Msg 9002, Level 17, State 4, Line 2

Hi fiaola
SQL Server has to log every data modification operation, every insert,
update and delete. If the log is full, nothing can be written to it and no
data modifications can be done. This has nothing to do with the tool you are
using.
Just do what the messages says. Look at the sys.databases view and tell us
what the log_reuse_wait_desc says. Also look at the recovery model
SELECT log_reuse_wait_desc, recovery_model_desc
FROM sys.databases
WHERE name = 'EventSentry'
HTH
Kalen Delaney, SQL Server MVP
www.InsideSQLServer.com
http://blog.kalendelaney.com
"fiaola" <fiaola@.mail.com> wrote in message
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> I'm trying to clear some data from a SQL DB table, but i'm getting this
> error:
> I'm just running a Delete Query using Date Diff function. I read in some
> web site that this maybe a problem with SQL Server Management Tools. I
> appreciate any help to get around this and any suggestions would be great.
> Msg 9002, Level 17, State 4, Line 2
> The transaction log for database 'EventSentry' is full. To find out why
> space in the log cannot be reused, see the log_reuse_wait_desc column in
> sys.databases
> Thanks for answering.
>
It might just be that your log is not big enough for the operation you were
doing.
How big is your log file, and is it set to autogrow?
You can get the information in the sys.files view in the database that is
having the problems.
HTH
Kalen Delaney, SQL Server MVP
www.InsideSQLServer.com
http://blog.kalendelaney.com
"fiaola" <fiaola@.mail.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks for the quick reply, here are the results.
> Log_Reuse_Wait_Desc = NOTHING
> Recovery_Model_Desc = SIMPLE
> "Kalen Delaney" <replies@.public_newsgroups.com> wrote in message
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>
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