LinkedServer.Drop Method ()
Removes the reference to the linked server from the instance of Microsoft SQL Server.
Namespace: Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo
Assembly: Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo (in microsoft.sqlserver.smo.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Sub Drop
public void Drop ()
public:
virtual void Drop () sealed
public final void Drop ()
public final function Drop ()
Remarks
This method removes the registration item that represents a linked server. It does not remove an instance of SQL Server.
This namespace, class, or member is supported only in version 2.0 of the Microsoft .NET Framework.
Example
How to: Link to an OLE-DB Provider Server in Visual Basic .NET
Thread Safety
Any public static (Shared in Microsoft Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.
Platforms
Development Platforms
For a list of the supported platforms, see Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2005.
Target Platforms
For a list of the supported platforms, see Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2005.
See Also
Reference
LinkedServer Class
LinkedServer Members
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo Namespace
Other Resources
Using Linked Servers in SMO
Linking Servers
sp_addlinkedserver (Transact-SQL)