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DataContext::DatabaseExists Method

Determines whether the associated database can be opened.

Namespace:  System.Data.Linq
Assembly:  System.Data.Linq (in System.Data.Linq.dll)

public:
bool DatabaseExists()

Return Value

Type: System::Boolean
true if the specified database can be opened; otherwise, false.

This method uses the connection in the Connection property to attempt to open the associated database.

The following example uses this method to determine whether a database already exists.

No code example is currently available or this language may not be supported.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
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