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ConnectionValidSharedMemory function in dbmslpcn.dll Shared Memory

Applies to: SQL Server Azure SQL Database Azure SQL Managed Instance Azure Synapse Analytics Analytics Platform System (PDW)

Important

SQL Server Native Client (SNAC) isn't shipped with:

  • SQL Server 2022 (16.x) and later versions
  • SQL Server Management Studio 19 and later versions

The SQL Server Native Client (SQLNCLI or SQLNCLI11) and the legacy Microsoft OLE DB Provider for SQL Server (SQLOLEDB) aren't recommended for new application development.

For new projects, use one of the following drivers:

For SQLNCLI that ships as a component of SQL Server Database Engine (versions 2012 through 2019), see this Support Lifecycle exception.

The function determines whether SQL Server Shared Memory is installed and active.

Syntax

BOOL ConnectionValidSharedMemory(char * szServerName);

Parameters

szServerName

  • Type: char*

  • The name of the SQL Server.

Return value

Type: BOOL

Returns 0 if not valid; else returns nonzero.