DatabaseFile.Shrink Method

Shrinks a database file.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub Shrink ( _
    newSizeInMB As Integer, _
    shrinkType As ShrinkMethod _
)
'Usage
Dim instance As DatabaseFile 
Dim newSizeInMB As Integer 
Dim shrinkType As ShrinkMethod

instance.Shrink(newSizeInMB, shrinkType)

public void Shrink(
    int newSizeInMB,
    ShrinkMethod shrinkType
)

public:
void Shrink(
    int newSizeInMB, 
    ShrinkMethod shrinkType
)

member Shrink : 
        newSizeInMB:int * 
        shrinkType:ShrinkMethod -> unit

public function Shrink(
    newSizeInMB : int, 
    shrinkType : ShrinkMethod
)

Parameters

• newSizeInMB
  Type: System.Int32
  An Int32 value that specifies the new size of the database file.

• shrinkType
  Type: Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.ShrinkMethod
  A ShrinkMethod object value that specifies the shrink options.

Examples

Using Filegroups and Files to Store Data

See Also

Reference

DatabaseFile Class

Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo Namespace

Other Resources

Files and Filegroups Architecture