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.
-- Keith
"Konstantinos Michas" <anonymous@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in =message news:a88c01c43687$85adeef0$a401280a@.phx.gbl...
> 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?|||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"
<anonymous@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:a88c01c43687$85adeef0$a401280a@.phx.gbl...
>> 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?
>.
>|||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).
-- Keith
"Konstantinos" <anonymous@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message =news:ac3b01c4368e$d3106720$a101280a@.phx.gbl...
> > 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" > <anonymous@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:a88c01c43687$85adeef0$a401280a@.phx.gbl...
> >> 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?
> >.
> >|||"Konstantinos Michas" <anonymous@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:a88c01c43687$85adeef0$a401280a@.phx.gbl...
> 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?