sp_can_tlog_be_applied (Transact-SQL)
Verifies that a transaction log can be applied to a database. sp_can_tlog_be_applied requires that the database be in the Restoring state.
Syntax
sp_can_tlog_be_applied [ @backup_file_name= ] 'backup_file_name', [ @database_name= ] 'database_name', [ @result= ] resultOUTPUT
Arguments
[ @backup_file_name = ] 'backup_file_name'
Is the name of a backup file. backup_file_name is nvarchar(128).[ @database_name = ] 'database_name'
Is the name of the database. database_name is sysname.[ @result = ] result OUTPUT
Indicates whether the transaction log can be applied to the database. result is bit.1 = The log can be applies
0= The log cannot be applied.
Return Code Values
0 (success) or 1 (failure)
Permissions
Only members of the sysadmin fixed server role can execute sp_can_tlog_be_applied.
Examples
The following example declares a local variable, @MyBitVar, to store the result.
USE master;
GO
DECLARE @MyBitVar BIT;
EXEC sp_can_tlog_be_applied
@backup_file_name = N'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\Backup\AdventureWorks2008R2.bak',
@database_name = N'AdventureWorks2008R2',
@result = @MyBitVar OUTPUT;
GO