Backup.MediaDescription Property
Gets or sets a textual description of the medium that contains a backup set.
Namespace: Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo
Assembly: Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo (in microsoft.sqlserver.smo.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Property MediaDescription As String
public string MediaDescription { get; set; }
public:
property String^ MediaDescription {
String^ get ();
void set (String^ value);
}
/** @property */
public String get_MediaDescription ()
/** @property */
public void set_MediaDescription (String value)
public function get MediaDescription () : String
public function set MediaDescription (value : String)
Property Value
A String value that contains a textual description of the medium.
Remarks
The MediaDescription is written to a tape medium when the medium is initialized.
This namespace, class, or member is supported only in version 2.0 of the Microsoft .NET Framework.
Example
How to: Back Up Databases and Transaction Logs 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
Backup Class
Backup Members
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo Namespace
Other Resources
Backing Up and Restoring Databases in SQL Server
BACKUP (Transact-SQL)