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LinkedServer.Drop Method (Boolean)

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

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub Drop ( _
    dropDependentLogins As Boolean _
)

public void Drop (
    bool dropDependentLogins
)

public:
void Drop (
    bool dropDependentLogins
)

public void Drop (
    boolean dropDependentLogins
)

public function Drop (
    dropDependentLogins : boolean
)

Parameters

  • dropDependentLogins
    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.

    If False, the dependent logins are not dropped.

Remarks

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

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

Example

How to: Link to an OLE-DB Provider Server 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

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

Other Resources

Using Linked Servers in SMO
Linking Servers
sp_addlinkedserver (Transact-SQL)