How to delete (drop) a database with OSQL

[Richard Fagen]

Hi,

I imported DBF files into a new SQL server database and I've been
developing a VB.Net application.

Now I would like to delete the current database and re-import a more
current set of DBF files into SQL.

Only problem, I can't seem to find a way to delete the database from
MSDE. I tried the OSQL 'drop database <name>' but it complains the
'database is in currently in use'.

I must be missing something simple.

Thanks

Richard

[Girish Sundaram]

Hi ,
You might be in the same database while you are trying to execute the
command.
connect to the server and change the context to the master database and
also make sure that you dint have any sessions currently accessing the
database either remotely or from the same machine. This time the command
should go ahead fine

girish sundaram
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[Richard Fagen]

Thanks guys, you were right, there was a connection to the database.

At first I tried a 'use master' in qsql but got the same results. Then
it dawned on me that Visual Studio itself had a connection to the
database. Once I closed it, I could delete the database.

To be sure I understood it, I restored the database, checked in VS.Net
to see it, then I deleted it in osql while VS.Net was open (but no
connection), this also worked.

Thanks for you help!

Richard

Jacco Schalkwijk wrote:
> It is possible that there are still connections to the database. If you are
> on MSDE 2000 the following is a sure way to drop a database:
> -- Kick everyone out of the database
> ALTER DATABASE <database name> SET SINGLE_USER WITH ROLLBACK IMMEDIATE
> -- Go somewhere else yourself as well
> USE master
> -- Now drop it
> DROP DATABASE <database name>
>

[Jacco Schalkwijk]

It is possible that there are still connections to the database. If you are
on MSDE 2000 the following is a sure way to drop a database:
-- Kick everyone out of the database
ALTER DATABASE <database name> SET SINGLE_USER WITH ROLLBACK IMMEDIATE
-- Go somewhere else yourself as well
USE master
-- Now drop it
DROP DATABASE <database name>

--
Jacco Schalkwijk
SQL Server MVP

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