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JA
I am going to move to a different host. Can I get back up files of my SQL
Server database (from the host) and use those to set up on the new host? And
if so, is that what I should be asking for - backup files? Someone told me
there should be 2 files.

Thanks
Nov 19 '07 #1
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ask them to do sql backup to *.bak file. and if u could, zip it.
just 1 file

On Nov 20, 6:41 am, "JA" <jarmour at kc.rr.comwrote:
I am going to move to a different host. Can I get back up files of my SQL
Server database (from the host) and use those to set up on the new host? And
if so, is that what I should be asking for - backup files? Someone told me
there should be 2 files.

Thanks
Nov 20 '07 #2

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