YetAnotherForum Upgrade encountering a SQL DB issue

Question

We've been using yaf since 2001 or 2002.

The version of our forums is 1.7 with more than 2.5 million users registered, which makes for a lot of data...

I've made a copy of the actual DB and I'm trying to upgrade this installation to version 2.1.1, but I get a SQL error on the mssql/tables.sql file when trying to upgrade:

FILE: mssql/tables.sql

ERROR: The index '_dta_index_yaf_Message_9_757577737__K2_K1_K12_K6_4_5_7_8_10_11' is dependent on column 'IP'. ALTER TABLE ALTER COLUMN IP failed because one or more objects access this column.

STATEMENT: if exists (select top 1 1 from sys.columns where object_id=object_id('[dbo].[yaf_Message]'Wink and name='IP' and precision < 39) begin alter table [dbo].[yaf_Message] alter column [IP] varchar(39) not null end

YAF.Classes.Data.LegacyDb.system_initialize_executescripts(String script, String scriptFile, Boolean useTransactions) +1540 YAF.Core.Services.InstallUpgradeService.ExecuteScript(String scriptFile, Boolean useTransactions) +188 YAF.Core.Services.InstallUpgradeService.UpgradeDatabase(Boolean fullText, Boolean upgradeExtensions) +205 YAF.Install._default.Wizard_NextButtonClick(Object sender, WizardNavigationEventArgs e) +1559 System.Web.UI.WebControls.Wizard.OnBubbleEvent(Object source, EventArgs e) +584 System.Web.UI.Control.RaiseBubbleEvent(Object source, EventArgs args) +84 System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint) +3804

Do I have to modify some table fields?

The other solution I have is to import manually every single user, forum, etc., but it would take quite some time, so I'm really looking to let the install upgrade the DB automatically.

Answer 1

You could in theory do the following;

1. Backup DB (again)
2. Script the index to a new window.
3. Drop the index.
4. Apply the update.
5. Check the data does not have nulls and fix if required.
6. Recreate the index.