder, a long list of files suddenly appears.

System.data.dll

System.data.oracleClient.dll

system.web.dll

system.enterpriseservices.dll

system.enterpriseservices.wrapper.dll

system.transactions.dll

and the rest of your original files in Bin

The worst of it all, all of these files are deployed into the Emulator! Causing it to run out of memory and unable to deploy.

Something is not right here, I just cannot figure it out! If this happens, each mobile devices can hold one applications. Thats not the way it should be, right?

If you have solved this before, do help. I am at my wits end at the moment.

Thanking you in advance.

Sincerely,
Lasker

That means you have a reference to some desktop DLL(s) which brings pretty much entire desktop framework with it. It might be desktop version of System.Data.SqlServerCe.dll or it might be any other desktop DLL you’re referencing. You’d need to remove that reference and replace it with device one.

Referencing to System.Data.SqlServerCe causes large files to deploy to Emulator

Hello everyone,

This is my first time posting here, I hope this questions has not been asked before. I tried to search for it but I came not with nothing.

Recreating the error :

I am using VS2005. I created a Pocket PC 2003 project.
I have downloaded the SQL Server Compact Edition and installed it. I get the System.Data.SqlServerCe.dll file from the installation directory.
I reference to that DLL using Add Reference in VS2005.

Build it. In the Bin folder, a long list of files suddenly appears.

System.data.dll

System.data.oracleClient.dll

system.web.dll

system.enterpriseservices.dll

system.enterpriseservices.wrapper.dll

system.transactions.dll

and the rest of your original files in Bin

The worst of it all, all of these files are deployed into the Emulator! Causing it to run out of memory and unable to deploy.

Something is not right here, I just cannot figure it out! If this happens, each mobile devices can hold one applications. Thats not the way it should be, right?

If you have solved this before, do help. I am at my wits end at the moment.

Thanking you in advance.

Sincerely,
Lasker

That means you have a reference to some desktop DLL(s) which brings pretty much entire desktop framework with it. It might be desktop version of System.Data.SqlServerCe.dll or it might be any other desktop DLL you’re referencing. You’d need to remove that reference and replace it with device one.

Re-Execution of For each Loop Container

I have a For each loop container and inside the same a group of text files are loading to a table using bulk insert task.If there are duplicate files i dont wish to load it into the table. Duplicate check can be done by script task but how do i skip the files and repeat the for loop for the next files.

That means i want to skip some files and load the other files in a for loop.
How do i do that.

Can anybody please help me.

So here is what you do

Loop container has inside a Script task that checks for a duplicate file

and a BULK INSERT task that does what it says on the tin.

The script task and the BI task are joined by workflow.

Declare a variable say something like FileAlreadyThere of type DT_BOOL

(boolean)

In the script task if the file is already there set the value of this

variable to TRUE and if not then FALSE.

The workflow now between the two tasks should be based on an expression

as well as outcome so have a look at this article and you want to set

your expression to something like

@.FileAlreadyThere == FALSE

http://wiki.sqlis.com/default.aspx/SQLISWiki/LogicalOrExample.html

Allan

"Raj Amb@.discussions.microsoft.com"

wrote in message

news:1b962d72-8a6d-4b3c-bdab-e86bfda3270b@.discussions.microsoft.com:

> I have a For each loop container and inside the same a group of text

> files are loading to a table using bulk insert task.If there are

> duplicate files i dont wish to load it into the table. Duplicate check

> can be done by script task but how do i skip the files and repeat the

> for loop for the next files.

>

> That means i want to skip some files and load the other files in a for

> loop.

> How do i do that.

>

> Can anybody please help me.|||Thank you very much for your post. I would like to know one more thing that in the same for loop if the bulk load of one file fails the whole package(For loop) fails.

but i want to continue/iterate the for loop till the last file , how do i do that.|||

Raj Amb wrote:

Thank you very much for your post. I would like to know one more thing that in the same for loop if the bulk load of one file fails the whole package(For loop) fails.

but i want to continue/iterate the for loop till the last file , how do i do that.

