Using SqlCommand to execute a non-query, can you get to text normally posted to "Messages"?

Question

When using SqlCommand to execute a non-query (such as a database restore), is it possible to programatically get the text that would normally be posted to the "Messages" tab if using the Management Studio? And if so how?

Answer 1

Yes, there's an event hook on the SqlCommand object called SqlInfoMessage, which you can hook into:

SqlConnection _con = new SqlConnection("server=.;database=Northwindintegrated Security=SSPI;");

_con.InfoMessage += new SqlInfoMessageEventHandler(_con_InfoMessage);

The event handler will look like this:

static void _con_InfoMessage(object sender, SqlInfoMessageEventArgs e)
{
    string myMsg = e.Message;            
}

The "e.Message" is the message printed out to the message window in SQL Server Mgmt Studio.

Marc