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ibharadia
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Posted - 11/12/2012 :  11:48:45  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
hi guys,
have sql 2005 ent. Have a backup of the database and when i am trying to restore it, it brings up an error "the backup set holds a backup of a database other then the existing "xxxx" database"

Please assist

tkizer
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Posted - 11/12/2012 :  14:22:12  Show Profile  Visit tkizer's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Use WITH REPLACE. Believe that'll eliminate the error. Might also need to use MOVE.

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ibharadia
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Posted - 11/13/2012 :  00:32:58  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Thanks tkizer. It worked.
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