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title: "InstanceName Property (CInstance)"
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# CInstance Class - InstanceName Property
[!INCLUDE[tsql-appliesto-ss2008-xxxx-xxxx-xxx-md](../../includes/tsql-appliesto-ss2008-xxxx-xxxx-xxx-md.md)]
  Gets the name of the instance of the [!INCLUDE[msCoName](../../includes/msconame-md.md)] [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] client.  
  
## Syntax  
  
```  
  
object.InstanceName [= value]  
```  
  
## Parts  
 *object*  
 A [CInstance Class](../../relational-databases/wmi-provider-configuration-classes/cinstance-class.md) object that represents a [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] client instance.  
  
## Property Value/Return Value  
 A string value that specifies the name of the instance of the [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] client.  
  
## Remarks  
  
## See Also  
 [Configure Client Protocols](https://technet.microsoft.com/library/ms181035.aspx)