Question : Moving sql server mdf file

Hello to the expert,
Pls advis, how to move mdf file from dir to dir and to continu to use it in my appl. and also to continu to use it in the SQL Server Management Studio Express?
(from the new loc.)
Thanks

Answer : Moving sql server mdf file

You need to move the SQL Server database files by following the proper procedures. You cannot simply cut and paste it between directories, as the SQL Server process is continually accessing (and will have a lock over) the files.

The procedure you can follow to move the database files is detailed in http://www.cryer.co.uk/brian/sqlserver/howto_movedatabasefile.htm. Once you have moved and reattached the database, you will then still be able to access that SQL Server database in Management Studio.

-tigermatt