Recover lost data after wrong backup restored

I have accidently restored a SQL database (using Force restore over existing
database in EM) using a backup which was 1 month older than the latest
backup, and have therefore lost some important data from the existing
database. Is there any way that I can recover the lost data?
Thanks for any help.Seen from SQL Server's viewpoint, the data has been physically overwritten.
Either hunt down a later backup, or see of there is any OS or possibly SAN level utility that might
help you here (I wouldn't have much hope for this but think it is at least worth mentioning).
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"John Williams" <johnwilliams_esquire@.NOhotmailSPAM.com> wrote in message
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>I have accidently restored a SQL database (using Force restore over existing
> database in EM) using a backup which was 1 month older than the latest
> backup, and have therefore lost some important data from the existing
> database. Is there any way that I can recover the lost data?
> Thanks for any help.
>
>

Record Selection Formula Help

I have the following data for example

GROUP SECTION
Invoice Number [Aug 8, 2007]

DETAILS SECTION
ItemNo | Description | Latest PurchaseDate
SAMPLEA | DESCRIPTIONA | Aug 7, 2007
SAMPLEA | DESCRIPTIONA | Jul 1, 2007
SAMPLEA | DESCRIPTIONA | Jun 5, 2007
SAMPLEB | DESCRIPTIONB | Jun 6, 2007
SAMPLEB | DESCRIPTIONB | May 5, 2007

Is there a way i can only select in the detail section the maximum date of the latest purchase where the latest purchase date should be <= Invoice Number Date


Thanks for the help.I am not sure what you want to do.

One way to show only the latest detail is: 1
1. sort the details section on the appropriate field so that the latest detail appears last.
2. Move all the fields in the detail section down to the group footer, maintaining their location across the page.
3. If you have some sort of totaling in the group footer, create a group footer B and move the summary fields there.
4. Hide or suppress the details section.

Record selection for latest dates (two fields)

Hi there.

I was wondering if anyone could help me here.

I need to select record details for the latest dates from two fields. The fields are:

Date1; and
Date2.

I tried to use the Maximum formula, but can not get it to work (i.e it wont select the latest date from each of the fields, and supress all other records):

{RCF03FormalAndUpcomingFormalReviews_RCF03.SttDat}= Maximum ({RCF03FormalAndUpcomingFormalReviews_RCF03.SttDat}) and
{RCF03FormalAndUpcomingFormalReviews_RCF03.QCF0612} = Maximum({RCF03FormalAndUpcomingFormalReviews_RCF03.QCF0612})

Any help would be great.

Cheers.

Mat.Not quite sure what you are asking, but if you want to select records for only the two most recent dates in the database, use a subroutine to select those dates, then "share" them with the main report.|||Try creating two formulas
@.maxrcf03 would be

Maximum ({RCF03FormalAndUpcomingFormalReviews_RCF03.SttDat})

@.MaxQCF would be

Maximum({RCF03FormalAndUpcomingFormalReviews_RCF03.QCF0612})

then use the formulas to return your maximum date for each of these fields.|||I tried that, but could not get it working.

Here is a sample of my dataset, where I need to return only information in row 1 (record 1):

Row 1. SPRING Cecil fred 31/05/2007 6/06/2007
Row 2. SPRING Cecil fred 1/06/2007 6/06/2007
Row 3. SPRING Cecil fred 18/06/2007 6/06/2007
Row 4. SPRING Cecil fred 15/06/2007 6/06/2007
Row 5. SPRING Cecil fred 19/06/2007 6/06/2007
Row 6. SPRING Cecil fred 25/06/2007 6/06/2007

The formulae overwrites the whole data range for all clients eg:

SPRING Cecil fred 31/05/2007 6/06/2007
SPRING Cecil fred 31/05/2007 6/06/2007
SPRING Cecil fred 31/05/2007 6/06/2007
SPRING Cecil fred 31/05/2007 6/06/2007
SPRING Cecil fred 31/05/2007 6/06/2007
SPRING Cecil fred 31/05/2007 6/06/2007
SPRING Cecil fred 31/05/2007 1/06/2007
WINTER Wayne 31/05/2007 4/06/2007
WINTER Wayne 31/05/2007 4/06/2007
WINTER Wayne 31/05/2007 4/06/2007

I'm not sure how to make the formulae record-specific i.e. so it only applies to Mr Spring, anmd not to Mr Winter.

Cheers and thanks for your help.

Mat.|||Group on the field that is SPRING, WINTER etc. I'll call it {table.id}

Add a GROUP selection formula of
{table.date1} = Maximum({table.date1}, {table.id})
and {table.date2} = Maximum({table.date2}, {table.id})

Note that this means that if a particular group does not have a record where *both* of the dates are the latest respective dates within the group then it will not show at all.

An alternative would be to group by {table.id}, sort descending on both date1 and date2 and then print in the group header (or sort ascending and print in the group footer).|||Thanks Jagan.

I'll give that a go tomorrow at work.

cheers.

Mat.