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title: "SetDefaults Method (ClientSettings)"
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# ClientSettings Class - SetDefaults Method
[!INCLUDE[tsql-appliesto-ss2008-xxxx-xxxx-xxx-md](../../includes/tsql-appliesto-ss2008-xxxx-xxxx-xxx-md.md)]
  Sets all the default values for the instance of the [!INCLUDE[msCoName](../../includes/msconame-md.md)] [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] client with the option to overwrite existing data.  
  
## Syntax  
  
```  
  
object.SetDefaults(OverwriteAll)  
```  
  
## Parts  
 *object*  
 A **ClientSettings** object that represents a [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] client instance.  
  
#### Parameters  
  
|Parameter|Description|  
|---------------|-----------------|  
|*OverwriteAll*|A Boolean value that specifies whether to overwrite existing values on the instance of the [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] client. **true** to overwrite existing data; **false** if existing data is not to be overwritten.|  
  
## Property Value/Return Value  
 A **uint32** value, which is 0 if the service was successfully modified, 1 if the request is not supported, and any other number to indicate an error.  
  
## Remarks