• Here's something I got from the Microsoft site -- Works pretty well(Sorry all the indenting goes out of it with this post. Get the original off the MS site if you want -- see note):

    /*=========================================================================

    Title: Shrink SQL Server Transaction Log

    Script SQL_Server_Trx_Log_Shrink.sql

    Purpose: INF: How to Shrink the SQL Server 7.0 Transaction Log

    Create/Update History:

    5/13/2004 10:47:40 AM - G Milner: Created;

    Notes:

    5/13/2004 10:47:40 AM - G Milner: Taken from MS site:

    http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q256650

    Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 256650 ;

    =========================================================================*/

    SET NOCOUNT ON

    DECLARE @LogicalFileName sysname,

    @MaxMinutes INT,

    @NewSize INT

    -- *** check out the database file names:

    -- sp_helpdb MyDBName

    -- *** MAKE SURE TO CHANGE THE NEXT 4 LINES WITH YOUR CRITERIA. ***

    USE MyDBName -- This is the name of the database

    -- for which the log will be shrunk.

    SELECT @LogicalFileName = 'MyDBName_Log', -- Use sp_helpfile to

    -- identify the logical file

    -- name that you want to shrink.

    @MaxMinutes = 2, -- Limit on time allowed to wrap log.

    @NewSize = 50 -- in MB

    -- Setup / initialize

    DECLARE @OriginalSize int

    SELECT @OriginalSize = size -- in 8K pages

    FROM sysfiles

    WHERE name = @LogicalFileName

    SELECT 'Original Size of ' + db_name() + ' LOG is ' +

    CONVERT(VARCHAR(30),@OriginalSize) + ' 8K pages or ' +

    CONVERT(VARCHAR(30),(@OriginalSize*8/1024)) + 'MB'

    FROM sysfiles

    WHERE name = @LogicalFileName

    CREATE TABLE DummyTrans

    (DummyColumn char (8000) not null)

    -- Wrap log and truncate it.

    DECLARE @Counter INT,

    @StartTime DATETIME,

    @TruncLog VARCHAR(255)

    SELECT @StartTime = GETDATE(),

    @TruncLog = 'BACKUP LOG ['+ db_name() + '] WITH TRUNCATE_ONLY'

    -- Try an initial shrink.

    DBCC SHRINKFILE (@LogicalFileName, @NewSize)

    EXEC (@TruncLog)

    -- Wrap the log if necessary.

    WHILE @MaxMinutes > DATEDIFF (mi, @StartTime, GETDATE()) -- time has not expired

    AND @OriginalSize = (SELECT size FROM sysfiles WHERE name = @LogicalFileName) -- the log has not shrunk

    AND (@OriginalSize * 8 /1024) > @NewSize -- The value passed in for new size is smaller than the current size.

    BEGIN -- Outer loop.

    SELECT @Counter = 0

    WHILE ((@Counter < @OriginalSize / 16) AND (@Counter < 50000))

    BEGIN -- update

    INSERT DummyTrans VALUES ('Fill Log') -- Because it is a char field it inserts 8000 bytes.

    DELETE DummyTrans

    SELECT @Counter = @Counter + 1

    END -- update

    EXEC (@TruncLog) -- See if a trunc of the log shrinks it.

    END -- outer loop

    SELECT 'Final Size of ' + db_name() + ' LOG is ' +

    CONVERT(VARCHAR(30),size) + ' 8K pages or ' +

    CONVERT(VARCHAR(30),(size*8/1024)) + 'MB'

    FROM sysfiles

    WHERE name = @LogicalFileName

    DROP TABLE DummyTrans

    PRINT '*** Perform a full database backup ***'

    SET NOCOUNT OFF

    /* to shring the database file (optional) */

    -- DBCC SHRINKFILE (MyDBName_Data,1000)

    G. Milner