Can replication handle existing database?

Hello:
I have the following situatioin. A few months ago, I setup a secondary SQL
server with the same schema and data as the primary. But that server was
shut down for a few months.
Currently, I am thinking to set up replication (transaction). Since the
database is rather huge, I think I will try transaction replication. Do you
think it will work so that the secondary server will be in sync with the
primary server? This is the first time I am doing it.
Thanks,
Q
If the data is now out of sync, this'll need attending to first. You could
use Redgate's DataCompare to synchronize the subscriber with the publisher
then after that do a nosync initialization.
Cheers,
Paul Ibison SQL Server MVP, www.replicationanswers.com
(recommended sql server 2000 replication book:
http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602p.html)