Server.InstallDataDirectory Property

Gets the local Windows directory where the installation data is stored for the instance of SQL Server.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
<SfcPropertyAttribute(SfcPropertyFlags.Standalone)> _
Public ReadOnly Property InstallDataDirectory As String 
    Get
'Usage
Dim instance As Server 
Dim value As String 

value = instance.InstallDataDirectory

[SfcPropertyAttribute(SfcPropertyFlags.Standalone)]
public string InstallDataDirectory { get; }

[SfcPropertyAttribute(SfcPropertyFlags::Standalone)]
public:
property String^ InstallDataDirectory {
    String^ get ();
}

[<SfcPropertyAttribute(SfcPropertyFlags.Standalone)>]
member InstallDataDirectory : string

function get InstallDataDirectory () : String

Property Value

Type: System.String
A String object that specifies the local directory where the installation data is stored for the instance of SQL Server.

Examples

C#

Server srv = new Server("(local)");
Console.WriteLine("SQL Server installation data is stored in the " + srv.FileStreamShareName.ToString() + " directory.");

PowerShell

$srv = new-Object Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Server("(local)")
Write-Host "SQL Server installation data is stored in the" $srv.FileStreamShareName "directory."

See Also

Reference

Server Class

Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo Namespace

Planning a SQL Server Installation

Other Resources

Managing Servers