Server.PingSqlServerVersion Method (String, String, String)

Article
12/03/2008

Get the version number of the specified instance of Microsoft SQL Server using the specified login and password to gain access.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function PingSqlServerVersion ( _
    serverName As String, _
    login As String, _
    password As String _
) As ServerVersion

public ServerVersion PingSqlServerVersion (
    string serverName,
    string login,
    string password
)

public:
ServerVersion^ PingSqlServerVersion (
    String^ serverName, 
    String^ login, 
    String^ password
)

public ServerVersion PingSqlServerVersion (
    String serverName, 
    String login, 
    String password
)

public function PingSqlServerVersion (
    serverName : String, 
    login : String, 
    password : String
) : ServerVersion

Parameters

serverName
A String value that specifies the name of the instance of SQL Server.

password
A String value that specifies the login password.

Return Value

A ServerVersion object value that specifies the version of the instance of SQL Server.

Remarks

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

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