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sp_OASetProperty (Transact-SQL)

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Sets a property of an OLE object to a new value.

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Syntax

sp_OASetProperty objecttoken , propertyname , newvalue [ , index... ]

Arguments

  • objecttoken
    Is the object token of an OLE object that was previously created by sp_OACreate.

  • propertyname
    Is the property name of the OLE object to set to a new value.

  • newvalue
    Is the new value of the property, and must be a value of the appropriate data type.

  • index
    Is an index parameter. If specified, index must be a value of the appropriate data type.

    Some properties have parameters. These properties are called indexed properties, and the parameters are called index parameters. A property can have multiple index parameters.

    Note

    The parameters for this stored procedure are specified by position, not name.

Return Code Values

0 (success) or a nonzero number (failure) that is the integer value of the HRESULT returned by the OLE Automation object.

For more information about HRESULT Return Codes, see OLE Automation Return Codes and Error Information.

Permissions

Requires membership in the sysadmin fixed server role.

Examples

The following example sets the HostName property (of the previously created SQLServer object) to a new value.

EXEC @hr = sp_OASetProperty @object, 'HostName', 'Gizmo'
IF @hr <> 0
BEGIN
   EXEC sp_OAGetErrorInfo @object
    RETURN
END

See Also

Reference

OLE Automation Stored Procedures (Transact-SQL)

OLE Automation Sample Script