LinkedServer.ProviderString Property

Gets or sets the connection string used to connect to a linked server by way of the OLE DB Provider.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
<DmfIgnorePropertyAttribute> _
<SfcPropertyAttribute(SfcPropertyFlags.None Or SfcPropertyFlags.ReadOnlyAfterCreation Or SfcPropertyFlags.Standalone)> _
Public Property ProviderString As String 
    Get 
    Set
'Usage
Dim instance As LinkedServer 
Dim value As String 

value = instance.ProviderString

instance.ProviderString = value
[DmfIgnorePropertyAttribute]
[SfcPropertyAttribute(SfcPropertyFlags.None|SfcPropertyFlags.ReadOnlyAfterCreation|SfcPropertyFlags.Standalone)]
public string ProviderString { get; set; }
[DmfIgnorePropertyAttribute]
[SfcPropertyAttribute(SfcPropertyFlags::None|SfcPropertyFlags::ReadOnlyAfterCreation|SfcPropertyFlags::Standalone)]
public:
property String^ ProviderString {
    String^ get ();
    void set (String^ value);
}
[<DmfIgnorePropertyAttribute>]
[<SfcPropertyAttribute(SfcPropertyFlags.None|SfcPropertyFlags.ReadOnlyAfterCreation|SfcPropertyFlags.Standalone)>]
member ProviderString : string with get, set
function get ProviderString () : String 
function set ProviderString (value : String)

Property Value

Type: System.String
A String value that specifies the connection string used to connect to the link server by way of the OLE DB Provider.

Remarks

The connection string is used as an alternative to setting the DataSource and ProviderName properties. Use the ProviderString property when complex connection settings are required. See the OLE DB Provider settings for the particular product and provider for further information about the syntax for the connection string.

Examples

Using Linked Servers in SMO

See Also

Reference

LinkedServer Class

Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo Namespace

Other Resources

Linked Servers (Database Engine)

sp_addlinkedserver (Transact-SQL)