Missing table

I have a SQL 7.0 server holding our Agency's most critical
database. At my deskstop, I link to this database in
Access via ODBC drivers. I am linked to a specific table
which has disappeared from the server. It does not appear
in Enterprise Manager. I can find no "hidden" attributes
to reverse...the table is simply gone. However, I can use
the Query Analyser to get a count of records in this table
and it returns the correct number of records. Furthermore,
all data prior to 5/18/04 has also disappeared. Can anyone
help me find this table AND more importantly, help me
discover why the data disappeared. No, I have no backups
going back that far..... Thanks in advance.I am guessing that the table is "owned" by some other user.
Using Query Analyzer
Connnect to the server
switch to the appropriate database
SELECT TABLE_SCHEMA, TABLE_TYPE, TABLE_NAME FROM =INFORMATION_SCHEMA.tables
SELECT crdate, name FROM sysobjects WHERE TYPE =3D 'u' ORDER BY crdate =DESC, name
Regarding the dissapearing data, I am guessing that someone who thought =they knew what they were doing (on or around 5/18/2004) created a new =table (with a different owner) and dropped the old table. That is =speculation, but based on the information that you have provided it =sounds logical. The other possibility is that someone deleted the data =within the table and changed the owner.
Whatever the case may be, you have some investigation to do!
-- Keith
"Bean" <anonymous@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message =news:1371901c44404$a95e1610$a601280a@.phx.gbl...
> I have a SQL 7.0 server holding our Agency's most critical > database. At my deskstop, I link to this database in > Access via ODBC drivers. I am linked to a specific table > which has disappeared from the server. It does not appear > in Enterprise Manager. I can find no "hidden" attributes > to reverse...the table is simply gone. However, I can use > the Query Analyser to get a count of records in this table > and it returns the correct number of records. Furthermore, > all data prior to 5/18/04 has also disappeared. Can anyone > help me find this table AND more importantly, help me > discover why the data disappeared. No, I have no backups > going back that far..... Thanks in advance.|||Am I to type out the 2 commands you list, as is? What am
I looking for in the results?
I executed the first one and it gave me a list of 24
items, most saying DBO, while the last ones said
INFORMATION_SCHEMA. What does this mean?
>--Original Message--
>I am guessing that the table is "owned" by some other
user.
>Using Query Analyzer
>Connnect to the server
>switch to the appropriate database
>SELECT TABLE_SCHEMA, TABLE_TYPE, TABLE_NAME FROM
INFORMATION_SCHEMA.tables
>SELECT crdate, name FROM sysobjects WHERE TYPE = 'u'
ORDER BY crdate DESC, name
>
>Regarding the dissapearing data, I am guessing that
someone who thought they knew what they were doing (on or
around 5/18/2004) created a new table (with a different
owner) and dropped the old table. That is speculation,
but based on the information that you have provided it
sounds logical. The other possibility is that someone
deleted the data within the table and changed the owner.
>Whatever the case may be, you have some investigation to
do!
>--
>Keith
>
>"Bean" <anonymous@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:1371901c44404$a95e1610$a601280a@.phx.gbl...
>> I have a SQL 7.0 server holding our Agency's most
critical
>> database. At my deskstop, I link to this database in
>> Access via ODBC drivers. I am linked to a specific
table
>> which has disappeared from the server. It does not
appear
>> in Enterprise Manager. I can find no "hidden"
attributes
>> to reverse...the table is simply gone. However, I can
use
>> the Query Analyser to get a count of records in this
table
>> and it returns the correct number of records.
Furthermore,
>> all data prior to 5/18/04 has also disappeared. Can
anyone
>> help me find this table AND more importantly, help me
>> discover why the data disappeared. No, I have no
backups
>> going back that far..... Thanks in advance.
>.
>|||Yes, execute the commands within Query Analyzer.
The first piece of sql displays the table owner, type (table or view), =and the name of the table.
The second piece of sql displays the creation date for the table as well =as the table name.
Knowing these pieces of information might help in your investigation to =find out what happened.
You mentioned that "most" are owned by dbo. How about the one table =that is causing problems? Is it owned by someone else?
You mentioned that it disappeared from the [tables] view within =Enterprise Manager. Hit the "views" node. Is your "table" listed =there? Jump out to Query Analyzer and perform exec sp_helptext YourTableNameGoesHere That will give you the text of the view (if there is a view with the =same name as the table). Perhaps the view is limiting the rows (making =it look like some data is missing).
-- Keith
<anonymous@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message =news:13a0501c44413$262bab40$a001280a@.phx.gbl...
> Am I to type out the 2 commands you list, as is? What am > I looking for in the results? > I executed the first one and it gave me a list of 24 > items, most saying DBO, while the last ones said > INFORMATION_SCHEMA. What does this mean?
> > >--Original Message--
> >I am guessing that the table is "owned" by some other > user.
> >
> >Using Query Analyzer
> >Connnect to the server
> >switch to the appropriate database
> >
> >SELECT TABLE_SCHEMA, TABLE_TYPE, TABLE_NAME FROM > INFORMATION_SCHEMA.tables
> >
> >SELECT crdate, name FROM sysobjects WHERE TYPE =3D 'u' > ORDER BY crdate DESC, name
> >
> >
> >Regarding the dissapearing data, I am guessing that > someone who thought they knew what they were doing (on or > around 5/18/2004) created a new table (with a different > owner) and dropped the old table. That is speculation, > but based on the information that you have provided it > sounds logical. The other possibility is that someone > deleted the data within the table and changed the owner.
> >
> >Whatever the case may be, you have some investigation to > do!
> >
> >-- > >Keith
> >
> >
> >"Bean" <anonymous@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in > message news:1371901c44404$a95e1610$a601280a@.phx.gbl...
> >> I have a SQL 7.0 server holding our Agency's most > critical > >> database. At my deskstop, I link to this database in > >> Access via ODBC drivers. I am linked to a specific > table > >> which has disappeared from the server. It does not > appear > >> in Enterprise Manager. I can find no "hidden" > attributes > >> to reverse...the table is simply gone. However, I can > use > >> the Query Analyser to get a count of records in this > table > >> and it returns the correct number of records. > Furthermore, > >> all data prior to 5/18/04 has also disappeared. Can > anyone > >> help me find this table AND more importantly, help me > >> discover why the data disappeared. No, I have no > backups > >> going back that far..... Thanks in advance.
> >.
> >