On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 12:32 PM, Matt Jarvis <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm no expert but I've tried everything I can think of to get this log > file smaller.... On our test server I am practicing archiving old data. > The program I am using performs all the actions for the validation and > cascading deletes etc. I'm just the monkey that pushes the button. > > > > My MDF shrunk from about 28G to about 17G, and the LDF went from about > 1G up to 23G. This isn't unexpected since a lot of deletions took place. ------------------------------------
This works and is real direct. USE DatabaseName GO DBCC SHRINKFILE(<TransactionLogName>, 1) BACKUP LOG <DatabaseName> WITH TRUNCATE_ONLY DBCC SHRINKFILE(<TransactionLogName>, 1) GO -- Stephen Russell Sr. Production Systems Programmer First Horizon Bank Memphis TN 901.246-0159 _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
