How to: Copy an SMO Object in Visual Basic .NET
This section describes how to make a copy a ServerConnection object by using Visual Basic .NET.
The code example uses the Copy method to create a copy of the Server object. The Server object represents a connection to an instance of SQL Server.
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Start Visual Studio 2005.
On the File menu, select New Project. The New Project dialog box appears.
In the Project Types pane, select Visual Basic. In the Templates pane, select Console Application.
(Optional) In the Name box, type the name of the new application.
Click OK to load the Visual Basic console application template.
On the Project menu, select Add Reference item. The Add Reference dialog box appears. Select Browse and locate the SMO assemblies in the C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\SDK\Assemblies folder and select the following files:
Microsoft.SqlServer.ConnectionInfo.dll
Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo.dll
Microsoft.SqlServer.SqlEnum.dll
Microsoft.SqlServer.SmoEnum.dll
On the View menu, click Code.-Or-Select the Module1.vb window to display the code window.
In the code, before any declarations, type the following Imports statements to qualify the types in the SMO namespace.
Imports Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo Imports Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.CommonInsert the code below into the main program.
Run and build the application.
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'Connect to the local, default instance of SQL Server.
Dim srv1 As Server
srv1 = New Server()
'Modify the default database and the timeout period for the connection.
srv1.ConnectionContext.DatabaseName = "AdventureWorks"
srv1.ConnectionContext.ConnectTimeout = 30
'Make a second connection using a copy of the ConnectionContext property and verify settings.
Dim srv2 As Server
srv2 = New Server(srv1.ConnectionContext.Copy)
Console.WriteLine(srv2.ConnectionContext.ConnectTimeout.ToString)