Command Prompt Utilities

vswitch Utility

The vswitch utility can be used to switch between Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2000, SQL Server version 6.5, and SQL Server version 6.0 as the active version of SQL Server.

Syntax

vswitch -SwitchTo {60 | 65 | 80} [-Silent {0 | 1}]

Arguments

-SwitchTo {60 | 65 | 80}

Specifies the version of SQL Server to make active.

-Silent {0 | 1}

Specifies whether any user interface or messages are displayed. If 1, no user interface or messages are displayed. The default is 0.

Remarks

The vswitch utility affects only the default instance of SQL Server. It does not affect named instances of SQL Server 2000. For more information, see Multiple Instances of SQL Server.

For information about where to find or how to run this utility, see Getting Started with Command Prompt Utilities.