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Backup.Initialize Property

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Gets or sets a Boolean property value that determines whether the devices associated with a backup operation are initialized as part of the backup operation.

Namespace: Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo
Assembly: Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo (in microsoft.sqlserver.smo.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Property Initialize As Boolean

public bool Initialize { get; set; }

public:
property bool Initialize {
    bool get ();
    void set (bool value);
}

/** @property */
public boolean get_Initialize ()

/** @property */
public void set_Initialize (boolean value)

public function get Initialize () : boolean

public function set Initialize (value : boolean)

Property Value

A Boolean value that specifies whether the backup devices will be initialized. If True, the backup specified becomes the first backup set on the media, overwriting any existing backup sets on the media. The backup media is not overwritten if either of the following conditions is met:

  • All backup sets on the media have not yet expired.

  • The optionally specified backup set name does not match the name on the backup media. Specify the backup set name with the BackupSetName property.

If False (default), the backup specified creates a new backup set appended as the last backup set on the medium.

Remarks

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

Example

How to: Back Up Databases and Transaction Logs in Visual Basic .NET

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

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

See Also

Reference

Backup Class
Backup Members
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo Namespace

Other Resources

Backing Up and Restoring Databases in SQL Server
BACKUP (Transact-SQL)