XFOR: How to Upload LDE SQL Database to Microsoft

MORE INFORMATION

There are times when it may become necessary to send a copy of the LinkAge LDE SQL database into Microsoft so a support professional can look at it. To save the SQL database with information to allow it to be reloaded for troubleshooting, follow these steps:

1. Using the SQL Enterprise Manager, set up a disk-based backup device called LDEDump. This is accomplished by opening the property tree for the LDE SQL server in the SQL Enterprise Manager. Under the property tree, right-click on the folder called Backup Devices. Select "New Backup Device."
2. Using ISQL/w under the Query window, type:

   sp_helpdb lsdxmmd

   And run this by clicking Query, then Execute from the menu bar. This will return the database properties for Lsdxmmd. Save the results into a .rpt file called LDEDump.RPT by selecting Save As on the File menu.
3. Using ISQL/w under the Query window, type:

   dump database lsdxmmd to LDEDump

   And run this by clicking Query, then Execute from the menu bar. This will dump the contents of the Lsdxmmd database into the file defined by the backup device created earlier, called LDEDump. By default, the backup device will be created in the Mssql\Backup directory with a .dat file extension.
4. Compress the file defined by the backup device, LDEDump, and LDEDump.rpt into one ZIP file. The Microsoft support professionals will give you a name for this file and tell you how to upload or mail the file to them.