BackupDevice.ReadBackupHeader Method
Enumerates the contents of the media maintained by a backup device or operating system file.
Namespace: Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo
Assembly: Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo (in Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Function ReadBackupHeader As DataTable
'Usage
Dim instance As BackupDevice
Dim returnValue As DataTable
returnValue = instance.ReadBackupHeader()
public DataTable ReadBackupHeader()
public:
DataTable^ ReadBackupHeader()
member ReadBackupHeader : unit -> DataTable
public function ReadBackupHeader() : DataTable
Return Value
Type: System.Data.DataTable
A DataTable system object that contains the backup device or operating system file media information.
Remarks
The ReadBackupHeader method returns the backup header information into a DataTable object. The information returned is dependent on the version of SQL Server and is equivalent to the RESTOR HEADER ONLY Transact-SQL command.
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