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Database.Alter Method (TimeSpan)

Updates any Database object property changes on the instance of SQL Server. 

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub Alter ( _
    transactionTerminationTime As TimeSpan _
)
'Usage
Dim instance As Database
Dim transactionTerminationTime As TimeSpan

instance.Alter(transactionTerminationTime)

public void Alter(
    TimeSpan transactionTerminationTime
)

public:
void Alter(
    TimeSpan transactionTerminationTime
)

member Alter : 
        transactionTerminationTime:TimeSpan -> unit 

public function Alter(
    transactionTerminationTime : TimeSpan
)

Parameters

  • transactionTerminationTime
    Type: System.TimeSpan
    A TimeSpan object value that specifies a period of time to let transactions complete before persisting the property changes with the Alter method.

Remarks

The Alter method updates any changes that have been made to the properties of the Database object since the Database object was created or since the last Alter statement. The modifications are combined and sent to the instance of SQL Server in a single network trip.

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()