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DistributionDatabase.DataFile Property

Gets or sets the name of the data file for the distribution database.

Namespace:  Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication
Assembly:  Microsoft.SqlServer.Rmo (in Microsoft.SqlServer.Rmo.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Property DataFile As String
    Get
    Set
'Usage
Dim instance As DistributionDatabase
Dim value As String

value = instance.DataFile

instance.DataFile = value

public string DataFile { get; set; }

public:
property String^ DataFile {
    String^ get ();
    void set (String^ value);
}

member DataFile : string with get, set

function get DataFile () : String
function set DataFile (value : String)

Property Value

Type: System.String
A String value.

Remarks

The DataFile property cannot be set for an existing distribution database.

The DataFile property can only be retrieved by members of the db_owner or replmonitor fixed database role on the distribution database or by users in the publication access list (PAL) of a publication using the distribution database.

The DataFile property can only be set by members of the sysadmin fixed server role at the Distributor.

Retrieving the DataFile property is equivalent to executing sp_helpdistributiondb.

Setting the DataFile property is equivalent to executing sp_adddistributiondb.

The DataFile property is available with SQL Server 7.0, SQL Server 2000, and SQL Server 2005.

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