LinkedServer.Alter Method

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Updates any LinkedServer object property changes on the instance of Microsoft SQL Server.

Namespace: Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo
Assembly: Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo (in microsoft.sqlserver.smo.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub Alter

public void Alter ()

public:
virtual void Alter () sealed

public final void Alter ()

public final function Alter ()

Remarks

The Alter method updates any changes that have been made to the LinkedServer object's properties since the LinkedServer object was created or since the last Alter statement. The modifications are combined and sent to the instance of SQL Server in a single network trip to the instance of SQL Server.

This namespace, class, or member is supported only in version 2.0 of the Microsoft .NET Framework.

Example

How to: Link to an OLE-DB Provider Server in Visual Basic .NET

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

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

See Also

Reference

LinkedServer Class
LinkedServer Members
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo Namespace

Other Resources

Using Linked Servers in SMO
Linking Servers
sp_addlinkedserver (Transact-SQL)