This is controlled by two properties:
1) FailPackageOnFailure on each task or container - set it to false to ignore errors.
2) Also, each task and container have MaxErrorCount - increase it to desired value.

reducing size of log file

Hi,
I have SQL 2000 running on W2000.
Some of my data has huge log files - eg 5Gb log for a DB of 50Mb.
Under properties, it reports that it is 95% space.
How can I reduce the size of these?
I have tried the shrink option bu it doesn't help.
Many thanks
NEIL
You need to backup log before shrinking it
BACKUP LOG database_name WITH TRUNCATE_ONLY
On Jan 25, 1:05 pm, "Neil Jarman" <n...@.tNOiSPAMvPLEASEy.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi,
> I have SQL 2000 running on W2000.
> Some of my data has huge log files - eg 5Gb log for a DB of 50Mb.
> Under properties, it reports that it is 95% space.
> How can I reduce the size of these?
> I have tried the shrink option bu it doesn't help.
> Many thanks
> NEIL
|||Neil
http://www.karaszi.com/SQLServer/info_dont_shrink.asp
"Neil Jarman" <neil@.tNOiSPAMvPLEASEy.co.uk> wrote in message
news:epa9v6$oo8$1$8300dec7@.news.demon.co.uk...
> Hi,
> I have SQL 2000 running on W2000.
> Some of my data has huge log files - eg 5Gb log for a DB of 50Mb.
> Under properties, it reports that it is 95% space.
> How can I reduce the size of these?
> I have tried the shrink option bu it doesn't help.
> Many thanks
> NEIL
>
|||Thanks for both your replies.
I have bvacked up log - using EM Backup Database... and this has reduced the
actual used size even miore, however it still occupies 5Gb of disk space.
I can't seem to use the DBCC commands described in the article supplied, can
you tell me how to do this? If I type DBCC followed by anything, I get dbcc
is not recognised ...
cheers,
NEIL
|||Hello,
Backup Log will clear up all the inactive postion of the log but will not
reduce the physical file. To reduce the physical
file you may need to SHRINK the LDF file using DBCC SHRINKFILE command. Take
a look into books online about
DBCC SHRINKFILE.
One more thing is schedule a frequent transaction log backup. This will
ensure that your LDF is not growing heavily as well as
make sure you have backup files to recover the database when required.
Thanks
Hari
"Neil Jarman" <neil@.tNOiSPAMvPLEASEy.co.uk> wrote in message
news:epaec9$p5e$1$830fa7b3@.news.demon.co.uk...
> Thanks for both your replies.
> I have bvacked up log - using EM Backup Database... and this has reduced
> the actual used size even miore, however it still occupies 5Gb of disk
> space.
> I can't seem to use the DBCC commands described in the article supplied,
> can you tell me how to do this? If I type DBCC followed by anything, I get
> dbcc is not recognised ...
> cheers,
> NEIL
>
|||Hi Tibor,
I used a CMD screen to do this - I presumed it was a DOS type command.
NEIL
"Tibor Karaszi" <tibor_please.no.email_karaszi@.hotmail.nomail.com> wrote in
message news:eWgPBBKQHHA.2140@.TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> What application are you using to execute the DBCC command?
> --
> Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
> http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
> http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
>
> "Neil Jarman" <neil@.tNOiSPAMvPLEASEy.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:epaec9$p5e$1$830fa7b3@.news.demon.co.uk...
>
|||Hi Tibor,
Many thanks for the help - my log file is massively reduced now.
regards,
NEIL
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> Nope, it is a TSQL command. Use Query Analyzer/SQL Server Management
Studio.[vbcol=seagreen]
> --
> Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
> http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
> http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
>
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reducing size of log file

