damaged data file

Hi, I have been given a damaged SQL 7 .mdf file of which rhere is no backup.
I have tried attaching but get a device activation error with a reference to
the original log file (which no longer exists).
Is there anything I can try to recover the file for these people?
God bless,
Stuart HawkinsI've never used it, but it is the only one I know of. Short of that, I think
your only option is to open a case with MS Support.
http://www.officerecovery.com/mssql/
(I presume you've already tried sp_attach_single_file_db.)
Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
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"Stuart Hawkins" <stuart@.sanctified.ltd.uk> wrote in message
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> Hi, I have been given a damaged SQL 7 .mdf file of which rhere is no
backup.
> I have tried attaching but get a device activation error with a reference
to
> the original log file (which no longer exists).
> Is there anything I can try to recover the file for these people?
> God bless,
> Stuart Hawkins
>|||Worked great thank you. (I had tried sp_attach_single_file_db!)
God bless,
Stuart Hawkins
"Tibor Karaszi" <tibor.please_reply_to_public_forum.karaszi@.cornerstone.se>
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> I've never used it, but it is the only one I know of. Short of that, I
think
> your only option is to open a case with MS Support.
> http://www.officerecovery.com/mssql/
> (I presume you've already tried sp_attach_single_file_db.)
>
> --
> Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
> Archive at:
>
http://groups.google.com/groups?oi=djq&as_ugroup=microsoft.public.sqlserver
>
> "Stuart Hawkins" <stuart@.sanctified.ltd.uk> wrote in message
> news:%239LX7I7pDHA.1488@.TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > Hi, I have been given a damaged SQL 7 .mdf file of which rhere is no
> backup.
> > I have tried attaching but get a device activation error with a
reference
> to
> > the original log file (which no longer exists).
> >
> > Is there anything I can try to recover the file for these people?
> >
> > God bless,
> > Stuart Hawkins
> >
> >
>