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ReplicationServer.DistributionDatabase Property

Gets the name of the distribution database for the currently connected instance of SQL Server. 

Namespace:  Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication
Assembly:  Microsoft.SqlServer.Rmo (in Microsoft.SqlServer.Rmo.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public ReadOnly Property DistributionDatabase As String
    Get
'Usage
Dim instance As ReplicationServer
Dim value As String

value = instance.DistributionDatabase

public string DistributionDatabase { get; }

public:
property String^ DistributionDatabase {
    String^ get ();
}

member DistributionDatabase : string

function get DistributionDatabase () : String

Property Value

Type: System.String
A String value that specifies the name of the distribution database.

Remarks

The DistributionDatabase property is only valid when the current server is a Publisher. A value of true for the IsPublisher property indicates that the server is a Publisher.

The DistributionDatabase property can only be set by a member of the sysadmin fixed server role.

The DistributionDatabase property can only be retrieved by a member of the sysadmin fixed server role at the Distributor or a member of the db_owner fixed database role in the distribution database.

This property is available with SQL Server 7.0, SQL Server 2000, and SQL Server 2005.

This namespace, class, or member is supported only in version 2.0 of the .NET Framework.