Perry Whittle (6/11/2013)
Manie Verster (6/10/2013)
You have chosen to link a rather ancient article that covers SQL Server 7.0, 2000, 2005 which is no longer relevant. Under SQL Server 2000 you had to detach a user db to move it as the alter database command was only valid for tempdb files
Perry, I don't know why you say this is an ancient article because after having had a look at it again I saw SQL Server 2012 at the top of the page??????:hehe::hehe:[/QUOTE]
Since you feel the need to mock, it might pay you to read properly the article links
The link here details this!!
Microsoft KB
Article ID: 224071 - Last Review: July 16, 2012 - Revision: 19.0Applies to
•Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition
•Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition
•Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition
•Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Workgroup Edition
•Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition
•Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition
•Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 Standard Edition
Keywords: kbsqlsetup kbinfo KB224071
Manie Verster (6/10/2013)
I would, however, like to know what is actually the best to do. Move or detach an attach taking in consideration that there is no replication on the database to be moved?If you bother to read my article[/url] instead of mocking you'll see that ALTER DATABASE is the supported option. In SQL Server 7.0 and 2000 you had to detach as ALTER DATABASE did not support user databases!!
This is the correct KB article from Microsoft.
If I was mocking anyone then it was myself. It surely was not my intention to mock you or anyone on SSC. You see I have been a developer now for only 13 years and in 2006 I was thrown in at the deep end and told to administer a client's database. You could not fathom the value of knowledge I got from SSC. One guy, Jeff Moden, knows how I argued with him about stuff and in the end I had to acknowledge that I do not have neaar the knowledge neede to argue or in your case mock anyone here. I do not know what article you are talking about that are ancient but clearly not mine so, I apologise for saying the wrong things to you. It was not my intention.
:-PManie Verster
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