Restore MDF and NDF to a single DB on a new location

I would like to combine my .MDF and .NDF into a single file when I perform a
restore from a .BAK file. Is there a way of doing such task. The restore
will be done to a new database on a different SQL server which will only have
a .MDF.
environment:SQL 2000
o.s. Windows 2000.
Thank you,
Max
No you must restore it and then use the DBCC SHRINKFILE with the EMPTYFILE
option. See BOL for more details.
Andrew J. Kelly SQL MVP
"Max" <Max@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I would like to combine my .MDF and .NDF into a single file when I perform
>a
> restore from a .BAK file. Is there a way of doing such task. The restore
> will be done to a new database on a different SQL server which will only
> have
> a .MDF.
> environment:SQL 2000
> o.s. Windows 2000.
> Thank you,
> Max