servicename-transact-sql.md

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@@SERVICENAME (Transact-SQL)	@@SERVICENAME (Transact-SQL)	VanMSFT	vanto	09/18/2017	sql	t-sql	reference	@@SERVICENAME_TSQL @@SERVICENAME	@@SERVICENAME function names [SQL Server], registry keys registry keys [SQL Server]	TSQL	= azuresqldb-mi-current || >= sql-server-2016 || >= sql-server-linux-2017

@@SERVICENAME (Transact-SQL)

[!INCLUDE SQL Server - ASDBMI]

Returns the name of the registry key under which [!INCLUDEssNoVersion] is running. @@SERVICENAME returns 'MSSQLSERVER' if the current instance is the default instance; this function returns the instance name if the current instance is a named instance.

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Syntax

@@SERVICENAME  

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Return Types

nvarchar

Remarks

[!INCLUDEssNoVersion] runs as a service named MSSQLServer.

Examples

The following example shows using @@SERVICENAME.

SELECT @@SERVICENAME AS 'Service Name';  

[!INCLUDEssResult]

Service Name                    
------------------------------  
MSSQLSERVER                     

See Also

Configuration Functions (Transact-SQL)
Manage the Database Engine Services