IDTSInput90.ExternalMetadataColumnCollection Property

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12/03/2008

Gets the collection of columns that reflects the columns in an external data source, which are used to validate an IDTSInputColumnCollection90 when the component is not connected to the external data source.

Namespace: Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Pipeline.Wrapper
Assembly: Microsoft.SqlServer.DTSPipelineWrap (in microsoft.sqlserver.dtspipelinewrap.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<DispIdAttribute(116)> _
ReadOnly Property ExternalMetadataColumnCollection As IDTSExternalMetadataColumnCollection90

[DispIdAttribute(116)] 
IDTSExternalMetadataColumnCollection90 ExternalMetadataColumnCollection { get; }

[DispIdAttribute(116)] 
property IDTSExternalMetadataColumnCollection90^ ExternalMetadataColumnCollection {
    IDTSExternalMetadataColumnCollection90^ get ();
}

/** @property */
/** @attribute DispIdAttribute(116) */ 
IDTSExternalMetadataColumnCollection90 get_ExternalMetadataColumnCollection ()

DispIdAttribute(116) 
function get ExternalMetadataColumnCollection () : IDTSExternalMetadataColumnCollection90

Property Value

The IDTSExternalMetadataColumnCollection90 of the IDTSInput90 object.

Remarks

The ExternalMetadataColumnCollection enables components to validate the columns in its InputColumnCollection when the component is disconnected from its external data source, or when an expensive connected validation is not desirable.

Columns are inserted into the collection using the MapInputColumn method.

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Microsoft Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Platforms

Development Platforms

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

Target Platforms