Ok just let you know I've managed to shadow copy the MDF file, now going to attach it on a DEV server to make sure it creates the transaction logs...

Hi Gail

No problems - I was really busy too last week, life in the I.T fast lane hey! 🙂

I have recreated the database (empty) just trying to figure out the...

Thanks Jeffrey that is very helpful, I am going to try that product and see if it helps

In the mean time will check out the bcp syntax as I have...

Hi Gail

Apologies for the delay in replying, I meant to reply yesterday straight away but had to go out of office (crazy when this is critical!!)

Here are the errors from...

No problems - I guess only way then would be via "Generate a very big script" and export all the objects // data etc?

Ok ran "checkpoint" and this did not...

Boo I thought as much (copy), I was wondering if there was a way to perform a kind of shadow copy (i.e. whereby it ignores the fact that the files...

Hi Gail

Thanks for your reply

Yes at present all is well and the database is working normally

We would probably have to do this out of hours but this is now urgent...