AppRole Property

This feature will be removed in a future version of Microsoft SQL Server. Avoid using this feature in new development work, and plan to modify applications that currently use this feature.

The AppRole property exposes the security context for a database role.

Syntax

object
.AppRole [= value]

Parts

• object
  An expression that evaluates to an object in the Applies To list

• value
  TRUE or FALSE

Data Type

Boolean

Modifiable

Read/write

Prototype (C/C++)

HRESULT GetAppRole(LPBOOL pRetVal);
HRESULT SetAppRole(BOOL NewValue);

Remarks

Microsoft SQL Server supports database roles defined specifically for use by client applications. For more information about database roles used by client applications, see Database-Level Roles.

A password is required for any application role. If AppRole is TRUE, a value must be supplied for the DatabaseRoleobjectPassword property.

Applies To:

DatabaseRole Object