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title: "setCatalog Method (SQLServerConnection) | Microsoft Docs"
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# setCatalog Method (SQLServerConnection)
[!INCLUDE[Driver_JDBC_Download](../../../includes/driver_jdbc_download.md)]

  Sets the given catalog name to select a subspace of this [SQLServerConnection](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverconnection-class.md) object's database in which to work.  
  
## Syntax  
  
```  
  
public void setCatalog(java.lang.String catalog)  
```  
  
#### Parameters  
 *catalog*  
  
 A **String** that contains the catalog name.  
  
## Exceptions  
 [SQLServerException](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverexception-class.md)  
  
## Remarks  
 This setCatalog method is specified by the setCatalog method in the java.sql.Connection interface.  
  
 The *catalog* argument is escaped by the [!INCLUDE[jdbcNoVersion](../../../includes/jdbcnoversion_md.md)] automatically. Using this method sets the catalog property for the Connection object. It is not set implicitly in any other way.  
  
## See Also  
 [SQLServerConnection Members](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverconnection-members.md)   
 [SQLServerConnection Class](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverconnection-class.md)