The PhysicalName property specifies the path and file name of the operating system file storing Microsoft® SQL Server™ database or transaction log data.
| DBFile Object | LogFile Object |
object.PhysicalName [= value]
| Part | Description |
|---|---|
| object | Expression that evaluates to an object in the Applies To list |
| value | String specifying an operating system file |
The PhysicalName property is a string of up to 260 characters.
Specify an operating system file using either drive and directory-based or UNC file naming. For example, the strings C:\Mssql7\Data\Northwnd.mdf and \\Seattle1\Mssql7\Data\Northwnd.mdf are each valid for PhysicalName.
String
Read/write
HRESULT GetPhysicalName(SQLDMO_LPBSTR pRetVal)
HRESULT SetPhysicalName(SQLDMO_LPCSTR NewValue)
Note SQL-DMO strings are always returned as OLE BSTR objects. A C/C++ application obtains a reference to the string. The reference must release the reference by using SysFreeString.