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DataFile.IsPrimaryFile Property

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Gets the Boolean property value that specifies whether the data file is the primary file of the database.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Property IsPrimaryFile As Boolean

public bool IsPrimaryFile { get; set; }

public:
property bool IsPrimaryFile {
    bool get ();
    void set (bool value);
}

/** @property */
public boolean get_IsPrimaryFile ()

/** @property */
public void set_IsPrimaryFile (boolean value)

public function get IsPrimaryFile () : boolean

public function set IsPrimaryFile (value : boolean)

Property Value

A Boolean value that specifies whether the data file is the primary file or a secondary file. If True, the data file the primary file. If False (default), the data file is a secondary file.

Remarks

The primary file has an .mdf file extension and secondary files have an .ndf file extension.

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

Example

How to: Add FileGroups and DataFiles to a Database 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

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

Other Resources

Using Filegroups and Files to Store Data
Physical Database Files and Filegroups
CREATE DATABASE (Transact-SQL)