How to attach a DB to SQL Server ?

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Hello,

Im using this following softwares:
VS 2008 & Microsoft SQL Server 2005

I want to attach my database to SQL Server. How can I do this(Without using wizard) ?

TIA

Posted 16-Aug-09 5:41am

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Abhishek Sur · Answer 1 · 2009-08-16T10:10:00

Connect to master Database using your .NET object. Then run the stored procedure below :

EXEC sp_attach_db @dbname = 'dbname', <br />     @filename1 = 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.1\MSSQL\Data\dbname.mdf', <br />     @filename2 = 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.1\MSSQL\Data\dbname_log.LDF'

Please replace the path to the existing mdf and ldf files.

You can also create using

CREATE DATABASE [dbname] ON <br />( FILENAME = N'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.1\MSSQL\Data\dbname.mdf' ),<br />( FILENAME = N'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.1\MSSQL\Data\dbname_log.LDF' )<br /> FOR ATTACH<br />GO<br />

command

Hope you can do this now.