How to add .mdf file into database ?

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I have dowloaded only a .mdf file.Kindly help me how can i add it into the Sql Server database ?

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sashi

Posted 30-Dec-11 20:21pm

Sashibhusan Meher

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RaviRanjanKr · Answer 1 · 2011-12-31T05:26:00

Solution 4

Check
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms165673.aspx[^]
Attaching and Detaching Database[^]
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms190209.aspx[^]

Posted 31-Dec-11 5:26am

RaviRanjanKr

Wendelius · Answer 2 · 2011-12-30T21:36:00

Solution 3

And if you're using SQL Server Express Edition you can also attach the mdf to the SQL Server instance by connection string, see: http://www.connectionstrings.com/sql-server-2008[^] and example Attach a database file on connect to a local SQL Server Express instance

Posted 30-Dec-11 21:36pm

Wendelius

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Amir Mahfoozi 31-Dec-11 5:13am

+5 There was very useful information on that page.

Wendelius 31-Dec-11 6:15am

Thanks :)

ujjwal uniyal · Answer 3 · 2011-12-30T21:31:00

Solution 2

paste your file inside data folder in mssqlserver.

C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.1\MSSQL\Data

then open sqlserver. In the object explorer RightClick on database and select attach.

browse , select the database to attach and click attach. this will do the trick for you.

Posted 30-Dec-11 21:31pm

ujjwal uniyal

Updated 31-Dec-11 5:22am

v2

Amir Mahfoozi · Answer 4 · 2011-12-30T20:36:00

However you will not have the transaction log after attaching to a mdf file without its log file, consider this solution :
Run this query in SSMS

SQL

EXEC sp_attach_single_file_db @dbname='DBName', @physname=N'c:\data\db_data.mdf'

And then refresh you Database section an you will see it.

For more information read here :
http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2010/04/26/sql-server-attach-mdf-file-without-ldf-file-in-database/[^]

Hope it helps.