BackupRestoreBase.SetMediaPassword Method (String)

Sets the password for a media set.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub SetMediaPassword ( _
    value As String _
)
public void SetMediaPassword (
    string value
)
public:
void SetMediaPassword (
    String^ value
)
public void SetMediaPassword (
    String value
)
public function SetMediaPassword (
    value : String
)

Parameters

  • value
    A String value that specifies the password for the media set.

Remarks

Use a password to protect the medium when the medium contains one or more backup sets that can be accessed by the same person.

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

Example

How to: Back Up Databases and Transaction Logs in Visual Basic .NET

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

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

Other Resources

RESTORE (Transact-SQL)
BACKUP (Transact-SQL)
Backing Up and Restoring Databases in SQL Server