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LinkedServer.ProviderName Property

Gets or sets the name of the OLE DB provider used to connect to the linked server.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
<SfcPropertyAttribute(SfcPropertyFlags.ReadOnlyAfterCreation)> _
Public Property ProviderName As String
    Get
    Set
'Usage
Dim instance As LinkedServer
Dim value As String

value = instance.ProviderName

instance.ProviderName = value

[SfcPropertyAttribute(SfcPropertyFlags.ReadOnlyAfterCreation)]
public string ProviderName { get; set; }

[SfcPropertyAttribute(SfcPropertyFlags::ReadOnlyAfterCreation)]
public:
property String^ ProviderName {
    String^ get ();
    void set (String^ value);
}

[<SfcPropertyAttribute(SfcPropertyFlags.ReadOnlyAfterCreation)>]
member ProviderName : string with get, set

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

Property Value

Type: System.String
A String value that specifies the OLE DB provider.