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Job.RemoveAllJobSteps Method

Removes all the job steps associated with the job.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub RemoveAllJobSteps
'Usage
Dim instance As Job

instance.RemoveAllJobSteps()
public void RemoveAllJobSteps()
public:
void RemoveAllJobSteps()
member RemoveAllJobSteps : unit -> unit
public function RemoveAllJobSteps()

Remarks

Successful execution of the RemoveAllJobSteps method disables the referenced job, and empties the JobSteps collection property of the Job object. To re-enable the referenced job, create JobStep objects and add them to the JobSteps collection property of the Job object.

Examples

The following code example disables the "Test Job" job and deletes all defined steps from it.

C#

Server srv = new Server("(local)");
Job jb = srv.JobServer.Jobs["Test Job"];
jb.RemoveAlljobSteps();

PowerShell

$srv = new-object Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Server("(local)")
$jb = $srv.JobServer.Jobs["Test Job"]
$jb.RemoveAllJobSteps()

See Also

Reference

Job Class

Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Agent Namespace

Other Resources

Scheduling Automatic Administrative Tasks in SQL Server Agent

Automated Administration Tasks (SQL Server Agent)

sp_delete_jobstep (Transact-SQL)