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DistributionDatabase.DataFolder Property

Gets or sets the path to the directory that contains the data file for the distribution database.

Namespace:  Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication
Assembly:  Microsoft.SqlServer.Rmo (in Microsoft.SqlServer.Rmo.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Property DataFolder As String
    Get
    Set
'Usage
Dim instance As DistributionDatabase
Dim value As String

value = instance.DataFolder

instance.DataFolder = value

public string DataFolder { get; set; }

public:
property String^ DataFolder {
    String^ get ();
    void set (String^ value);
}

member DataFolder : string with get, set

function get DataFolder () : String
function set DataFolder (value : String)

Property Value

Type: System.String
A String value.

Remarks

The DataFolder property cannot be set for an existing distribution database.

The DataFolder property can only be retrieved by members of the db_owner or replmonitor fixed database role on the distribution database or by users in the publication access list (PAL) of a publication using the distribution database.

The DataFolder property can only be set by members of the sysadmin fixed server role at the Distributor.

Retrieving the DataFolder property is equivalent to executing sp_helpdistributiondb.

Setting the DataFolder property is equivalent to executing sp_adddistributiondb.

The DataFolder property is available with SQL Server 7.0, SQL Server 2000, and SQL Server 2005.

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