Apply Old Transaction Logs

Hello Experts,
This may be a wacky question, but I'm gonna ask it anyway.
Can I apply some old tran logs in my db which now has a
different structure (changed after when the old tran logs
backed up) and ignore any additional/removed fields?
Thanks in advance?No, if you are going to restore transaction logs the database has to be =
in standby mode. You place the database in standby mode when restoring =
a full database backup by specifying the WITH STANDBY option.
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Keith
"Konstantinos Michas" <anonymous@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in =
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> Hello Experts,
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> This may be a wacky question, but I'm gonna ask it anyway.
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> Can I apply some old tran logs in my db which now has a=20
> different structure (changed after when the old tran logs=20
> backed up) and ignore any additional/removed fields?
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> Thanks in advance?|||Hello Keith and you responding to my issue, why use
STANDBY, so users don't hurt my db while restore?
Thanks in advance.

>--Original Message--
>No, if you are going to restore transaction logs the
database has to be in standby mode. You place the
database in standby mode when restoring a full database
backup by specifying the WITH STANDBY option.
>--
>Keith
>
>"Konstantinos Michas"
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>|||You have to use STANDBY (or NORECOVERY) if you want to apply transaction =
logs. From Books Online:
Navigate to SQL Server Books Online (within the SQL Server program =
group) and search for RESTORE within the index tab. Read up on 'RESTORE =
(described).' Within that section will will find the following:
NORECOVERY
Instructs the restore operation to not roll back any uncommitted =
transactions. Either the NORECOVERY or STANDBY option must be specified =
if another transaction log has to be applied. If neither NORECOVERY, =
RECOVERY, or STANDBY is specified, RECOVERY is the default.
SQL Server requires that the WITH NORECOVERY option be used on all but =
the final RESTORE statement when restoring a database backup and =
multiple transaction logs, or when multiple RESTORE statements are =
needed (for example, a full database backup followed by a differential =
database backup).
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Keith
"Konstantinos" <anonymous@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message =
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> Hello Keith and you responding to my issue, why use=20
> STANDBY, so users don't hurt my db while restore?
>=20
> Thanks in advance.
>=20
> database has to be in standby mode. You place the=20
> database in standby mode when restoring a full database=20
> backup by specifying the WITH STANDBY option.
> <anonymous@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message=20
> news:a88c01c43687$85adeef0$a401280a@.phx.gbl...
> anyway.
> a=20
> logs=20|||"Konstantinos Michas" <anonymous@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hello Experts,
> This may be a wacky question, but I'm gonna ask it anyway.
>
No it is not a wacky question.

> Can I apply some old tran logs in my db which now has a
> different structure (changed after when the old tran logs
> backed up) and ignore any additional/removed fields?
What you want is a replay of the log in another
context/database.
The anwser to your question is : NO !
You can only apply the log files to the backups of
the database to which they belong and not to another
or a changed database.
http://www.lumigent.com/
Here you find some tools which can do more things
with a logfile. They have a tool 'Log Explorer' which
might be the tool you are looking for.
But if it works it is not as straitforward as 'replaying'
a log. And the tool is not a free tool.
Good luck and keep us informed.
ben brugman.

> Thanks in advance?