connectionvalidsharedmemory-function-in-dbmslpcn-dll-shared-memory.md

title	ConnectionValidSharedMemory dbmslpcn.dll
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ConnectionValidSharedMemory function in dbmslpcn.dll Shared Memory

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The function determines whether SQL Server Shared Memory is installed and active.

Syntax

BOOL ConnectionValidSharedMemory(char * szServerName);  

Parameters

szServerName

• Type: char*

• The name of the SQL server.

Return value

Type: BOOL

Returns 0 if not valid; else returns nonzero.