Mgmt Studio

Can I manage MSDE databases in Management Studio? If not, how can I? How
about SQL Express?
When I try to attach an msde.mdf it just gets an "unknown error."
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Regards,
Gary BlakelyTry to attach an MSDE MDF file to what?
You can certainly manage existing instances of SQL Server 2000 (including
MSDE). But you're not going to be able to just attach a SQL Server
2000-based mdf (from MSDE or otherwise) to a 2005 instance.
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"GaryDean" <GaryDean@.newsgroups.nospam> wrote in message
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> Can I manage MSDE databases in Management Studio? If not, how can I? How
> about SQL Express?
> When I try to attach an msde.mdf it just gets an "unknown error."
> --
> Regards,
> Gary Blakely
>|||Hi Gary,
SQL Server 2005 Management Studio totally supports attaching SQL Server
2000, MSDE2000 and SQL Express databases by using sp_detach_db/sp_attach_db
stored procedure.
Please try again via the following:
1. Connect to your MSDE instance, and run the following statement:
use master
go
exec sp_detach_db 'YourDatabaseName'
2. Connect to your SQL Server 2005 instance and run the following statement:
use master
go
exec sp_attach_db @.dbname='DatabaseName',
@.filename1 = N'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL
Server\MSSQL$MSDE\Data\test.mdf',
@.filename2 = N'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL
Server\MSSQL$MSDE\Data\test_log.ldf'
Could you please mail me (changliw@.microsoft.com) the SQL error logs and a
screenshot of the error message for further research?
By default, the error logs of SQL Server 2005 instance are located in
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.1\MSSQL\LOG". You may check it
if there are multiple instances installed on your computer.
Sincerely yours,
Charles Wang
Microsoft Online Community Support
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======================================================|||Hi Gary,
I am interested in this issue. Would you mind letting me know the result of
the suggestions? If you need further assistance, feel free to let me know.
I will be more than happy to be of assistance.
Have a great day!
Charles Wang
Microsoft Online Community Support