MergeSynchronizationAgent.Synchronize Method

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12/03/2008

Starts the Merge Agent to synchronize the subscription.

Namespace: Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication
Assembly: Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication (in microsoft.sqlserver.replication.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Overridable Sub Synchronize

public virtual void Synchronize ()

public:
virtual void Synchronize ()

public void Synchronize ()

public function Synchronize ()

Remarks

This method synchronously starts the Merge Agent. To start the Merge Agent asynchronously, call SynchronizeWithJob for a pull subscription or SynchronizeWithJob for a push subscription.

Calling Synchronize is same as calling the Initialize, Run, and Terminate methods on the SQLMerge Object (Replication ActiveX).

Example

In the following example, the Synchronize method is called on the instance of the MergeSynchronizationAgent class accessed from the SynchronizationAgent property to synchronize the push subscription.

// Define the server, publication, and database names.
string subscriberName = subscriberInstance;
string publisherName = publisherInstance;
string publicationName = "AdvWorksSalesOrdersMerge";
string subscriptionDbName = "AdventureWorksReplica";
string publicationDbName = "AdventureWorks";

// Create a connection to the Publisher.
ServerConnection conn = new ServerConnection(publisherName);

MergeSubscription subscription;

try
{
    // Connect to the Publisher
    conn.Connect();

    // Define the subscription.
    subscription = new MergeSubscription();
    subscription.ConnectionContext = conn;
    subscription.DatabaseName = publicationDbName;
    subscription.PublicationName = publicationName;
    subscription.SubscriptionDBName = subscriptionDbName;
    subscription.SubscriberName = subscriberName;

    // If the push subscription exists, start the synchronization.
    if (subscription.LoadProperties())
    {
        // Check that we have enough metadata to start the agent.
        if (subscription.SubscriberSecurity != null)
        {
            // Synchronously start the Merge Agent for the subscription.
            subscription.SynchronizationAgent.Synchronize();
        }
        else
        {
            throw new ApplicationException("There is insufficent metadata to " +
                "synchronize the subscription. Recreate the subscription with " +
                "the agent job or supply the required agent properties at run time.");
        }
    }
    else
    {
        // Do something here if the push subscription does not exist.
        throw new ApplicationException(String.Format(
            "The subscription to '{0}' does not exist on {1}",
            publicationName, subscriberName));
    }
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
    // Implement appropriate error handling here.
    throw new ApplicationException("The subscription could not be synchronized.", ex);
}
finally
{
    conn.Disconnect();
}

' Define the server, publication, and database names.
Dim subscriberName As String = subscriberInstance
Dim publisherName As String = publisherInstance
Dim publicationName As String = "AdvWorksSalesOrdersMerge"
Dim subscriptionDbName As String = "AdventureWorksReplica"
Dim publicationDbName As String = "AdventureWorks"

' Create a connection to the Publisher.
Dim conn As ServerConnection = New ServerConnection(publisherName)

Dim subscription As MergeSubscription

Try
    ' Connect to the Publisher
    conn.Connect()

    ' Define the subscription.
    subscription = New MergeSubscription()
    subscription.ConnectionContext = conn
    subscription.DatabaseName = publicationDbName
    subscription.PublicationName = publicationName
    subscription.SubscriptionDBName = subscriptionDbName
    subscription.SubscriberName = subscriberName

    ' If the push subscription exists, start the synchronization.
    If subscription.LoadProperties() Then
        ' Check that we have enough metadata to start the agent.
        If Not subscription.SubscriberSecurity Is Nothing Then
            ' Synchronously start the Merge Agent for the subscription.
            ' Log agent messages to an output file.
            subscription.SynchronizationAgent.Output = "mergeagent.log"
            subscription.SynchronizationAgent.OutputVerboseLevel = 2
            subscription.SynchronizationAgent.Synchronize()
        Else
            Throw New ApplicationException("There is insufficent metadata to " + _
             "synchronize the subscription. Recreate the subscription with " + _
             "the agent job or supply the required agent properties at run time.")
        End If
    Else
        ' Do something here if the push subscription does not exist.
        Throw New ApplicationException(String.Format( _
         "The subscription to '{0}' does not exist on {1}", _
         publicationName, subscriberName))
    End If
Catch ex As Exception
    ' Implement appropriate error handling here.
    Throw New ApplicationException("The subscription could not be synchronized.", ex)
Finally
    conn.Disconnect()
End Try

In the following example, an instance of the MergeSynchronizationAgent class is used to synchronize a merge subscription. Because the pull subscription was created by using a value of false for CreateSyncAgentByDefault, additional properties must be supplied.

