Posted by Erland Sommarskog on 01/12/06 00:25

bd420 (bd420@hotmail.com) writes:
> installation of their softwares? If there has NEVER been a backup of
> the Database (.mdf), Recovery Model Set to Full, and there has never
> been a backup of the Log (.ldf) files?
>
> Using the trial software for both, this was unclear.

I believe the answer is no. The key here is that you have never taken a
backup of the database. As long as you have done that, the log works as
if you were in simple recovery. After, a log is supposed to be applied
to a database back, so if there isn't any...

But hadn't it been for this fine detail, the answer would be yes. That
is, there is a full backup taken some time, and you are running in
full recovery.


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