Posted by Mike Epprecht \(SQL MVP\) on 09/28/05 18:02

Hi

Check that your paths supplied are correct. Copy and past them into Windows
Explorer to see if they are right.

Regards
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Zurich, Switzerland

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"CPNZ" <UseLinkToEmail@dbForumz.com> wrote in message
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>I have a database i am m oving to another server, during the process I
> am moving the data and log files to another drive.(Which I have done
> countless times before with no problems)
> The problem I am having is after I restore the database using the
> following statement :
> RESTORE DATABASE CMAMSPROD FROM DISK = �C:\Databasename.BAK�
> WITH STANDBY = �D:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL
> Server\MSSQL\BACKUP\Databasename\databasename.STANDBY�
> ,MOVE �Databasename_Data� TO �D:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL
> Server\MSSQL\Data\Databasename_Data.mdf�
> ,MOVE �Databasename_Log� TO �D:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL
> Server\MSSQL\Data\Databasename_Log.ndf�
>
> I get these errors when trying to restore transaction logs :
>
> [SQLSTATE 42000] (Error 3156) Device activation error. The physical
> file
> name �C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL
> Server\MSSQL\Data\Databasename_log.ldf� may be incorrect.
> [SQLSTATE 42000] (Error 5105) File �Databasename_Log� cannot be
> restored to �C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL
> Server\MSSQL\Data\Databasename_log.ldf�. Use WITH MOVE to identify
> a valid location for the file.
>
> Has anyone encountered the same problem? This has me stumped,
> although restoring the tlog with move, and standby works....this is
> not how it should work.
>
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