ServerConnection Constructor (String, String, String)

Initializes a new instance of the ServerConnection class with the specified server instance and logon credentials.

Namespace:  Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Common
Assembly:  Microsoft.SqlServer.ConnectionInfo (in Microsoft.SqlServer.ConnectionInfo.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub New ( _
    serverInstance As String, _
    userName As String, _
    password As String _
)
'Usage
Dim serverInstance As String 
Dim userName As String 
Dim password As String 

Dim instance As New ServerConnection(serverInstance, _
    userName, password)
public ServerConnection(
    string serverInstance,
    string userName,
    string password
)
public:
ServerConnection(
    String^ serverInstance, 
    String^ userName, 
    String^ password
)
new : 
        serverInstance:string * 
        userName:string * 
        password:string -> ServerConnection
public function ServerConnection(
    serverInstance : String, 
    userName : String, 
    password : String
)

Parameters

  • serverInstance
    Type: String
    A String value that specifies the name of the instance of the server with which the connection is established.
  • userName
    Type: String
    A String value that specifies the logon account used to establish the referenced connection.
  • password
    Type: String
    A String value that specifies the password used with the logon account.

Examples

VB

'Declare a ServerConnection object variable to specify SQL authentication, login and password.
Dim conn As New ServerConnection
conn.LoginSecure = False
conn.Login = vlogin
conn.Password = vpassword
'Connect to the local, default instance of SQL Server.
Dim srv As Server
srv = New Server(conn)
'The actual connection is made when a property is retrieved.
Console.WriteLine(srv.Information.Version)
'The connection is automatically disconnected when the Server variable goes out of scope.

PowerShell

$conn = new-object Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Common.ServerConnection
$conn.LoginSecure = $FALSE
$conn.Login = vlogin
$conn.Password = vpassword
#Connect to the local, default instance of SQL Server
$srv = new-object Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Server($conn)
Write-Host $srv.Information.Version

See Also

Reference

ServerConnection Class

ServerConnection Overload

Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Common Namespace

Other Resources

Connecting to an Instance of SQL Server