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ProductName Property

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 ProductName property is a representation of an OLE DB provider name that is specific to Microsoft SQL Server.

Syntax

object
.ProductName [= value]

Parts

  • object
    An expression that evaluates to an object in the Applies To list
  • value
    A string with a maximum of 128 characters that specifies an OLE DB provider product

Data Type

String

Modifiable

Read/write

Prototype (C/C++)

HRESULT GetProductName(SQLDMO_LPBSTR pRetVal);
HRESULT SetProductName(SQLDMO_LPCSTR NewVal);

Note

SQL Distributed Management Objects (SQL-DMO) strings are always returned as OLE BSTR objects. A C/C++ application obtains a reference to the string. The application must release the reference using SysFreeString.

Remarks

The ProductName property is implemented to support a shortcut method for creation of LinkedServer object-referenced, OLE DB data source definitions. For example, an instance of SQL Server can be linked by setting only two properties in a LinkedServer object. First, set the ProductName to SQL Server, and second, set the Name property to the name of an instance of SQL Server to be linked.

Applies To:

LinkedServer Object