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 Posted by Erland Sommarskog on 01/28/07 10:36 
Bob (bobk7@earthlink.net) writes: 
> Trying to transfer databases from MSDE to SQL.  When I use SQL  
> Enterprise Manager - DTS - import or export, it works for the first  
> database, but then fails for the others.  I select the to and from  
> databases using DTS - Import - 'MS OLE DB Provider for SQL Server',  
> then select 'Copy objects and data between SQL Servers'.  It fails  
> with the generic error message: 'Copy objects failed', nothing  
> further.  I tried to just copy data, and it doesn't work totally.  On  
> two databases, it said that it copied everything, but when I go in  
> under Enterprise manager, some of the tables are incomplete, i.e. no  
> data, table shows up in the list, but if you try to look at it, it  
> says that it is missing or empty. Also, one table was not even  
> copied.  In the other two cases, I get errors, does not copy all  
> tables.  I get errors, like insert fails, but the column it references  
> for the table does not even exist in that table.  Any suggestions  
> would be appreciated. 
 
I've never used the transfer stuff, so I cannot answer that part. But 
why don't you simply do backup and restore? Once you have restored  
you will have to tie users back to server logins with sp_change_users_login. 
 
 
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