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Pete

2006-02-28, 8:23 pm

Hello,

What is the best way to copy a SQL Server 7.0 database to SQL server 2005.
Currently we backup the 7.0 database, restore it to 2000, backup the database
on 2000, restore it to 2005. Is there a better way to do it? And can it be
automated?

...A little background.. Our production databases are on 7.0 and we are
developing a new system on 2005 backend. We often need to refresh our data,
so we like run the 7.0 to 2005 procedure at least onece a day.

thanks
Tom Moreau

2006-02-28, 8:23 pm

Why don't you just restore the 7.0 backup onto the 2005 server?

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Tom

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SQL Server MVP
Columnist, SQL Server Professional
Toronto, ON Canada
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Hello,

What is the best way to copy a SQL Server 7.0 database to SQL server 2005.
Currently we backup the 7.0 database, restore it to 2000, backup the
database
on 2000, restore it to 2005. Is there a better way to do it? And can it be
automated?

...A little background.. Our production databases are on 7.0 and we are
developing a new system on 2005 backend. We often need to refresh our data,
so we like run the 7.0 to 2005 procedure at least onece a day.

thanks

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