Provides a mechanism for enumerating all available instances of SQL Server within the local network.
(in System.Data.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public NotInheritable Class SqlDataSourceEnumerator _
Inherits DbDataSourceEnumerator
Dim instance As SqlDataSourceEnumerator
public sealed class SqlDataSourceEnumerator : DbDataSourceEnumerator
public ref class SqlDataSourceEnumerator sealed : public DbDataSourceEnumerator
public final class SqlDataSourceEnumerator extends DbDataSourceEnumerator
Both SQL Server 2000 and SQL Server 2005 make it possible for applications to determine the existence of SQL Server instances within the current network. The SqlDataSourceEnumerator class exposes this information to the application developer, providing a DataTable containing information about all the available servers. This returned table contains a list of server instances that matches the list provided when a user attempts to create a new connection, and on the Connection Properties dialog box, expands the drop-down list containing all the available servers.
System..::.Object
System.Data.Common..::.DbDataSourceEnumerator
System.Data.Sql..::.SqlDataSourceEnumerator
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.
Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98
The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
.NET Framework
Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0
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