Server.KillDatabase Method

Deletes the specified database and drops any active connection.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub KillDatabase ( _
    database As String _
)

public void KillDatabase (
    string database
)

public:
void KillDatabase (
    String^ database
)

public void KillDatabase (
    String database
)

public function KillDatabase (
    database : String
)

Parameters

• database
  A String value that specifies the name of the database.

Remarks

Updated text:

This namespace, class, or member is supported only in version 2.0 of the Microsoft .NET Framework.

Example

'Connect to the local, default instance of SQL Server.
Dim srv As Server
srv = New Server
'Stop all processes running on the AdventureWorks database.
srv.KillAllProcesses("AdventureWorks")
'Stop the AventureWorks database.
srv.KillDatabase("AdventureWorks")
'Stop the specified process with ID 52.
srv.KillProcess(52)

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Microsoft Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Platforms

Development Platforms

For a list of the supported platforms, see Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2005.

Target Platforms

For a list of the supported platforms, see Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2005.

See Also

Reference

Server Class
Server Members
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo Namespace

Other Resources

How to: Use an SMO Method with a Parameter in Visual Basic .NET
Calling Methods
Managing Servers
KILL (Transact-SQL)

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