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FILE_ID Function

Posted By: Sarita Patel     Category: SQL Server     Views: 4524

This article explains about FILE_ID function in sql server with examples.

FILE_ID function is used to get file identification number for logical file name in the current database.


Syntax of FILE_ID Function :

FILE_ID ( 'file_name' )

file_name is a name of the file for which to return the file ID. It corresponds to the name column in sysfiles. It is of type nchar(128).

Return type of FILE_ID function is smallint.



Examples of FILE_ID Function :

Example 1 : Use of FILE_ID function in select clause

SELECT FILE_ID('Northwind')

Output
1

Above example returns id for Northwind file.
  
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