Database.DatabaseGuid Property

Gets the Guid value that uniquely identifies the database.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
<SfcPropertyAttribute(SfcPropertyFlags.Standalone)> _
Public ReadOnly Property DatabaseGuid As Guid
    Get
'Usage
Dim instance As Database
Dim value As Guid

value = instance.DatabaseGuid
[SfcPropertyAttribute(SfcPropertyFlags.Standalone)]
public Guid DatabaseGuid { get; }
[SfcPropertyAttribute(SfcPropertyFlags::Standalone)]
public:
property Guid DatabaseGuid {
    Guid get ();
}
[<SfcPropertyAttribute(SfcPropertyFlags.Standalone)>]
member DatabaseGuid : Guid
function get DatabaseGuid () : Guid

Property Value

Type: System.Guid
A Guid system object value that uniquely identifies the database.

Examples

VB

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

'Reference the AdventureWorks2008R2 database.
Dim db As Database
db = srv.Databases("AdventureWorks2008R2")

'Display the database GUIDs.
Console.WriteLine("Database GUID is " + _
db.DatabaseGuid.ToString)
Console.WriteLine("Service Broker GUID is " + _
db.ServiceBrokerGuid.ToString)
Console.WriteLine("Recovery Fork GUID is " + _
db.RecoveryForkGuid.ToString)

PowerShell

$srv = new-Object Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Server("(local)")
$db = New-Object Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Database
$db = $srv.Databases.Item("AdventureWorks2008R2")

Write-Host "Database GUID is" $db.DatabaseGuid
Write-Host "Service Broker GUID is" $db.ServiceBrokerGuid
Write-Host "Recovery Fork GUID is" $db.RecoveryForkGuid