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GenerateSQL Method (Backup, Restore)

This feature will be removed in a future version of Microsoft SQL Server. Avoid using this feature in new development work, and plan to modify applications that currently use this feature.

The GenerateSQL method returns a string that contains a Transact-SQL command batch used to perform the Microsoft SQL Server database backup or restore operation defined by the SQL Distributed Management Objects (SQL-DMO) object.

Syntax

object.GenerateSQL( )asString

Parts

  • object
    Expression that evaluates to an object in the Applies To list.

Prototype (C/C++)

HRESULT GenerateSQL(SQLDMO_LPBSTR pRetVal);

Note

SQL-DMO strings are always returned as OLE BSTR objects. A C/C++ application obtains a reference to the string. The application must release the reference using SysFreeString.

Returns

A Transact-SQL command batch as a string.