// Define the server, publication, and database names.
string subscriberName = subscriberInstance;
string publisherName = publisherInstance;
string distributorName = distributorInstance;
string publicationName = "AdvWorksSalesOrdersMerge";
string subscriptionDbName = "AdventureWorksReplica";
string publicationDbName = "AdventureWorks";
string hostname = @"adventure-works\garrett1";
string webSyncUrl = "https://" + publisherInstance + "/SalesOrders/replisapi.dll";

// Create a connection to the Subscriber.
ServerConnection conn = new ServerConnection(subscriberName);

MergePullSubscription subscription;
MergeSynchronizationAgent agent;

try
{
    // Connect to the Subscriber.
    conn.Connect();

    // Define the pull subscription.
    subscription = new MergePullSubscription();
    subscription.ConnectionContext = conn;
    subscription.DatabaseName = subscriptionDbName;
    subscription.PublisherName = publisherName;
    subscription.PublicationDBName = publicationDbName;
    subscription.PublicationName = publicationName;

    // If the pull subscription exists, then start the synchronization.
    if (subscription.LoadProperties())
    {
        // Get the agent for the subscription.
        agent = subscription.SynchronizationAgent;

        // Check that we have enough metadata to start the agent.
        if (agent.PublisherSecurityMode == null)
        {
            // Set the required properties that could not be returned
            // from the MSsubscription_properties table. 
            agent.PublisherSecurityMode = SecurityMode.Integrated;
            agent.DistributorSecurityMode = SecurityMode.Integrated;
            agent.Distributor = publisherName;
            agent.HostName = hostname;

            // Set optional Web synchronization properties.
            agent.UseWebSynchronization = true;
            agent.InternetUrl = webSyncUrl;
            agent.InternetSecurityMode = SecurityMode.Standard;
            agent.InternetLogin = winLogin;
            agent.InternetPassword = winPassword;
        }
        // Enable agent output to the console.
        agent.OutputVerboseLevel = 1;
        agent.Output = "";

        // Synchronously start the Merge Agent for the subscription.
        agent.Synchronize();
    }
    else
    {
        // Do something here if the pull subscription does not exist.
        throw new ApplicationException(String.Format(
            "A subscription to '{0}' does not exist on {1}",
            publicationName, subscriberName));
    }
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
    // Implement appropriate error handling here.
    throw new ApplicationException("The subscription could not be " +
        "synchronized. Verify that the subscription has " +
        "been defined correctly.", ex);
}
finally
{
    conn.Disconnect();
}

' Define the server, publication, and database names.
Dim subscriberName As String = subscriberInstance
Dim publisherName As String = publisherInstance
Dim publicationName As String = "AdvWorksSalesOrdersMerge"
Dim subscriptionDbName As String = "AdventureWorksReplica"
Dim publicationDbName As String = "AdventureWorks"
Dim hostname As String = "adventure-works\garrett1"
Dim webSyncUrl As String = "https://" + publisherInstance + "/SalesOrders/replisapi.dll"

' Create a connection to the Subscriber.
Dim conn As ServerConnection = New ServerConnection(subscriberName)

Dim subscription As MergePullSubscription
Dim agent As MergeSynchronizationAgent

Try
    ' Connect to the Subscriber.
    conn.Connect()

    ' Define the pull subscription.
    subscription = New MergePullSubscription()
    subscription.ConnectionContext = conn
    subscription.DatabaseName = subscriptionDbName
    subscription.PublisherName = publisherName
    subscription.PublicationDBName = publicationDbName
    subscription.PublicationName = publicationName

    ' If the pull subscription exists, then start the synchronization.
    If subscription.LoadProperties() Then
        ' Get the agent for the subscription.
        agent = subscription.SynchronizationAgent

        ' Check that we have enough metadata to start the agent.
        If agent.PublisherSecurityMode = Nothing Then
            ' Set the required properties that could not be returned
            ' from the MSsubscription_properties table. 
            agent.PublisherSecurityMode = SecurityMode.Integrated
            agent.Distributor = publisherInstance
            agent.DistributorSecurityMode = SecurityMode.Integrated
            agent.HostName = hostname

            ' Set optional Web synchronization properties.
            agent.UseWebSynchronization = True
            agent.InternetUrl = webSyncUrl
            agent.InternetSecurityMode = SecurityMode.Standard
            agent.InternetLogin = winLogin
            agent.InternetPassword = winPassword
        End If

        ' Enable agent logging to the console.
        agent.OutputVerboseLevel = 1
        agent.Output = ""

        ' Synchronously start the Merge Agent for the subscription.
        agent.Synchronize()
    Else
        ' Do something here if the pull subscription does not exist.
        Throw New ApplicationException(String.Format( _
         "A subscription to '{0}' does not exist on {1}", _
         publicationName, subscriberName))
    End If
Catch ex As Exception
    ' Implement appropriate error handling here.
    Throw New ApplicationException("The subscription could not be " + _
     "synchronized. Verify that the subscription has " + _
     "been defined correctly.", ex)
Finally
    conn.Disconnect()
End Try

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Microsoft Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Platforms

Development Platforms

For a list of the supported platforms, see Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2005.

Target Platforms

For a list of the supported platforms, see Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2005.

MergeSynchronizationAgent.Synchronize Method

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