TDP docs say to set verd=reto=0. Just change them and go down the "restore deleted file" road.
Zlatko Krastev IT Consultant "Seay, Paul" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 04.12.2002 16:17 Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject: TDP for SQL Server Transaction Log Restores We have a requirement to restore the transaction logs back to their disk location either on the orginal or an alternate server or to be able to post process the transaction logs as disk files some kind of way before they get deleted after a TDP for SQL Server Backup. My DBAs tell me SQL server deletes the transaction logs immediately after a backup which presents a problem for a third party utility we want to do auditing with. Any ideas? Paul D. Seay, Jr. Technical Specialist Naptheon Inc. 757-688-8180