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Server.DeleteBackupHistory Method (String)

Deletes the backup history for the specified database.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub DeleteBackupHistory ( _
    database As String _
)
'Usage
Dim instance As Server
Dim database As String

instance.DeleteBackupHistory(database)

public void DeleteBackupHistory(
    string database
)

public:
void DeleteBackupHistory(
    String^ database
)

member DeleteBackupHistory : 
        database:string -> unit 

public function DeleteBackupHistory(
    database : String
)

Parameters

  • database
    Type: System.String
    A String value that specifies the name of the database for which the backup history is deleted.

Remarks

Use this method to remove backup history logs for a specific database on the instance of SQL Server.

Examples

'Connect to the local, default instance of SQL Server.
Dim srv2 As Server
srv2 = New Server

'Delete backup history from the database specified.
srv3.DeleteBackupHistory("AdventureWorks")