Re: Backup claims to have run, but there's no file

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From: Maury Markowitz (MauryMarkowitz_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 10/19/04


Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 06:51:06 -0700


"Greg D. Moore (Strider)" wrote:
> > Either way, still no backup file!
>
> I missed it, is this a full or transaction log backup?

Transaction log.

> If it's a transaction log backup either your database may be in SIMPLE
> recovery mode or a bulk insert has been done since the last full backup.

There is no "simple" in 7.0, but I have turned off the confusingly-named
options that seem to imply transaction logs should now work.

The only bulk work we do is SELECT INTO on #temp tables. If THAT is the
cause of the problem, I can't imagine why -- bulks into temp tables should be
ignored for the purpose of transaction logging.

And if that is the cause, what is the solution? Diff backups prior to trans
backups?

Maury



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