Server.EnumDirectories Method

Enumerates a list of directories relative to the specified path.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function EnumDirectories ( _
    path As String _
) As DataTable
'Usage
Dim instance As Server 
Dim path As String 
Dim returnValue As DataTable 

returnValue = instance.EnumDirectories(path)

public DataTable EnumDirectories(
    string path
)

public:
DataTable^ EnumDirectories(
    String^ path
)

member EnumDirectories : 
        path:string -> DataTable

public function EnumDirectories(
    path : String
) : DataTable

Parameters

• path
  Type: System.String
  A String value that specifies an operating system path.

Return Value

Type: System.Data.DataTable
A DataTable system object value that contains a list of directories relative to the specified path. The table describes the different columns of the returned DataTable.

Remarks

This method can be used on any directory. It is not limited to the SQL Server path.

Examples

C#

Server srv = new Server("(local)");

DataTable d = srv.EnumDirectories("C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft SQL Server");
foreach (DataRow r in d.Rows)
{
   Console.WriteLine("============================================");
   foreach(DataColumn c in d.Columns)
   {
      Console.WriteLine(c.ColumnName + " = " + r[c].ToString());
   }
}

PowerShell

$srv = new-Object Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Server("(local)")

$d = $srv.EnumDirectories("C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server ")

Foreach ($r in $d.Rows)
{
   Write-Host "============================================"
   Foreach ($c in $d.Columns)
   {
      Write-Host $c.ColumnName "=" $r[$c]
   }
}

See Also

Reference

Server Class

Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo Namespace

Other Resources

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