Hi,
I have SQL 2000 running on W2000.
Some of my data has huge log files - eg 5Gb log for a DB of 50Mb.
Under properties, it reports that it is 95% space.
How can I reduce the size of these?
I have tried the shrink option bu it doesn't help.
Many thanks
NEILYou need to backup log before shrinking it
BACKUP LOG database_name WITH TRUNCATE_ONLY
On Jan 25, 1:05 pm, "Neil Jarman" <n...@.tNOiSPAMvPLEASEy.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi,
> I have SQL 2000 running on W2000.
> Some of my data has huge log files - eg 5Gb log for a DB of 50Mb.
> Under properties, it reports that it is 95% space.
> How can I reduce the size of these?
> I have tried the shrink option bu it doesn't help.
> Many thanks
> NEIL|||Neil
http://www.karaszi.com/SQLServer/info_dont_shrink.asp
"Neil Jarman" <neil@.tNOiSPAMvPLEASEy.co.uk> wrote in message
news:epa9v6$oo8$1$8300dec7@.news.demon.co.uk...
> Hi,
> I have SQL 2000 running on W2000.
> Some of my data has huge log files - eg 5Gb log for a DB of 50Mb.
> Under properties, it reports that it is 95% space.
> How can I reduce the size of these?
> I have tried the shrink option bu it doesn't help.
> Many thanks
> NEIL
>|||Thanks for both your replies.
I have bvacked up log - using EM Backup Database... and this has reduced the
actual used size even miore, however it still occupies 5Gb of disk space.
I can't seem to use the DBCC commands described in the article supplied, can
you tell me how to do this? If I type DBCC followed by anything, I get dbcc
is not recognised ...
cheers,
NEIL|||Hello,
Backup Log will clear up all the inactive postion of the log but will not
reduce the physical file. To reduce the physical
file you may need to SHRINK the LDF file using DBCC SHRINKFILE command. Take
a look into books online about
DBCC SHRINKFILE.
One more thing is schedule a frequent transaction log backup. This will
ensure that your LDF is not growing heavily as well as
make sure you have backup files to recover the database when required.
Thanks
Hari
"Neil Jarman" <neil@.tNOiSPAMvPLEASEy.co.uk> wrote in message
news:epaec9$p5e$1$830fa7b3@.news.demon.co.uk...
> Thanks for both your replies.
> I have bvacked up log - using EM Backup Database... and this has reduced
> the actual used size even miore, however it still occupies 5Gb of disk
> space.
> I can't seem to use the DBCC commands described in the article supplied,
> can you tell me how to do this? If I type DBCC followed by anything, I get
> dbcc is not recognised ...
> cheers,
> NEIL
>|||> If I type DBCC followed by anything, I get dbcc is not recognised ...
What application are you using to execute the DBCC command?
Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
"Neil Jarman" <neil@.tNOiSPAMvPLEASEy.co.uk> wrote in message
news:epaec9$p5e$1$830fa7b3@.news.demon.co.uk...
> Thanks for both your replies.
> I have bvacked up log - using EM Backup Database... and this has reduced t
he actual used size even
> miore, however it still occupies 5Gb of disk space.
> I can't seem to use the DBCC commands described in the article supplied, c
an you tell me how to do
> this? If I type DBCC followed by anything, I get dbcc is not recognised ..
.
> cheers,
> NEIL
>|||Hi Tibor,
I used a CMD screen to do this - I presumed it was a DOS type command.
NEIL
"Tibor Karaszi" <tibor_please.no.email_karaszi@.hotmail.nomail.com> wrote in
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> What application are you using to execute the DBCC command?
> --
> Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
> http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
> http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
>
> "Neil Jarman" <neil@.tNOiSPAMvPLEASEy.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:epaec9$p5e$1$830fa7b3@.news.demon.co.uk...
>|||Nope, it is a TSQL command. Use Query Analyzer/SQL Server Management Studio.
Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
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> Hi Tibor,
> I used a CMD screen to do this - I presumed it was a DOS type command.
> NEIL
> "Tibor Karaszi" <tibor_please.no.email_karaszi@.hotmail.nomail.com> wrote i
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Hi Tibor,
Many thanks for the help - my log file is massively reduced now.
regards,
NEIL
"Tibor Karaszi" <tibor_please.no.email_karaszi@.hotmail.nomail.com> wrote in
message news:%23VKhZhKQHHA.3944@.TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Nope, it is a TSQL command. Use Query Analyzer/SQL Server Management
Studio.
> --
> Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
> http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
> http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
>
> "Neil Jarman" <neil@.tNOiSPAMvPLEASEy.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:epaph8$f6s$1$8300dec7@.news.demon.co.uk...
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reducing size of log file

