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Originally Posted by mbpark
Hello,
You REALLY don't want to touch those files while SQL Server is running. SQL Server/MSDE has its own ways of backing those files up, which you have to use.
You can shut down the SQL Service and then back those files up  .
From what I remember, Backup Exec does have the ability (in the full version) to run scripts before and after your backups.
A simple before script that has the line net stop mssqlserver and an after script with the line net start mssqlserver will work wonders.
Thanks,
Mitch |
yes, oh yes.
I have in mind to show the mdb and ldb files to the local db admin and ask her to 'splain why they're perpetually open. I'm not optomistic, though.
thanks for the warning.