--- title: "SetStrValue Method (SqlServiceAdvancedProperty)" ms.custom: seo-lt-2019 ms.date: "03/06/2017" ms.prod: sql ms.prod_service: "database-engine" ms.reviewer: "" ms.technology: wmi ms.topic: "reference" apiname: - "SetStrValue Method (SqlServiceAdvancedProperty Class)" apilocation: - "sqlmgmproviderxpsp2up.mof" apitype: "MOFDef" helpviewer_keywords: - "SetStrValue method" ms.assetid: 1fededc3-81ba-4b08-83f9-189b96140799 author: "CarlRabeler" ms.author: "carlrab" --- # SetStrValue Method (SqlServiceAdvancedProperty Class) [!INCLUDE[tsql-appliesto-ss2008-xxxx-xxxx-xxx-md](../../../includes/tsql-appliesto-ss2008-xxxx-xxxx-xxx-md.md)] Sets the string value of a property. ## Syntax ``` object.SetStrValue(StrValue) ``` ## Parts *object* A [SqlServiceAdvancedProperty Class](../../../relational-databases/wmi-provider-configuration-classes/sqlserviceadvancedproperty-class/sqlserviceadvancedproperty-class.md) object that represents an advanced property. #### Parameters |Parameter|Description| |---------------|-----------------| |*StrValue*|A string value that specifies the value of the advanced property.| ## 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 The property value type must be *string* to set the property to a string value. ## See Also [Starting and Stopping Services](https://technet.microsoft.com/library/ms174886\(v=sql.105\).aspx)