Sequence.SetExpression Method
Assigns the specified expression to the property. Specify nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) to remove an existing expression from the property.
Namespace: Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime
Assembly: Microsoft.SqlServer.ManagedDTS (in Microsoft.SqlServer.ManagedDTS.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Sub SetExpression ( _
propertyName As String, _
expression As String _
)
'Usage
Dim instance As Sequence
Dim propertyName As String
Dim expression As String
instance.SetExpression(propertyName, _
expression)
public void SetExpression(
string propertyName,
string expression
)
public:
virtual void SetExpression(
String^ propertyName,
String^ expression
) sealed
abstract SetExpression :
propertyName:string *
expression:string -> unit
override SetExpression :
propertyName:string *
expression:string -> unit
public final function SetExpression(
propertyName : String,
expression : String
)
Parameters
- propertyName
Type: System.String
The name of the property to which to assign the expression.
- expression
Type: System.String
The expression.
Implements
Remarks
The propertyName can be any property available on the object.
Examples
The following code example uses SetExpression to modify the value of the Description on a Sequence container. Then GetExpression is used to retrieve the expression.
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime;
namespace Microsoft.SqlServer.SSIS.Sample
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
const String containerName = "Sequence";
Package pkg = new Package();
Sequence sequence = (Sequence)pkg.Executables.Add("STOCK:Sequence");
DtsProperties seqProps = sequence.Properties;
// View information about the Description property
// before setting it using the SetExpression method.
String desc = sequence.Description;
Console.WriteLine("Original value of Description: {0}", desc);
// Use SetExpression to give the Sequence a description.
String myExpression = "\"Testing " + containerName + "\"";
sequence.SetExpression("Description", myExpression);
// Note that I've tried using the Properties bag instead, with no change to the results.
//seqProps["Description"].SetExpression(sequence, myExpression);
//Validate the package to set the expression onto the property.
DTSExecResult valResult = pkg.Validate(null, null, null, null);
// Retrieve the new value and the expression.
String myNewDesc = sequence.Description;
String myNewExpression = sequence.GetExpression("Description");
Console.WriteLine("New value of Description: {0}", myNewDesc);
Console.WriteLine("Expression for Description: {0}", myNewExpression);
}
}
}
Sample Output:
Original value of Description:
New value of Description: Testing Sequence
Expression for Description: "Testing Sequence"