Manually roll-forward transactions

I have a full backup of my database, a transaction log backup (taken after
the full). The data files have been deleted, but I do have the transaction
log. After the last transaction log backup, there where a few important
transactions that happened that I need to roll-forward. Is there a way to
get those transactions back if I only have the transaction log, and not a
backup of it?
Thanks in advance.Use the following command:
BACKUP LOG databasename WITH NO_TRUNCATE
This will back up your current log even if the data files are not available.
Then you'll be able to restore your database using your last full backup and
subsequent log backups.
Carlos E. Rojas
SQL Server MVP
Co-Author SQL Server 2000 programming by Example
"Paul Bergstedt" <Paul@.nospam.com> wrote in message
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> I have a full backup of my database, a transaction log backup (taken after
> the full). The data files have been deleted, but I do have the

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transaction

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> log. After the last transaction log backup, there where a few important
> transactions that happened that I need to roll-forward. Is there a way to
> get those transactions back if I only have the transaction log, and not a
> backup of it?
> Thanks in advance.
>

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|||So if I start up SQL Server, after I have lost my data files (from a lost
disk that housed them), I will be able to do a backup of the log? Wouldn't
the currpted status of my database prevent me from doing the tran log
backup?
Paul
"Carlos Eduardo Rojas" <carloser@.mindspring.com> wrote in message
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> Use the following command:
> BACKUP LOG databasename WITH NO_TRUNCATE
> This will back up your current log even if the data files are not

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available.

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> Then you'll be able to restore your database using your last full backup

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and

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> subsequent log backups.
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> Carlos E. Rojas
> SQL Server MVP
> Co-Author SQL Server 2000 programming by Example
>
> "Paul Bergstedt" <Paul@.nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:u1ehu4p6DHA.1052@.TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
after[QUOTE]
> transaction
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|||No, it doesn't prevent you from doing it. Actually, it's something very easy
to test. Just stop sql server, delete data files, restart sql server and
then issue the "magic" command.
Carlos E. Rojas
SQL Server MVP
Co-Author SQL Server 2000 programming by Example
"Paul Bergstedt" <Paul@.nospam.com> wrote in message
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> So if I start up SQL Server, after I have lost my data files (from a lost
> disk that housed them), I will be able to do a backup of the log?

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Wouldn't

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> the currpted status of my database prevent me from doing the tran log
> backup?
> Paul
> "Carlos Eduardo Rojas" <carloser@.mindspring.com> wrote in message
> news:uurB46p6DHA.1948@.TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> available.
> and
> after
important[QUOTE]
way[QUOTE]
> to
not[QUOTE]
> a
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