Database.FileGroups Property

Represents a collection of FileGroup objects. Each FileGroup object represents a filegroup defined on the database.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public ReadOnly Property FileGroups As FileGroupCollection

public FileGroupCollection FileGroups { get; }

public:
property FileGroupCollection^ FileGroups {
    FileGroupCollection^ get ();
}

/** @property */
public FileGroupCollection get_FileGroups ()

public function get FileGroups () : FileGroupCollection

Property Value

A FileGroupCollection object that represents all the filegroups defined on the database.

Remarks

Updated text:17 July 2006

Specific file groups can be referenced by using this collection by specifying the name of the file group. To add a new file group to the collection, call the file group constructor, FileGroup.

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

'Reference the AdventureWorks database.
Dim db As Database
db = srv.Databases("AdventureWorks")

'Display all the log files in the database.
Dim lf As LogFile
For Each lf In db.LogFiles
   Console.WriteLine(lf.Name)
Next

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

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

Other Resources

How to: Create, Alter, and Remove a Database in Visual Basic .NET
Using Filegroups and Files to Store Data
Creating, Altering, and Removing Databases
CREATE DATABASE (Transact-SQL)

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