Where is the standby file method/property in SMO.Database

Question

Hello,
I'm trying to locate the method / property in SMO.Database for StandByFile (undo backup file). I'm able to set it during a restore using SMO.Restore.StandByFile, but I'm currently building a empty DB from the properties of an exisitng DB and this is a property
I need to at least read from if not modify directly.
Hoping for some help.
EDIT: Adding small part of script for context
# Restore the database
function Restore-Database ($srv, $dname, $src, $dst, $stby){
try {
$SMORestore = New-Object -TypeName Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Restore
if ($stby) {
Write-Host 'Restoring' ([System.IO.Path]::GetFileName($src)) 'to' $dname 'with standby...'
$SMORestore.StandbyFile = $tmpdir + $tmpdbname + '_standby.bak'
} else {
Write-Host 'Restoring' ([System.IO.Path]::GetFileName($src)) 'to' $dname 'with recovery...'
$SMORestore.Action = "Database"
$SMORestore.NoRecovery = $false
$SMORestore.ReplaceDatabase = $true
$SMORestore.Database = $dname
$SMORestore.Devices.AddDevice($src, "File")
$filearray = $SMORestore.ReadFileList($srv)
foreach ($file in $filearray){
$newfile = New-Object Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.RelocateFile
$newfile.LogicalFileName = $file.LogicalName
$newfile.PhysicalFileName = $dst + ([System.IO.Path]::GetFileName($file.PhysicalName))
$SMORestore.RelocateFiles.Add($newfile) | Out-Null
$SMORestore.SqlRestore($srv)
Write-Host ([System.IO.Path]::GetFileName($src)) 'successfully restored to' $dname
} catch {
$_.Exception
if ($Error.Count -gt 0) {
$error[0] | fl -force
} #Restore-Database $DSTServer $tmpdbname $bkup $tmpdir $false # - $bkup = .bak not defined | $stby = bool
and another piece
function New-Database ($refdb, $dstsrv, $tname, $tdir) {
Write-Host 'Creating database' $tname 'based on settings from' $refdb.name '...'
$dstdb = New-Object -TypeName Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Database -ArgumentList $dstsrv, $tname
# Loop through the original db's filegroup to grab all the settings for the new filegroup
try {
foreach ($group in $refdb.filegroups) {
$fg = New-Object -TypeName Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.FileGroup -ArgumentList $dstdb, $group.name
$dstdb.FileGroups.Add($fg)
if ($group.IsDefault -eq $true) {
$fgdefault = $group.Name
# Loop through the data files in the filegroup and grab the settings for the new files
foreach ($file in $group.Files) {
$datafile = new-object -TypeName Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.DataFile -ArgumentList $fg, $file.name
$fg.Files.Add($datafile)
$file
$datafile.FileName = $tdir + ([System.IO.Path]::GetFileName($file.FileName))
$datafile.Size = $file.Size
$datafile.IsPrimaryFile = $file.IsPrimaryFile
$datafile.GrowthType = $file.GrowthType
$datafile.Growth = $file.Growth
$datafile.MaxSize = $file.MaxSize
# Loop through the log files in the filegroup and grab the settings for the new files
foreach ($file in $refdb.LogFiles) {
$logfile = New-Object Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.LogFile -ArgumentList $dstdb, $file.name
$dstdb.LogFiles.Add($logfile)
$file
$logfile.Name = $file.name
$logfile.FileName = $tdir + ([System.IO.Path]::GetFileName($file.FileName))
$logfile.Size = $file.Size
$logfile.GrowthType = $file.GrowthType
$logfile.Growth = $file.Growth
$logfile.MaxSize = $file.MaxSize
} catch {
$_.Exception
# Create the database
try {
$dstdb.Create()
Write-Host 'Database' $tname 'created successfully'
} catch {
if ($Error.Count -gt 0) {
$error[0] | fl -force
break
# Make sure the right filegroup is the default
If ($dstdb.FileGroups[$fgdefault].IsDefault -ne $true){
Write-Host 'Setting' $fgdefault 'filegroup as default'
$fgdef = $dstdb.FileGroups[$fgdefault]
$fgdef.IsDefault = $true
$fgdef.Alter()
$dstdb.Alter()
} #New-Database $srcdb $DSTServer $tmpdbname $tmpdir

Answer 1

How were you able to see the tuf in your ldf? Using a simple text editor i'm unable to see mine.
if you open that file with text editor, you can't use "find" functionality because its not an ASCII text. It took some time for me to locate the text which you are seeing in image which I posted.
Also how certain are you that it is not possible, do you have experience programming with SMO? Not that I don't believe you but I have spent some time developing a ps script that somewhat hinges on this, so not happy if it was all for not.
I have NEVER worked with SMO and have no experience. But Since I have spent 10 years of my life working with Microsoft with SQL Server Product support team, I can tell you that it's not stored in any table in database. It's part of LDF and there is no way
to get that without parsing the LDF file.
Here is one of the blog written by my friend, who was working in my team.
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/batala/archive/2011/07/21/how-to-see-the-standby-file-path-when-we-restore-the-database-in-standby-mode.aspx
Balmukund Lakhani
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