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Creating database with mdf and ldf file.
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Attach the database, then delete all the records from all the tables and you have a blank database.
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What do you mean by "create a new database"?
A database can be detached, then the .mdf and .ldf (and any .ndf) files can be copied, moved to a new location and attached. But that doesn't create a 'new database', it only creates a copy of the original.
-SQLBill
Posting advice: FAQ481-4875
A database can be detached, then the .mdf and .ldf (and any .ndf) files can be copied, moved to a new location and attached. But that doesn't create a 'new database', it only creates a copy of the original.
-SQLBill
Posting advice: FAQ481-4875
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