Copying a database...

I've used the backup/restore method of copying a database. The only problem
is that all the tables aren't getting copied! There are supposed to be 74
tables but only 60 are coming across--I haven't checked other kinds of
objects.
I've done it twice with the same result. I've been very careful to select
full backup when generating the *.bak file. Any ideas? Please?
Mike...
"...after all He's not a tame lion..."mporter (mporter@.discussions.microsoft.com) writes:
> I've used the backup/restore method of copying a database. The only
> problem is that all the tables aren't getting copied! There are supposed
> to be 74 tables but only 60 are coming across--I haven't checked other
> kinds of objects.
> I've done it twice with the same result. I've been very careful to select
> full backup when generating the *.bak file. Any ideas? Please?
If you did:
BACKUP DATABASE db TO DISK = 'C:\mybackup.bak'
and there already was a a backup in that file, you did not overwrite it,
but you appended.
Do a RESTORE HEADERONLY on the backup file.
In the future, if you don't wish to keep the old backup, add WITH INIT
to the BACKUP command.
Erland Sommarskog, SQL Server MVP, esquel@.sommarskog.se
Books Online for SQL Server SP3 at
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/techin.../2000/books.asp|||Hi,
Donot overwrite the media file or disk file.
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killer