• ALTER DATABASE DBName ADD FILE

    (NAME =F_TBL_201301,FILENAME ="<location>\F_TBL_201301.ndf",

    SIZE = 50MB, MAXSIZE = unlimited, FILEGROWTH = 10%

    ) TO FILEGROUP FG_TBL

    ALTER PARTITION SCHEME PS_TBL NEXT USED [F_TBL_201301];

    ALTER PARTITION FUNCTION PF_MSCRaw() SPLIT RANGE (20130131)

    Your NEXT USED is suppose to specify the filegroup and not the actual file.

    ALTER DATABASE DBName

    ADD FILEGROUP FG_TBL_201301;

    GO

    ALTER DATABASE DBName

    ADD FILE

    (NAME =F_TBL_201301,

    FILENAME ='C:\F_TBL_201301.ndf',

    SIZE = 50MB,

    MAXSIZE = unlimited,

    FILEGROWTH = 10%

    ) TO FILEGROUP FG_TBL_201301;

    GO

    ALTER PARTITION SCHEME PS_TBL NEXT USED [FG_TBL_201301];

    GO

    ALTER PARTITION FUNCTION PF_MSCRaw() SPLIT RANGE (20130131)

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