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    <p>The .BAK files from SQL server are in Microsoft Tape Format (MTF) ref: <a href="http://www.fpns.net/willy/msbackup.htm" rel="noreferrer">http://www.fpns.net/willy/msbackup.htm</a></p> <p>The bak file will probably contain the LDF and MDF files that SQL server uses to store the database.</p> <p>You will need to use SQL server to extract these. SQL Server Express is free and will do the job.</p> <p>So, install SQL Server Express edition, and open the SQL Server Powershell. There execute <code>sqlcmd -S &lt;COMPUTERNAME&gt;\SQLExpress</code> (whilst logged in as administrator)</p> <p>then issue the following command.</p> <pre><code>restore filelistonly from disk='c:\temp\mydbName-2009-09-29-v10.bak'; GO </code></pre> <p>This will list the contents of the backup - what you need is the first fields that tell you the logical names - one will be the actual database and the other the log file.</p> <pre><code>RESTORE DATABASE mydbName FROM disk='c:\temp\mydbName-2009-09-29-v10.bak' WITH MOVE 'mydbName' TO 'c:\temp\mydbName_data.mdf', MOVE 'mydbName_log' TO 'c:\temp\mydbName_data.ldf'; GO </code></pre> <p>At this point you have extracted the database - then install <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c039a798-c57a-419e-acbc-2a332cb7f959&amp;displaylang=en" rel="noreferrer">Microsoft's "Sql Web Data Administrator".</a> together with <a href="http://www.eggheadcafe.com/articles/20040913.asp" rel="noreferrer">this export tool</a> and you will have an SQL script that contains the database.</p>
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    1. COthank you Richard! Got me out of a jam.
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    2. COThe problem is that SQL Server 2008 Express Edition can only handle database files that are 10GB and smaller. I have a 30GB file I have to work with. The Internet connection at work is too slow to download the 4GB .iso image of the full SQL Server 2008 R2 version, which I get for free from dreamspark.com as a student. So I have this exact same question.
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