sp_OASetProperty (T-SQL)

Sets a property of an OLE object to a new value.

Syntax

sp_OASetProperty objecttoken,
    propertyname,
    newvalue
    [, index...]

Arguments

objecttoken

Is the object token of an OLE object previously created by sp_OACreate.

propertyname

Is the property name of the OLE object to set to a new value.

newvalue

Is the new value of the property, and must be a value of the appropriate data type.

index

Is an index parameter. If specified, it must be a value of the appropriate data type.

Some properties have parameters. These properties are called indexed properties, and the parameters are called index parameters. A property can have multiple index parameters.

Note The parameters for this stored procedure are specified by position, not name.

Return Code Values

0 (success) or a nonzero number (failure) that is the integer value of the HRESULT returned by the OLE Automation object.

For more information about HRESULT Return Codes, see OLE Automation Return Codes and Error Information.

Result Sets

None

Examples

This example sets the HostName property (of the previously created SQLServer object) to a new value.

EXEC @hr = sp_OASetProperty @object, 'HostName', 'Gizmo'

IF @hr <> 0

BEGIN

    EXEC sp_displayoaerrorinfo @object, @hr

    RETURN

END

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