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Read/extract data from sql server backup file without restoring

Hi All, Is there any way to read/extract data from sql server backup file without restoring it?

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Idera have recently released a product - which sounds fantastic - that allows you to do just this. I've never used it, but it's top of my list of things to try!!!!

http://www.idera.com/Products/SQL-toolbox/SQL-virtual-database/

Peter Schofield  2010-02-15 15:29:13
Nothing personal, but what a stupid idea for this "Use virtual database for reporting, data extraction, data analysis, and more". For browing backup data etc, it could be useful, but it's effectively a 3rd party DB engine. To generate a SQL backup you already *have* sql server...
gbn  2010-02-15 20:29:10
Yes, it's a third party add-on - but it integrates fully with SQL Server, and allows you to do things that are not possible natively with SQL Server. It's very attractive to DBAs, probably not to developers.
Peter Schofield  2010-02-16 10:58:44

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