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Server configuration: Ole Automation Procedures

Applies to: SQL Server

Use the Ole Automation Procedures option to specify whether OLE Automation objects can be instantiated within Transact-SQL batches. This option can also be configured using the Policy-Based Management or the sp_configure stored procedure. For more information, see Surface area configuration.

The Ole Automation Procedures option can be set to the following values.

  • 0: OLE Automation Procedures are disabled. Default for new instances of SQL Server.
  • 1: OLE Automation Procedures are enabled.

When OLE Automation Procedures are enabled, a call to sp_OACreate starts the OLE shared execution environment.

The current value of the Ole Automation Procedures option can be viewed and changed by using the sp_configure system stored procedure.

Examples

The following example shows how to view the current setting of OLE Automation procedures.

EXECUTE sp_configure 'Ole Automation Procedures';
GO

The following example shows how to enable OLE Automation procedures.

EXECUTE sp_configure 'show advanced options', 1;
GO

RECONFIGURE;
GO

EXECUTE sp_configure 'Ole Automation Procedures', 1;
GO

RECONFIGURE;
GO

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