Creating a SQL Database File in a Specific Location

In SQL Server 9.0 (Standard Edition), I want to create a database from within
the Management Studio. But when I create it, I don't seem to have any control
of WHERE the actual database files are placed. I *must* be able to control
that somewhere, right?
Alex
Hi Alex
I presume you are using the New Database Dialog in Management Studio. In the
box where you supply the db name, you also supply all the details about each
of the files, including their physical location. When you scroll to the
right, you can see the text boxes for the path, and there is a button to
click to allow you to browse and choose a different path than the default.
HTH
Kalen Delaney, SQL Server MVP
http://sqlblog.com
"Alex Maghen" <AlexMaghen@.newsgroup.nospam> wrote in message
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> In SQL Server 9.0 (Standard Edition), I want to create a database from
> within
> the Management Studio. But when I create it, I don't seem to have any
> control
> of WHERE the actual database files are placed. I *must* be able to control
> that somewhere, right?
> Alex
|||Alex
Yes you can specify the database file location
General-> under Database file(move the scroll bar right) section
VT
"Alex Maghen" <AlexMaghen@.newsgroup.nospam> wrote in message
news:EB0663C5-18DF-4ECB-8D43-3C36E6263CB9@.microsoft.com...
> In SQL Server 9.0 (Standard Edition), I want to create a database from
> within
> the Management Studio. But when I create it, I don't seem to have any
> control
> of WHERE the actual database files are placed. I *must* be able to control
> that somewhere, right?
> Alex
|||In SQL Server Management Studio on the General page for creating a new
database you can expand the window or scroll to the right to see the Path
field. This is where you change the default location of the database files.
Regards,
Plamen Ratchev
http://www.SQLStudio.com
"Alex Maghen" <AlexMaghen@.newsgroup.nospam> wrote in message
news:EB0663C5-18DF-4ECB-8D43-3C36E6263CB9@.microsoft.com...
> In SQL Server 9.0 (Standard Edition), I want to create a database from
> within
> the Management Studio. But when I create it, I don't seem to have any
> control
> of WHERE the actual database files are placed. I *must* be able to control
> that somewhere, right?
> Alex
|||Yeah, OOPS. Just found that Thanks.
"Kalen Delaney" wrote:

> Hi Alex
> I presume you are using the New Database Dialog in Management Studio. In the
> box where you supply the db name, you also supply all the details about each
> of the files, including their physical location. When you scroll to the
> right, you can see the text boxes for the path, and there is a button to
> click to allow you to browse and choose a different path than the default.
> --
> HTH
> Kalen Delaney, SQL Server MVP
> http://sqlblog.com
>
> "Alex Maghen" <AlexMaghen@.newsgroup.nospam> wrote in message
> news:EB0663C5-18DF-4ECB-8D43-3C36E6263CB9@.microsoft.com...
>
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