LinkedServer.Drop Method (Boolean)

Removes the reference to the linked server from the instance of SQL Server.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub Drop ( _
    dropDependentLogins As Boolean _
)
'Usage
Dim instance As LinkedServer 
Dim dropDependentLogins As Boolean

instance.Drop(dropDependentLogins)
public void Drop(
    bool dropDependentLogins
)
public:
void Drop(
    bool dropDependentLogins
)
member Drop : 
        dropDependentLogins:bool -> unit
public function Drop(
    dropDependentLogins : boolean
)

Parameters

  • dropDependentLogins
    Type: System.Boolean
    A Boolean value that specifies whether to also drop logins that are dependent on the linked server that are represented by the LinkedServerLogins property.If True, the dependent logins are dropped. Otherwise, False.

Remarks

This method removes the registration item that represents a linked server. It does not remove an instance of SQL Server.

Examples

Using Linked Servers in SMO

See Also

Reference

LinkedServer Class

Drop Overload

Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo Namespace

Other Resources

Linked Servers (Database Engine)

sp_addlinkedserver (Transact-SQL)