IDTSOutput90.ExternalMetadataColumnCollection Property

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12/03/2008

Gets the IDTSExternalMetadataColumnCollection90 of an IDTSOutput90 object.

Namespace: Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Pipeline.Wrapper
Assembly: Microsoft.SqlServer.DTSPipelineWrap (in microsoft.sqlserver.dtspipelinewrap.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<DispIdAttribute(118)> _
ReadOnly Property ExternalMetadataColumnCollection As IDTSExternalMetadataColumnCollection90

[DispIdAttribute(118)] 
IDTSExternalMetadataColumnCollection90 ExternalMetadataColumnCollection { get; }

[DispIdAttribute(118)] 
property IDTSExternalMetadataColumnCollection90^ ExternalMetadataColumnCollection {
    IDTSExternalMetadataColumnCollection90^ get ();
}

/** @property */
/** @attribute DispIdAttribute(118) */ 
IDTSExternalMetadataColumnCollection90 get_ExternalMetadataColumnCollection ()

DispIdAttribute(118) 
function get ExternalMetadataColumnCollection () : IDTSExternalMetadataColumnCollection90

Property Value

The IDTSExternalMetadataColumnCollection90 of the output.

Remarks

The ExternalMetadataColumnCollection property contains a collection of IDTSExternalMetadataColumn90 columns. This optional collection is populated by components that connect to external data sources and is used to maintain a snapshot of the columns from the external data source. The external metadata columns can then be used to validate the columns in the output column collection when the component is in a disconnected state.

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Microsoft Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Platforms

Development Platforms

For a list of the supported platforms, see Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2005.

Target Platforms