name-property-adox.md

title	description	author	ms.author	ms.date	ms.service	ms.subservice	ms.topic	f1_keywords	helpviewer_keywords	apitype
Name Property (ADOX)	Name Property (ADOX)	rothja	jroth	01/19/2017	sql	ado	reference	_Table::PutName _Table::GetName _Key::Name _Key::get_Name _Column::GetName _Index::Name _Index::put_Name _Column::PutName _Key::put_Name _Table::put_Name _User25::PutName _Index::get_Name _Column::get_Name _Group25::Name _Group25::get_Name _Column::Name _User25::get_Name _Table::Name _Group25::GetName _Index::PutName _Column::put_Name _Key::GetName _Table::get_Name _User25::Name _User25::put_Name _Index::GetName _User25::GetName	Name property [ADOX]	COM

Name Property (ADOX)

Indicates the name of the object.

Settings and Return Values

Sets or returns a String value.

Remarks

Names do not have to be unique within a collection.

The Name property is read/write on Column, Group, Key, Index, Table, and User objects. The Name property is read-only on Catalog, Procedure, and View objects.

For read/write objects (Column, Group, Key, Index, Table and User objects), the default value is an empty string ("").

Note

For keys, this property is read-only on Key objects already appended to a collection. For tables, this property is read-only for Table objects already appended to a collection.

Applies To

:::row::: :::column::: Column Object (ADOX)
Group Object (ADOX)
Index Object (ADOX)
:::column-end::: :::column::: Key Object (ADOX)
Procedure Object (ADOX)
Property Object (ADO)
:::column-end::: :::column::: Table Object (ADOX)
User Object (ADOX)
View Object (ADOX)
:::column-end::: :::row-end:::

See Also

Columns and Tables Append Methods, Name Property Example (VB)
Keys Append Method, Key Type, RelatedColumn, RelatedTable and UpdateRule Properties Example (VB)
ParentCatalog Property Example (VB)