Settings.DefaultLog Property

Gets or sets the default log file directory for the instance of Microsoft SQL Server.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
<SfcPropertyAttribute(SfcPropertyFlags.Standalone)> _
Public Property DefaultLog As String 
    Get 
    Set
'Usage
Dim instance As Settings 
Dim value As String 

value = instance.DefaultLog

instance.DefaultLog = value
[SfcPropertyAttribute(SfcPropertyFlags.Standalone)]
public string DefaultLog { get; set; }
[SfcPropertyAttribute(SfcPropertyFlags::Standalone)]
public:
property String^ DefaultLog {
    String^ get ();
    void set (String^ value);
}
[<SfcPropertyAttribute(SfcPropertyFlags.Standalone)>]
member DefaultLog : string with get, set
function get DefaultLog () : String 
function set DefaultLog (value : String)

Property Value

Type: System.String
A String value that specifies the default log file directory for the instance of SQL Server.

Remarks

The default log file directory is where the log files are stored on the instance of SQL Server unless otherwise specified in the FileName property. This directory contains the .ldf transaction log files. This is set to C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50\MSSQL\Data by default.

Examples

Configuring SQL Server in SMO

See Also

Reference

Settings Class

Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo Namespace