My SQL7.0 Problems

I have a SQL 7.0 DB that is working fine, except for some records that a
user deleted. She wants me to restore them. My normal process for
restoring SQL data is to restore last night's backup to a test DB and let
the user access this DB for their information. My problem is that the test
DB is corrupt. When I try to access the DB through Enterprise Manager, I
get this: An error occurred while trying to access the database information.
When I try to get properties on the database, I get this: Error 945:
Database 'database' cannot be opened because some of the files could not be
activated.
I was able to try to restore (and import) data to the DB, but got various
error messages.
My questions:
1. Can this DB be repaired?
2. If this DB can't be repaired, can restore or import to it?
I made a new blank DB and tried to restore (and import) to it, but got
errors when I tried that too.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
JohnHi
Delete the DB and re-create it, then re-restore the Data. "DROP DATABASE" is
the command.
Regards
--
Mike Epprecht, Microsoft SQL Server MVP
Zurich, Switzerland
IM: mike@.epprecht.net
MVP Program: http://www.microsoft.com/mvp
Blog: http://www.msmvps.com/epprecht/
"AnytimeAnywhere" <gm79ta@.yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> I have a SQL 7.0 DB that is working fine, except for some records that a
> user deleted. She wants me to restore them. My normal process for
> restoring SQL data is to restore last night's backup to a test DB and let
> the user access this DB for their information. My problem is that the
test
> DB is corrupt. When I try to access the DB through Enterprise Manager, I
> get this: An error occurred while trying to access the database
information.
> When I try to get properties on the database, I get this: Error 945:
> Database 'database' cannot be opened because some of the files could not
be
> activated.
> I was able to try to restore (and import) data to the DB, but got various
> error messages.
> My questions:
> 1. Can this DB be repaired?
> 2. If this DB can't be repaired, can restore or import to it?
> I made a new blank DB and tried to restore (and import) to it, but got
> errors when I tried that too.
> Any ideas?
> Thanks,
> John
>|||Thanks for the response!
How do I use the 'DROP DATABASE' command? After I delete and restore the
database, do I go into 'Query Analyzer' and issue the command there? What
does it do?
Thanks again,
John
"Mike Epprecht (SQL MVP)" <mike@.epprecht.net> wrote in message
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> Hi
> Delete the DB and re-create it, then re-restore the Data. "DROP DATABASE"
is
> the command.
> Regards
> --
> Mike Epprecht, Microsoft SQL Server MVP
> Zurich, Switzerland
> IM: mike@.epprecht.net
> MVP Program: http://www.microsoft.com/mvp
> Blog: http://www.msmvps.com/epprecht/
> "AnytimeAnywhere" <gm79ta@.yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:11411o8s8vrbibf@.corp.supernews.com...
> > I have a SQL 7.0 DB that is working fine, except for some records that a
> > user deleted. She wants me to restore them. My normal process for
> > restoring SQL data is to restore last night's backup to a test DB and
let
> > the user access this DB for their information. My problem is that the
> test
> > DB is corrupt. When I try to access the DB through Enterprise Manager,
I
> > get this: An error occurred while trying to access the database
> information.
> > When I try to get properties on the database, I get this: Error 945:
> > Database 'database' cannot be opened because some of the files could not
> be
> > activated.
> >
> > I was able to try to restore (and import) data to the DB, but got
various
> > error messages.
> >
> > My questions:
> >
> > 1. Can this DB be repaired?
> >
> > 2. If this DB can't be repaired, can restore or import to it?
> >
> > I made a new blank DB and tried to restore (and import) to it, but got
> > errors when I tried that too.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > John
> >
> >
>