InstAPI.GetSQLDataRootByInstID(INST_ID, StringBuilder, UInt32) Method
Definition
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Retrieves the SQL data file root directory by the given instance ID.
public:
static bool GetSQLDataRootByInstID(Microsoft::SqlServer::INST_ID ^ instanceID, System::Text::StringBuilder ^ directoryPath, System::UInt32 % bufferSize);
public static bool GetSQLDataRootByInstID (Microsoft.SqlServer.INST_ID instanceID, System.Text.StringBuilder directoryPath, ref uint bufferSize);
static member GetSQLDataRootByInstID : Microsoft.SqlServer.INST_ID * System.Text.StringBuilder * uint32 -> bool
Public Shared Function GetSQLDataRootByInstID (instanceID As INST_ID, directoryPath As StringBuilder, ByRef bufferSize As UInteger) As Boolean
Parameters
- instanceID
- INST_ID
A pointer to the instance ID of the relevant instance.
- directoryPath
- StringBuilder
A pointer to a buffer to receive the path.
- bufferSize
- UInt32
A pointer to a DWORD value to supply the length of the buffer. Returns the required length if the supplied buffer is too small.
Returns
true
if the call succeeded; otherwise, false
.