Database.CreateDate Property

Gets the date that the database was created.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public ReadOnly Property CreateDate As DateTime
public DateTime CreateDate { get; }
public:
property DateTime CreateDate {
    DateTime get ();
}
/** @property */
public DateTime get_CreateDate ()
public function get CreateDate () : DateTime

Property Value

A DateTime object value that specifies the date when the database was created.

Remarks

Updated text:17 July 2006

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

Example

'Connect to the local, default instance of SQL Server.
Dim srv As Server
srv = New Server

'Reference the AdventureWorks database.
Dim db As Database
db = srv.Databases("AdventureWorks")

'Display date data for the database.
Console.WriteLine(db.Name)
Console.WriteLine("Created on " + db.CreateDate)
Console.WriteLine("Last backed up on " + db.LastBackupDate)
Console.WriteLine("Log last backed up on " + db.LastLogBackupDate)

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

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

Other Resources

How to: Create, Alter, and Remove a Database in Visual Basic .NET
Creating, Altering, and Removing Databases
CREATE DATABASE (Transact-SQL)

Change History

Release

History

17 July 2006

Changed content:
  • Added code to the Example section.