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ContentSource.Delete Method

Deletes the content source.

Namespace:  Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration
Assembly:  Microsoft.Office.Server.Search (in Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub Delete
'Usage
Dim instance As ContentSource

instance.Delete()
public void Delete()

Examples

The following code example deletes a content source from a Shared Service Provider's collection of content sources. For a complete, step-by-step walkthrough of this sample code, see How to: Delete a Content Source.

Prerequisites

Ensure a Shared Service Provider is already created.

Project References

Add the following Project References in your console application code project before running this sample:

  • Microsoft.SharePoint

  • Microsoft.Office.Server

  • Microsoft.Office.Server.Search

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration;
using Microsoft.SharePoint;

namespace DeleteContentSourceSample
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            try
            {
                //Replace <SiteName> with the name of a site using the Shared Service Provider.
                string strURL = "<SiteURL>";
                Content sspContent = new Content(SearchContext.GetContext(new SPSite(strURL)));
                ContentSourceCollection sspContentSources = sspContent.ContentSources;
                //Replace <ContentSourceName> with the ID for the content source to delete.
                string strCSName = "<ContentSourceName>";
                ContentSource contentSource = sspContentSources[strCSName];
                contentSource.Delete();
                Console.WriteLine(strCSName + " deleted.");
            }
            catch (Exception e)
            {
                Console.WriteLine(e.ToString());
            }
        }
    }
}

See Also

Reference

ContentSource Class

ContentSource Members

Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration Namespace

Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.Content

Other Resources

Getting Started with the Enterprise Search Administration Object Model

Content Sources Overview

Managing Content

How to: Retrieve the Content Sources for a Shared Services Provider

How to: Add a Content Source

How to: Delete a Content Source

How to: Programmatically Manage the Crawl of a Content Source

How to: Programmatically Configure a Crawl Schedule for a Content Source