DataFile Class

The DataFile object represents a Microsoft SQL Server data file.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public NotInheritable Class DataFile
    Inherits DatabaseFile
    Implements ICreatable
public sealed class DataFile : DatabaseFile, ICreatable
public ref class DataFile sealed : public DatabaseFile, ICreatable
public final class DataFile extends DatabaseFile implements ICreatable
public final class DataFile extends DatabaseFile implements ICreatable

Remarks

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

To get the DataFile object properties, users can be a member of the public fixed server role.

To set the DataFile object properties, users must have ALTER permission on the database or be a member of the db_owner fixed database role.

To create a data file, users must have ALTER permission on the database or be a member of the db_owner fixed database role.

To drop a data file, users must have ALTER permission on the database or be a member of the db_owner fixed database role.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
   Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.SmoObjectBase
     Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.SqlSmoObject
       Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.NamedSmoObject
         Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.DatabaseFile
          Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.DataFile

Example

How to: Add FileGroups and DataFiles to a Database 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

DataFile Members
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo Namespace

Other Resources

Using Filegroups and Files to Store Data
Physical Database Files and Filegroups
CREATE DATABASE (Transact-SQL)

Change History

Release

History

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  • Modified the description of the IsSparse property.