Hi,
I have SQL 2000 running on W2000.
Some of my data has huge log files - eg 5Gb log for a DB of 50Mb.
Under properties, it reports that it is 95% space.
How can I reduce the size of these?
I have tried the shrink option bu it doesn't help.
Many thanks
NEILYou need to backup log before shrinking it
BACKUP LOG database_name WITH TRUNCATE_ONLY
On Jan 25, 1:05 pm, "Neil Jarman" <n...@.tNOiSPAMvPLEASEy.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi,
> I have SQL 2000 running on W2000.
> Some of my data has huge log files - eg 5Gb log for a DB of 50Mb.
> Under properties, it reports that it is 95% space.
> How can I reduce the size of these?
> I have tried the shrink option bu it doesn't help.
> Many thanks
> NEIL|||Neil
http://www.karaszi.com/SQLServer/info_dont_shrink.asp
"Neil Jarman" <neil@.tNOiSPAMvPLEASEy.co.uk> wrote in message
news:epa9v6$oo8$1$8300dec7@.news.demon.co.uk...
> Hi,
> I have SQL 2000 running on W2000.
> Some of my data has huge log files - eg 5Gb log for a DB of 50Mb.
> Under properties, it reports that it is 95% space.
> How can I reduce the size of these?
> I have tried the shrink option bu it doesn't help.
> Many thanks
> NEIL
>|||Thanks for both your replies.
I have bvacked up log - using EM Backup Database... and this has reduced the
actual used size even miore, however it still occupies 5Gb of disk space.
I can't seem to use the DBCC commands described in the article supplied, can
you tell me how to do this? If I type DBCC followed by anything, I get dbcc
is not recognised ...
cheers,
NEIL|||Hello,
Backup Log will clear up all the inactive postion of the log but will not
reduce the physical file. To reduce the physical
file you may need to SHRINK the LDF file using DBCC SHRINKFILE command. Take
a look into books online about
DBCC SHRINKFILE.
One more thing is schedule a frequent transaction log backup. This will
ensure that your LDF is not growing heavily as well as
make sure you have backup files to recover the database when required.
Thanks
Hari
"Neil Jarman" <neil@.tNOiSPAMvPLEASEy.co.uk> wrote in message
news:epaec9$p5e$1$830fa7b3@.news.demon.co.uk...
> Thanks for both your replies.
> I have bvacked up log - using EM Backup Database... and this has reduced
> the actual used size even miore, however it still occupies 5Gb of disk
> space.
> I can't seem to use the DBCC commands described in the article supplied,
> can you tell me how to do this? If I type DBCC followed by anything, I get
> dbcc is not recognised ...
> cheers,
> NEIL
>|||> If I type DBCC followed by anything, I get dbcc is not recognised ...
What application are you using to execute the DBCC command?
--
Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
"Neil Jarman" <neil@.tNOiSPAMvPLEASEy.co.uk> wrote in message
news:epaec9$p5e$1$830fa7b3@.news.demon.co.uk...
> Thanks for both your replies.
> I have bvacked up log - using EM Backup Database... and this has reduced the actual used size even
> miore, however it still occupies 5Gb of disk space.
> I can't seem to use the DBCC commands described in the article supplied, can you tell me how to do
> this? If I type DBCC followed by anything, I get dbcc is not recognised ...
> cheers,
> NEIL
>|||Hi Tibor,
I used a CMD screen to do this - I presumed it was a DOS type command.
NEIL
"Tibor Karaszi" <tibor_please.no.email_karaszi@.hotmail.nomail.com> wrote in
message news:eWgPBBKQHHA.2140@.TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> If I type DBCC followed by anything, I get dbcc is not recognised ...
> What application are you using to execute the DBCC command?
> --
> Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
> http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
> http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
>
