ServerConnection Constructor (String)

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Initializes a new instance of the ServerConnection class with the specified server instance.

Namespace: Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Common
Assembly: Microsoft.SqlServer.ConnectionInfo (in microsoft.sqlserver.connectioninfo.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub New ( _
    serverInstance As String _
)

public ServerConnection (
    string serverInstance
)

public:
ServerConnection (
    String^ serverInstance
)

public ServerConnection (
    String serverInstance
)

public function ServerConnection (
    serverInstance : String
)

Parameters

  • serverInstance
    A String value that specifies the name of the instance of the server with which the connection is established.

Remarks

This namespace, class, or member is supported only in version 2.0 of the Microsoft .NET Framework.

Example

'Connect to a remote instance of SQL Server.
Dim srv As Server
'The strServer string variable contains the name of a remote instance of SQL Server.
srv = New Server(strServer)
'The actual connection is made when a property is retrieved. 
Console.WriteLine(srv.Information.Version)
'The connection is automatically disconnected when the Server variable goes out of scope.

Platforms

Development Platforms

For a list of the supported platforms, see Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2005.

Target Platforms

For a list of the supported platforms, see Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2005.

See Also

Reference

ServerConnection Class
ServerConnection Members
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Common Namespace

Other Resources

How to: Connect to a Remote Instance of SQL Server by Using Windows Authentication in Visual Basic .NET
Connecting to an Instance of SQL Server