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AskSQLTeam
Ask SQLTeam Question
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 Posted - 2003-03-12 : 07:29:50
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| Robert writes "As a SP designer I create scripts to perform a variety of insert/update and report actions on data tables. I have learned (the hard way) that sometimes it is a good idea to test inserts, etc with a BEGIN TRANS and (manually executed) COMMIT TRANS when I am sure I have done the correct thing.What I have never bothered to really understand is what happend after that COMMIT TRANS? Obviously, from my old DOS days I know that all that has happened is that a pointer has been reset - what I don't know is how to manually move that pointer around.I have no real need to do this, but I would like to know how to see (and play with) what is in the log. There must be a (Select * From xyz) that can show me the content of the log.Could you give me a starting point?" |
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franco
Constraint Violating Yak Guru
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Posted - 2003-03-12 : 08:03:59
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| AFAIK the only tool that manage t-log of SQL Server is Log Explorer from Lumigent.www.lumigent.comHTHFranco |
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tkizer
Almighty SQL Goddess
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Posted - 2003-03-12 : 13:04:31
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| Yep you are going to have to buy a 3rd party tool to see the log. I have heard a lot of good things about Log Explorer but have never used it before.Tara |
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Page47
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
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Posted - 2003-03-12 : 13:19:04
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| If you are curious about how it works, read the chapter in Books Online called "Transaction Log Architecture".Jay White{0} |
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Interrogating what is in the LOG