DBCC SHRINKFILE ('filename' , EMPTYFILE) not working

I created a file (size = 1 GB, filegrowth=1 GB) but I forgot to add it to the
correct filegroup (it defaulted to the primary).
I am trying to use DBCC shrinkfile with the emptyfile option so that I can
then go and do a 'alter database remove file'. I start the process and with
sp_who2 active it shows the command DbccFilesCompact, but it just sits there
and spins forever.
I see cpu and diskio cycles escalating but nothing ever happens.
is there a step before this that i am forgetting?
setup is: x64 sql 2005, sp1 (windwos 2003 ee x64), db in simple recovery
model.
gracias,
Robert
i should state a few more facts.
It is a data file (not log), and the whole DB 1.8 TB. The file is only 100GB.
I have tried to backup just that filegroup (only 1 file in it) and do a
emptyfile right afterwards but no luck...
"sql411@.nospam.com" wrote:

> I created a file (size = 1 GB, filegrowth=1 GB) but I forgot to add it to the
> correct filegroup (it defaulted to the primary).
> I am trying to use DBCC shrinkfile with the emptyfile option so that I can
> then go and do a 'alter database remove file'. I start the process and with
> sp_who2 active it shows the command DbccFilesCompact, but it just sits there
> and spins forever.
> I see cpu and diskio cycles escalating but nothing ever happens.
> is there a step before this that i am forgetting?
> setup is: x64 sql 2005, sp1 (windwos 2003 ee x64), db in simple recovery
> model.
> gracias,
> Robert
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DBCC SHRINKFILE ('filename' , EMPTYFILE) not working

I created a file (size = 1 GB, filegrowth=1 GB) but I forgot to add it to th
e
correct filegroup (it defaulted to the primary).
I am trying to use DBCC shrinkfile with the emptyfile option so that I can
then go and do a 'alter database remove file'. I start the process and with
sp_who2 active it shows the command DbccFilesCompact, but it just sits there
and spins forever.
I see cpu and diskio cycles escalating but nothing ever happens.
is there a step before this that i am forgetting?
setup is: x64 sql 2005, sp1 (windwos 2003 ee x64), db in simple recovery
model.
gracias,
Roberti should state a few more facts.
It is a data file (not log), and the whole DB 1.8 TB. The file is only 100G
B.
I have tried to backup just that filegroup (only 1 file in it) and do a
emptyfile right afterwards but no luck...
"sql411@.nospam.com" wrote:

> I created a file (size = 1 GB, filegrowth=1 GB) but I forgot to add it to
the
> correct filegroup (it defaulted to the primary).
> I am trying to use DBCC shrinkfile with the emptyfile option so that I can
> then go and do a 'alter database remove file'. I start the process and wi
th
> sp_who2 active it shows the command DbccFilesCompact, but it just sits the
re
> and spins forever.
> I see cpu and diskio cycles escalating but nothing ever happens.
> is there a step before this that i am forgetting?
> setup is: x64 sql 2005, sp1 (windwos 2003 ee x64), db in simple recovery
> model.
> gracias,
> Robert

