ReplicationServer.EnumHeterogeneousColumns Method

Returns the columns in a table on a non-SQL Server Publisher.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function EnumHeterogeneousColumns ( _
    publisherName As String, _
    tableName As String, _
    ownerName As String _
) As ArrayList
'Usage
Dim instance As ReplicationServer
Dim publisherName As String
Dim tableName As String
Dim ownerName As String
Dim returnValue As ArrayList

returnValue = instance.EnumHeterogeneousColumns(publisherName, _
    tableName, ownerName)
public ArrayList EnumHeterogeneousColumns(
    string publisherName,
    string tableName,
    string ownerName
)
public:
ArrayList^ EnumHeterogeneousColumns(
    String^ publisherName, 
    String^ tableName, 
    String^ ownerName
)
member EnumHeterogeneousColumns : 
        publisherName:string * 
        tableName:string * 
        ownerName:string -> ArrayList 
public function EnumHeterogeneousColumns(
    publisherName : String, 
    tableName : String, 
    ownerName : String
) : ArrayList

Parameters

  • publisherName
    Type: System.String
    A string value that specifies the non-SQL Server Publisher.
  • tableName
    Type: System.String
    A string value that specifies the table to which the columns belong.
  • ownerName
    Type: System.String
    A string value that specifies the owner of the table.

Return Value

Type: System.Collections.ArrayList
A ArrayList containing an array of HeterogeneousColumn objects.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
ApplicationException

When the instance of SQL Server is not a Distributor or is running on a version of SQL Server earlier than SQL Server 2005.

ArgumentException

If one of the parameters is null, contains null characters, or exceeds 128 bytes.

Remarks

The EnumHeterogeneousColumns method is used when connected to a Distributor for a non-SQL Server Publisher.

The EnumHeterogeneousColumns method is used when choosing columns to publish in an article in a non-SQL Server publication.

The EnumHeterogeneousColumns method can only be called by members of the sysadmin fixed server at the Distributor.

This method is only available with instances of SQL Server 2005.

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