sql data recovery?

[crs]

To the point....

My company received a disc containing our last year's database
information from the online company that we use for our documentation(
They use SQL ). Only thing is, we are a small business and do not have
a "server", therefore we do not have sql server, therefore we can't get
our documentation off of the disc. The thing is, we're being
accredited next week and I need this information for accreditation
purposes. I need to know if there is another option to retrieve this
information without purchasing Microsoft Server and SQL Server.

any advice / help would be much appreciated.

CRS

[Roy Harvey]

What files are on the CD? Are you sure they are SQL Server files?

SQL Express is a free version of SQL Server 2005. It has limits, but
there is a good chance your need for a database server falls within
them. It can be downloaded from the Microsoft web site. Include the
SQL Server Express Toolkit if you try this.

You may still have serious issues with getting AT your data - this is
a database, not a front end application - but it is a step.

Roy Harvey
Beacon Falls, CT

On 1 Dec 2006 11:55:17 -0800, "crs" <cl***********@gmail.comwrote:

>To the point....

My company received a disc containing our last year's database
information from the online company that we use for our documentation(
They use SQL ). Only thing is, we are a small business and do not have
a "server", therefore we do not have sql server, therefore we can't get
our documentation off of the disc. The thing is, we're being
accredited next week and I need this information for accreditation
purposes. I need to know if there is another option to retrieve this
information without purchasing Microsoft Server and SQL Server.

any advice / help would be much appreciated.

CRS

[crs]

Thanks for the quick reply.

the only thing on the disc is one .bak file

Roy Harvey wrote:

What files are on the CD? Are you sure they are SQL Server files?

SQL Express is a free version of SQL Server 2005. It has limits, but
there is a good chance your need for a database server falls within
them. It can be downloaded from the Microsoft web site. Include the
SQL Server Express Toolkit if you try this.

You may still have serious issues with getting AT your data - this is
a database, not a front end application - but it is a step.

Roy Harvey
Beacon Falls, CT

On 1 Dec 2006 11:55:17 -0800, "crs" <cl***********@gmail.comwrote:

To the point....

My company received a disc containing our last year's database
information from the online company that we use for our documentation(
They use SQL ). Only thing is, we are a small business and do not have
a "server", therefore we do not have sql server, therefore we can't get
our documentation off of the disc. The thing is, we're being
accredited next week and I need this information for accreditation
purposes. I need to know if there is another option to retrieve this
information without purchasing Microsoft Server and SQL Server.

any advice / help would be much appreciated.

CRS

[Roy Harvey]

On 1 Dec 2006 12:41:12 -0800, "crs" <cl***********@gmail.comwrote:

>Thanks for the quick reply.

the only thing on the disc is one .bak file

So once you have SQL Server running, you will have to use the RESTORE
command.

Roy

[Greg D. Moore \(Strider\)]

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On 1 Dec 2006 12:41:12 -0800, "crs" <cl***********@gmail.comwrote:

>>Thanks for the quick reply.

the only thing on the disc is one .bak file

So once you have SQL Server running, you will have to use the RESTORE
command.

Note if the DB is over 4GB in size SQL Express won't work.

But it's possible you may be able to use a 120 day trial version if you just
need to get the data out once and that's it.

Roy

[crs]

But it's possible you may be able to use a 120 day trial version if you just

need to get the data out once and that's it.

Roy

Thanks for the trial idea, worked like a charm. I was able to beat my
deadline by 4 hours.
Thanks!

[Greg D. Moore \(Strider\)]

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>But it's possible you may be able to use a 120 day trial version if you
just
need to get the data out once and that's it.

Roy

Thanks for the trial idea, worked like a charm. I was able to beat my
deadline by 4 hours.

See... that's 4 hours now you can spend with pizza, beer and some wings!

Thanks!