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SQL 2008 Basic Edition - Help needed to restore a backup .abf file

  • February 6, 2009 at 10:37 am

    #199690

    I have an Olap back file .abf created on sql server 2005.

    I want to restore this file onto 2008 basic Edition.

    Is there a way to restore an .abf file using sql 2008 basic edition tools?

  • February 6, 2009 at 1:20 pm

    #939761

    Which edition of SQL 2008 do have? There's no basic edition. There's express (free), web, workgroup, standard, enterprise and developer.

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  • February 6, 2009 at 2:30 pm

    #939800

    Its the free trial version that includes BIDS.

    If I look on help about on Management Studio I get:

    Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Basic (expires in 59 days)10.0.1600.22 ((SQL_PreRelease).080709-1414 )

    In this edition I can only connect to

    1) Database Engine

    2) SQL Server Compact..

  • February 6, 2009 at 2:38 pm

    #939807

    From what I can determine, Basic Edition of Management Studio was a pre-release version for use with SQL 2008 Express Edition.

    I seriously doubt you can make that do what you need. You're going to be better off with a current copy of Dev Edition.

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