> "Neil Jarman" <neil@.tNOiSPAMvPLEASEy.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:epaec9$p5e$1$830fa7b3@.news.demon.co.uk...
>> Thanks for both your replies.
>> I have bvacked up log - using EM Backup Database... and this has reduced
>> the actual used size even miore, however it still occupies 5Gb of disk
>> space.
>> I can't seem to use the DBCC commands described in the article supplied,
>> can you tell me how to do this? If I type DBCC followed by anything, I
>> get dbcc is not recognised ...
>> cheers,
>> NEIL
>|||Nope, it is a TSQL command. Use Query Analyzer/SQL Server Management Studio.
--
Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
"Neil Jarman" <neil@.tNOiSPAMvPLEASEy.co.uk> wrote in message
news:epaph8$f6s$1$8300dec7@.news.demon.co.uk...
> Hi Tibor,
> I used a CMD screen to do this - I presumed it was a DOS type command.
> NEIL
> "Tibor Karaszi" <tibor_please.no.email_karaszi@.hotmail.nomail.com> wrote in message
> news:eWgPBBKQHHA.2140@.TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> If I type DBCC followed by anything, I get dbcc is not recognised ...
>> What application are you using to execute the DBCC command?
>> --
>> Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
>> http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
>> http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
>>
>> "Neil Jarman" <neil@.tNOiSPAMvPLEASEy.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:epaec9$p5e$1$830fa7b3@.news.demon.co.uk...
>> Thanks for both your replies.
>> I have bvacked up log - using EM Backup Database... and this has reduced the actual used size
>> even miore, however it still occupies 5Gb of disk space.
>> I can't seem to use the DBCC commands described in the article supplied, can you tell me how to
>> do this? If I type DBCC followed by anything, I get dbcc is not recognised ...
>> cheers,
>> NEIL
>>
>|||Hi Tibor,
Many thanks for the help - my log file is massively reduced now.
regards,
NEIL
"Tibor Karaszi" <tibor_please.no.email_karaszi@.hotmail.nomail.com> wrote in
message news:%23VKhZhKQHHA.3944@.TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Nope, it is a TSQL command. Use Query Analyzer/SQL Server Management
Studio.
> --
> Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
> http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
> http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
>
> "Neil Jarman" <neil@.tNOiSPAMvPLEASEy.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:epaph8$f6s$1$8300dec7@.news.demon.co.uk...
> > Hi Tibor,
> >
> > I used a CMD screen to do this - I presumed it was a DOS type command.
> >
> > NEIL
> >
> > "Tibor Karaszi" <tibor_please.no.email_karaszi@.hotmail.nomail.com> wrote
in message
> > news:eWgPBBKQHHA.2140@.TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> >> If I type DBCC followed by anything, I get dbcc is not recognised ...
> >>
> >> What application are you using to execute the DBCC command?
> >>
> >> --
> >> Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
> >> http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
> >> http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
> >>
> >>
> >> "Neil Jarman" <neil@.tNOiSPAMvPLEASEy.co.uk> wrote in message
> >> news:epaec9$p5e$1$830fa7b3@.news.demon.co.uk...
> >> Thanks for both your replies.
> >>
> >> I have bvacked up log - using EM Backup Database... and this has
reduced the actual used size
> >> even miore, however it still occupies 5Gb of disk space.
> >>
> >> I can't seem to use the DBCC commands described in the article
supplied, can you tell me how to
> >> do this? If I type DBCC followed by anything, I get dbcc is not
recognised ...
> >>
> >> cheers,
> >>
> >> NEIL
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>

