GilaMonster (1/8/2013)
Files that are copied when SQL is stopped or when the DB is offline or detached are static. Files that are copied while the database is active are not, and that's what may well make them not attach.
Thanks for clarifying, Gail. That's what I was getting at when I talked about the database being cleanly shut down. Since the original post didn't mention how the files were obtained, I thought it safer not to assume.
John