DBCC INDEXDEFRAG script not working

From the script found here
(http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms175008.aspx):
USE db
-- Declare variables
SET NOCOUNT ON;
DECLARE @.tablename varchar(128);
DECLARE @.execstr varchar(255);
DECLARE @.objectid int;
DECLARE @.indexid int;
DECLARE @.frag decimal;
DECLARE @.maxfrag decimal;
-- Decide on the maximum fragmentation to allow for.
SELECT @.maxfrag = 30.0;
-- Declare a cursor.
DECLARE tables CURSOR FOR
SELECT TABLE_NAME
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES
WHERE TABLE_TYPE = 'BASE TABLE';
-- Create the table.
CREATE TABLE #fraglist (
ObjectName char(255),
ObjectId int,
IndexName char(255),
IndexId int,
Lvl int,
CountPages int,
CountRows int,
MinRecSize int,
MaxRecSize int,
AvgRecSize int,
ForRecCount int,
Extents int,
ExtentSwitches int,
AvgFreeBytes int,
AvgPageDensity int,
ScanDensity decimal,
BestCount int,
ActualCount int,
LogicalFrag decimal,
ExtentFrag decimal);
-- Open the cursor.
OPEN tables;
-- Loop through all the tables in the database.
FETCH NEXT
FROM tables
INTO @.tablename;
WHILE @.@.FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN;
-- Do the showcontig of all indexes of the table
INSERT INTO #fraglist
EXEC ('DBCC SHOWCONTIG (''' + @.tablename + ''')
WITH FAST, TABLERESULTS, ALL_INDEXES, NO_INFOMSGS');
FETCH NEXT
FROM tables
INTO @.tablename;
END;
-- Close and deallocate the cursor.
CLOSE tables;
DEALLOCATE tables;
-- Declare the cursor for the list of indexes to be defragged.
DECLARE indexes CURSOR FOR
SELECT ObjectName, ObjectId, IndexId, LogicalFrag
FROM #fraglist
WHERE LogicalFrag >= @.maxfrag
AND INDEXPROPERTY (ObjectId, IndexName, 'IndexDepth') > 0;
-- Open the cursor.
OPEN indexes;
-- Loop through the indexes.
FETCH NEXT
FROM indexes
INTO @.tablename, @.objectid, @.indexid, @.frag;
WHILE @.@.FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN;
PRINT 'Executing DBCC INDEXDEFRAG (0, ' + RTRIM(@.tablename) + ',
' + RTRIM(@.indexid) + ') - fragmentation currently '
+ RTRIM(CONVERT(varchar(15),@.frag)) + '%';
SELECT @.execstr = 'DBCC INDEXDEFRAG (0, ' + RTRIM(@.objectid) + ',
' + RTRIM(@.indexid) + ')';
EXEC (@.execstr);
FETCH NEXT
FROM indexes
INTO @.tablename, @.objectid, @.indexid, @.frag;
END;
-- Close and deallocate the cursor.
CLOSE indexes;
DEALLOCATE indexes;
-- Delete the temporary table.
DROP TABLE #fraglist;
GO
I get the following errors:
Server: Msg 170, Level 15, State 1, Line 52
Line 52: Incorrect syntax near ';'.
Server: Msg 156, Level 15, State 1, Line 60
Incorrect syntax near the keyword 'END'.
Server: Msg 170, Level 15, State 1, Line 82
Line 82: Incorrect syntax near ';'.
Server: Msg 156, Level 15, State 1, Line 93
Incorrect syntax near the keyword 'END'.
I thought I had completed this successfully before but obviously I hadn't.
Does anyone have any tips?If this is run on sql server 2000, "Begin" cannot be terminated with a
semi-colon.

DBCC DBREINDEX not working

I have a stored proc that identifies indexes that need to be
defragmented ( LogicalFragmentation > 20% ) using DBCC SHOWCONTIG.
This works fine and shows me all of the candidate indexes to be
defragged. I am using DBCC DBREINDEX to rebuild the indexes. What I
noticed yesterday is that it seems that DBREINDEX is not actually doing
anything. I would check the target indexes, run DBREINDEX, then check
again. The same list of indexes came up unchanged.

What is strange is although I am not specifying "WITH NO_INFOMSGS" this
is the only output from the DBREINDEX:
"DBCC execution completed. If DBCC printed error messages, contact your
system administrator."

According to BOL DBREINDEX should return a result set if "NO_INFOMSGS"
is not specified, but if "NO_INFOMSGS" is supplied the prior message is
what is returned. This doesn't seem to be working correctly, or if it
is, I have no idea where any error messages are being returned.

Anyone have any ideas?In this case, the documentation from Books Online is incorrect. The
documentation has been corrected in SQL Server 2005, where it says:

Result Sets

Whether any one of the options, except NO_INFOMSGS, is specified
(the table name must be specified), DBCC DBREINDEX returns:

DBCC execution completed. If DBCC printed error messages,
contact your system administrator.

Razvan|||Nice documentation.

Thanks for the heads-up, Razvan.