In this blog post, you’ll learn more about the Sybase Error ALTER of file %3 in dbspace %2 is not permitted because the file is a PRIMARY file. %1 and the reason for receiving this error
Sybase SQL Error Message
ALTER of file %3 in dbspace %2 is not permitted because the file is a PRIMARY file. %1
Reason for this Error
ALTER DBSPACE dbspace ALTER FILE filename ONLINE/OFFLINE is not permitted if the DAS dbfile is a PRIMARY file. To put this dbfile offline, first make this file a MIRROR by making one of its mirrors the primary.