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DataFolder 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 DataFolder property specifies the path of the operating system files implementing the referenced Microsoft SQL Server replication distribution database.

Syntax

object
.DataFolder [=value]

Parts

  • object
    An expression that evaluates to an object in the Applies To list

  • value
    A string that specifies an operating system path by name

Data Type

String

Modifiable

Read/write if the DistributionDatabase object is used to create a replication distribution database. Read-only if a DistributionDatabase object references an existing SQL Server database.

Prototype (C/C++)

HRESULT GetDataFolder(SQLDMO_LPBSTR pRetVal);
HRESULT SetDataFolder(SQLDMO_LPCSTR NewValue);

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

When using the DistributionDatabase object to create a replication distribution database, fully specify an operating system file by setting the DataFolder and DataFile properties.

See Also

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