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Bex
Aged Yak Warrior
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 Posted - 2009-11-16 : 04:58:58
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| I want to get the file sizes for a database. I know I use SELECT * FROM sys.database_files, however, the file size in in 8KB pages. How do I translate this into file size in KB or MB???E.g. File has been allocated 1000MB, in sys.database_files, this value equals 128000?ThanksHearty head pats |
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webfred
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
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Posted - 2009-11-16 : 05:06:32
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A page has 8192 bytes (8096 bytes data, 96 bytes header).Btw. you can get fileinformation via sp_helpfile.
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madhivanan
Premature Yak Congratulator
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Posted - 2009-11-16 : 05:11:18
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| SELECT size/128. as size_in_mb,* FROM sys.database_filesMadhivananFailing to plan is Planning to fail |
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Bex
Aged Yak Warrior
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Posted - 2009-11-16 : 05:15:34
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| Thank you both, especially for your prompt replieshave a good day!Hearty head pats |
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How to get size of files in database