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DetachedDBInfo Method

This feature will be removed in a future version of Microsoft SQL Server. Avoid using this feature in new development work, and plan to modify applications that currently use this feature.

The DetachedDBInfo method returns information about a detached database.

Syntax

object
.DetachedDBInfo(
MDFName 
)
as
QueryResults

Parts

  • Object
    Expression that evaluates to an object in the Applies To list.
  • MDFName
    String that contains the name of the primary Microsoft SQL Server 2000 database file.

Prototype (C/C++)

HRESULT DetachedDBInfo(
SQLDMO_LPCSTR MDFName, 
LPSQLDMOQUERYRESULTS *ppResults);

Returns

A QueryResults object that contains one result set defined by these columns.

Column Data type Description

Property

string

Name of the item returned

Value

sql_variant

The property value

Remarks

The result set returned by DetachedDBInfo contains three rows:

  • Database name, returned as a Unicode string of sysname data type.
  • Database version, returned as an integer.
  • Collation ID, returned as a long integer.

Use the ListDetachedDBFiles method to list detached database files.

Note

If an application calls DetachedDBInfo on an instance of SQL Server version 7.0, the constant, SQLDMO_E_SQL80ONLY, and the message "This property or method requires Microsoft SQL Server 2000" are returned.

Applies To:

SQLServer2 Object

 

See Also

Reference

ListDetachedDBFiles Method

Help and Information

Getting SQL Server 2005 Assistance