DatabaseFile Class

The DatabaseFile object is a base class used in the construction of DataFile objects and LogFile objects.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Class DatabaseFile
    Inherits NamedSmoObject
    Implements IAlterable, IDroppable, IRenamable, IMarkForDrop
public class DatabaseFile : NamedSmoObject, IAlterable, IDroppable, IRenamable, 
    IMarkForDrop
public ref class DatabaseFile : public NamedSmoObject, IAlterable, IDroppable, IRenamable, 
    IMarkForDrop
public class DatabaseFile extends NamedSmoObject implements IAlterable, IDroppable, 
    IRenamable, IMarkForDrop
public class DatabaseFile extends NamedSmoObject implements IAlterable, IDroppable, 
    IRenamable, IMarkForDrop

Remarks

The DatabaseFile object is used to specify a file required to store data or a transaction log.

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

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
   Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.SmoObjectBase
     Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.SqlSmoObject
       Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.NamedSmoObject
        Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.DatabaseFile
           Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.DataFile
           Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.LogFile

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

DatabaseFile Members
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo Namespace

Other Resources

Using Filegroups and Files to Store Data
Physical Database Files and Filegroups