Restore.ReadFileList Method

Returns the list of database files on the targeted media.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function ReadFileList ( _
    srv As Server _
) As DataTable
'Usage
Dim instance As Restore 
Dim srv As Server 
Dim returnValue As DataTable 

returnValue = instance.ReadFileList(srv)

public DataTable ReadFileList(
    Server srv
)

public:
DataTable^ ReadFileList(
    Server^ srv
)

member ReadFileList : 
        srv:Server -> DataTable

public function ReadFileList(
    srv : Server
) : DataTable

Parameters

• srv
  Type: Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Server
  A Server object that represents the instance of SQL Server that provides access to the targeted media.

Return Value

Type: System.Data.DataTable
A DataTable object that specifies the list of database files.

Remarks

The restore instance must declare a DeviceType before calling this method. Otherwise, an exception will be thrown.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to create a backup file for the AdventurewWorks database and read the columns of each file in the backup with the Restore.ReadFileList method.

VB

Dim srv As Server = New Server()
Dim res As Restore = New Restore()
Dim backup As Backup = New Backup()
Dim dt As DataTable

backup.Devices.AddDevice("C:\AdventureWorks2012Backup.bak", DeviceType.File)
backup.Database = "AdventureWorks2012"
backup.Action = BackupActionType.Database
backup.Initialize = True
backup.SqlBackup(srv)

res.Devices.AddDevice("C:\AdventureWorks2012Backup.BAK", DeviceType.File)
dt = res.ReadFileList(srv)

For Each r As DataRow In dt.Rows
   For Each c As DataColumn In dt.Columns
      Console.WriteLine(c.ToString + " = " + r(c).ToString())
   Next
Next

PowerShell

$srv = new-object Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Server("(local)")
$res = new-object Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Restore
$backup = new-object Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Backup

$backup.Devices.AddDevice("C:\AdventureWorks2012Backup.bak", [Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.DeviceType]::File)
$backup.Database = "AdventureWorks2012"
$backup.Action = [Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.BackupActionType]::Database
$backup.Initialize = $TRUE
$backup.SqlBackup($srv)

$res.Devices.AddDevice("C:\AdventureWorks2012Backup.bak", [Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.DeviceType]::File)
$dt = $res.ReadFileList($srv)

foreach($r in $dt.Rows)
{
   foreach ($c in $dt.Columns)
   {
      Write-Host $c "=" $r[$c]
   }
}

See Also

Reference

Restore Class

Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo Namespace

Other Resources

RESTORE (Transact-SQL)

Back Up and Restore of SQL Server Databases