ORIGINAL_DB_NAME (Transact-SQL)

Applies to: SQL Server Azure SQL Managed Instance

Returns the database name specified by the user in the database connection string. This database is specified by using the sqlcmd-d option (USE database). It can also be specified with the Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) data source expression (initial catalog =databasename).

This database is different from the default user database.

Transact-SQL syntax conventions

Syntax

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ORIGINAL_DB_NAME ()  

Remarks

If the initial database isn't specified, the function returns an empty string.

See Also

sqlcmd Utility
osql Utility
SQL Server Native Client (ODBC)