FileGroup Class

The FileGroup object represents a Microsoft SQL Server file group.

Namespace: Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo
Assembly: Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo (in microsoft.sqlserver.smo.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public NotInheritable Class FileGroup
    Inherits NamedSmoObject
    Implements ICreatable, IAlterable, IDroppable, IRenamable, _
    IMarkForDrop

public sealed class FileGroup : NamedSmoObject, ICreatable, IAlterable, IDroppable, 
    IRenamable, IMarkForDrop

public ref class FileGroup sealed : public NamedSmoObject, ICreatable, IAlterable, IDroppable, 
    IRenamable, IMarkForDrop

public final class FileGroup extends NamedSmoObject implements ICreatable, IAlterable, 
    IDroppable, IRenamable, IMarkForDrop

public final class FileGroup extends NamedSmoObject implements ICreatable, IAlterable, 
    IDroppable, IRenamable, IMarkForDrop

Remarks

This namespace, class, or member is supported only in version 2.0 of the Microsoft .NET Framework.

To get FileGroup object properties, users can be a member of the public fixed server role.

To set FileGroup object properties, users must have ALTER permission on the database or be a member of the db_owner fixed database role.

To create a file group, users must have ALTER permission on the database or be a member of the db_owner fixed database role.

To drop a file group, users must have ALTER permission on the database or be a member of the db_owner fixed database role.

To run CheckFileGroup and CheckFileGroupDataOnly methods, users must be a member of the db_owner fixed database role or the sysadmin fixed server role.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
   Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.SmoObjectBase
     Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.SqlSmoObject
       Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.NamedSmoObject
        Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.FileGroup

Example

How to: Add FileGroups and DataFiles to a Database 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

FileGroup Members
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo Namespace

Other Resources

Using Filegroups and Files to Store Data
Using Files and Filegroups
CREATE TABLE (Transact-SQL)