Syntax

object.PhysicalDatatype

Parts

object

Expression that evaluates to an object in the Applies To list

Data Type

String

Modifiable

Read-only

Prototype (C/C++)

HRESULT GetPhysicalDatatype(SQLDMO_LPBSTR pRetVal);

Note  SQL-DMO strings are always returned as OLE BSTR objects. A C/C++ application obtains a reference to the string. The application must release the reference using SysFreeString.

Remarks

For a Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2000 column created using a base data type, the referencing Column object Datatype and PhysicalDatatype properties have identical values. For a SQL Server column created using a user-defined data type, the referencing Column object Datatype property returns the name of the user-defined data type. The PhysicalDatatype property reports the SQL Server base data type.