I have a bak file of a sql server express database from another server,
and I'd like to restore it to my dev box as a different database. Does
anyone know how to do this?

nano (nano (AT) nano (DOT) ono) writes:
First run

RESTORE FILELIST_ONLY FROM DISK = '<path>'

Make a note of the logical files names. Then run:

RESTORE DATABASE db FROM DISK = '<path>'
WITH MOVE '<logicalfile1>' TO '<pathwhereyouwantit>.mdf',
MOVE '<logicalfile2>' TO '<pathwhereyouwantit>.ldf',
REPLACE

See also the RESTORE command in Books Online. I might have confused
FILELIST_ONLY and HEADERONLY.

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