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Posted by Bernard Peek on 11/16/05 13:16
In message <Xns97101041BF43Yazorman@127.0.0.1>, Erland Sommarskog
<esquel@sommarskog.se> writes
>Laphan (info@SpamMeNot.co.uk) writes:
>> I know that if SQL 6.5 was on a server and you then install SQL 2000 on
>> it you get the wizard option to upgrade an SQL 6.5 DB to 2000, but I
>> don't have the luxury of this.
>>
>> I have an SQL 6.5 DB, which I want to convert, but only SQL 2000 on my
>> server.
>>
>> Do you know what options I have available to me to perform this upgrade
>> with what I have? Are there any free external tools that can do this
>> conversion for me other than the switch wizard?
>
>There is exactly one tool in this world that can read a 6.5 database,
>and that's SQL Server 6.5.
>
>If you have access to MSDN Subscriber Downloads, SQL 6.5 is available
>there.
I recall upgrading a database from SQL Server 7 to 2000. All I did was
to copy the database file and attach it. I don't know whether the same
process would convert a version 6.5 file.
Make a copy of the database file(s) and try it.
--
Bernard Peek
London, UK. DBA, Manager, Trainer & Author.
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