From: johansson.andersson@telia.com   
      
   Hello!   
      
   You write   
   Tony, the error message seems to me to be identifying that the database file   
   is at a higher version than your Express installation and that you need to   
   upgrade (patch) your Express version to a higher version in order to be able   
   to attach the database.   
      
   How can I do that ?   
      
   //Tony   
      
   "Mark D Powell"  skrev i meddelandet   
   news:22ca32ab-3fb7-4221-80c4-1d399921db3e@googlegroups.com...   
   > On Monday, May 21, 2012 6:58:31 AM UTC-4, Tony wrote:   
   >> Hello!   
   >>   
   >> I use VS 2010 Professional and SQL Server 2008.   
   >> SQL Server 2008 Express has version 10.0.2531 and the default instance   
   >> has   
   >> version 10.0.1600.   
   >> I have an mdf/ldf file that was created in VS 2008 for some time ago and   
   >> I   
   >> don't know which SQL Server version this was created in.   
   >> But when I try open this  CAMERA.MDF I get this errror see below. I have   
   >> tried the following.   
   >> 1. Try to open from within VS using Server explorer   
   >> 2.Try to attach from within SQL Server express and from the default   
   >> version(10.0.1600)   
   >> but I get the same error. So I wonder how can I do to open this mdf   
   >> database   
   >> file ?   
   >> I use windows Vista.   
   >>   
   >> The database   
   >> 'C:\USERS\TONY\PROGRAMMERING\ASPNET\KRISTIANSTAD\ASPDOTNET\MO   
   ULE3\APP_DATA\CAMERA.MDF'   
   >> cannot be opened because it is version 661. This server supports version   
   >> 655   
   >> and earlier. A downgrade path is not supported.   
   >> Could not open new database   
   >> 'C:\USERS\TONY\PROGRAMMERING\ASPNET\KRISTIANSTAD\ASPDOTNET\MO   
   ULE3\APP_DATA\CAMERA.MDF'.   
   >> CREATE DATABASE is aborted.   
   >> An attempt to attach an auto-named database for file   
   >> C:\Users\Tony\programmering\aspNet\Kristianstad\ASPDOTNET\mod   
   le3\App_Data\Camera.mdf   
   >> failed. A database with the same name exists, or specified file cannot be   
   >> opened, or it is located on UNC share.   
   >>   
   >> //Tony   
   >   
   > Tony, the error message seems to me to be identifying that the database   
   > file is at a higher version than your Express installation and that you   
   > need to upgrade (patch) your Express version to a higher version in order   
   > to be able to attach the database.   
   >   
   > HTH -- Mark D Powell --   
      
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