From: esquel@sommarskog.se   
      
   > I think my limit isn't exactly VLFs but that   
   > after pre-setting a SS2005 data /or/ log file   
   > size, that size is a limit to shrinking.   
      
   I tested with creating a database with a 1GB log and I was able to shrink   
   it, but only to 262 KB or so. Which could be a VLF.   
      
   > Paul Randall's blog is thought-provoking reading,   
   > but the first couple pages of search results   
   > for (transaction size) didn't have my answer.   
      
   I'll ask around to see if there is a better trick that saves you from   
   recreating the database.   
      
      
   --   
   Erland Sommarskog, SQL Server MVP, esquel@sommarskog.se   
      
   Links for SQL Server Books Online:   
   SQL 2008: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/sqlserver/cc514207.aspx   
   SQL 2005: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/sqlserver/bb895970.aspx   
      
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