Database Constructor (Server, String)

Initializes a new instance of the Database class on the specified server and with the specified name.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub New ( _
    server As Server, _
    name As String _
)
'Usage
Dim server As Server 
Dim name As String 

Dim instance As New Database(server, _
    name)

public Database(
    Server server,
    string name
)

public:
Database(
    Server^ server, 
    String^ name
)

new : 
        server:Server * 
        name:string -> Database

public function Database(
    server : Server, 
    name : String
)

Parameters

• server
  Type: Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Server
  A Server object that represents the instance of SQL Server on which the database exists.

• name
  Type: System.String
  A String value that specifies the name of the database.

Examples

VB

'Connect to the local, default instance of SQL Server.
Dim srv As Server
srv = New Server
'Define a Database object variable by supplying the server and the database name arguments in the constructor.
Dim db As Database
db = New Database(srv, "Test_SMO_Database")
'Create the database on the instance of SQL Server.
db.Create()
'Reference the database and display the date when it was created.
db = srv.Databases("Test_SMO_Database")
Console.WriteLine(db.CreateDate)
'Remove the database.
db.Drop()

PowerShell

$srv = new-Object Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Server("(local)")
$db = New-Object Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Database($srv, "Test_SMO_Database")
$db.Create()
Write-Host $db.CreateDate
$db.Drop()

See Also

Reference

Database Class

Database Overload

Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo Namespace

Other Resources

Working with Database Objects

Creating, Altering, and Removing Databases

CREATE DATABASE (Transact-SQL)