Server.Databases Property
Represents a collection of Database objects. Each Database object represents a database defined on the instance of SQL Server.
Namespace: Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo
Assembly: Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo (in Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
<SfcObjectAttribute(SfcContainerRelationship.ObjectContainer, SfcContainerCardinality.ZeroToAny, _
GetType(Database), SfcObjectFlags.Design)> _
Public ReadOnly Property Databases As DatabaseCollection
Get
'Usage
Dim instance As Server
Dim value As DatabaseCollection
value = instance.Databases
[SfcObjectAttribute(SfcContainerRelationship.ObjectContainer, SfcContainerCardinality.ZeroToAny,
typeof(Database), SfcObjectFlags.Design)]
public DatabaseCollection Databases { get; }
[SfcObjectAttribute(SfcContainerRelationship::ObjectContainer, SfcContainerCardinality::ZeroToAny,
typeof(Database), SfcObjectFlags::Design)]
public:
property DatabaseCollection^ Databases {
DatabaseCollection^ get ();
}
[<SfcObjectAttribute(SfcContainerRelationship.ObjectContainer, SfcContainerCardinality.ZeroToAny,
typeof(Database), SfcObjectFlags.Design)>]
member Databases : DatabaseCollection
function get Databases () : DatabaseCollection
Property Value
Type: Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.DatabaseCollection
A DatabaseCollection object that represents all the databases defined on the instance of SQL Server.
Remarks
Specific databases can be referenced by using this collection and specifying the name of the database. To create a new database, call the database constructor Database.
Examples
Visual Basic
'Connect to the local, default instance of SQL Server.
Dim srv As Server
srv = New Server
'Modify a property using the Databases, Tables, and Columns collections to reference a column.
srv.Databases("AdventureWorks2012").Tables("Person", "Person").Columns("ModifiedDate").Nullable = True
'Call the Alter method to make the change on the instance of SQL Server.
srv.Databases("AdventureWorks2012").Tables("Person", "Person").Columns("ModifiedDate").Alter()
PowerShell
$srv = new-object Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Server("(local)")
$db = $srv.Databases.Item("AdventureWorks2012")
$tb = $db.Tables.Item("Person", "Person")
$col = $tb.Columns.Item("LastName")
$col.Nullable = $TRUE
$col.Alter()
See Also
Reference
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo Namespace