Reducing LDF files

Hi,
If I understand it correctly, you only need an LDF file to restore to a point in time after the last full backup? If this is so, then Could the LDF file not be reduced in size on perfoming a full backup?
Most of the time it's not an issue as there is enough space on the HDD, but is it possible to reduce the ldf file size periodically (manually would be fine). Is changing the recovery mode from FULL to SIMPLE and then back to FULL an option?
If so, is anyone able to tell me how, exactly, I can do this? ... I've sifted through the documentaion to no avail ... :eek:
Many thanks
RobNo, you cannot just truncate the log when you take the full backup, because you do not know whether the error forcing you to restore the database will occur prior to or after the last full backup. You may leave the office at 4pm, at 5 pm some tables disappear. Backups are scheduled to run at midnight. If the logs are truncated when you arrive at the office the next morning, you cannot restore to point in time anymore.

Thus, the ONLY way you should free space in the logfiles is backing them up with the backup log statement, which frees up place internally in the log files.|||do not change recovery mode FULL to SIMPLE. it will break log chain.|||If you are just starting off with SQL Server administration, I would recommend using the maintenance plan wizard (if you are using SQL 2005, be sure to download and install SP2, which has significant improvements to maintenance plans in general).

General guidelines:

SQL 7.0/2000:
1. Create a maintenance plan that includes only the system databases (master, model, msdb). Do a full backup daily.

2. Create another maintenance plan that includes only the user databases. Do a full backup daily and a transaction log backup as often as you are comfortable (and as often as needed to keep the logs at a stable/reasonable size).

3. For both plans:
a. Back up over the network (if your network is stable), or straight to disk (separate from data/log files).
b. Retain full backups on disk for 2-3 days (more if you can afford it).
c. Retain log backups for as long as necessary to get back to your last good full backup.
c. Make sure there's another process that writes the db backups to tape.

SQL 2005
1. Create one plan for full backups for all databases

2. Create another plan for log backups for all user databases.

3. Follow other guidelines as above.

There are lots of tweaks and other things that you can do to improve backup performance, this is just a guide to get you started.

Be sure to also:
1. Practice recovery:
a. Practice full database restore
b. Practive database restore to point in time
c. Practice recovery from tape
d. Practice recovery from a dead server (ie, full rebuild/fresh install)

2. Validate your tape backups

3. Document your backup strategy and document your recovery plan.

Regards,

hmscott

reduce num of transaction files

I have two transaction log files and I want to reduce it to one. How do I de
lete one and make sure I'm not losing any information? Can I just back up th
e transaction logs, then delete the 2nd file and it will continue logging tr
ansactions to the remaining
file?
Thanks!Hi,
It is not possible to migrate the transaction log data from one log file to
another to delete a transaction log file.
To purge the transactions from a transaction log file, the transaction log
must be truncated (Backup log <dbname> with truncate_only) or
backed up (Backup log <dbname> to disk='c:\backup\dbanme.trn).
Once the transaction log file no longer contains any active or inactive
transactions, the Empty log file can be removed from the database.
Steps to remove the Empty Log file:
backup log <dbname> to disk='c:\backup\dbname.trn'
go
use <dbname>
go
dbcc shrinkfile('logical_log_filename_to_dele
te','emptyfile')
go
alter database <dbname> remove file 'logical_log_file_name_to_delete'
Thanks
Hari
MCDBA
"holly" <anonymous@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1ABE2C6B-C01F-4D16-A689-E61E1A2E68C6@.microsoft.com...
> I have two transaction log files and I want to reduce it to one. How do I
delete one and make sure I'm not losing any information? Can I just back up
the transaction logs, then delete the 2nd file and it will continue logging
transactions to the remaining file?
> Thanks!