MergePullSubscription Class
Represents a pull subscription to a merge publication.
Inheritance Hierarchy
System.Object
Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.ReplicationObject
Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.PullSubscription
Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.MergePullSubscription
Namespace: Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication
Assembly: Microsoft.SqlServer.Rmo (in Microsoft.SqlServer.Rmo.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public NotInheritable Class MergePullSubscription _
Inherits PullSubscription
'Usage
Dim instance As MergePullSubscription
public sealed class MergePullSubscription : PullSubscription
public ref class MergePullSubscription sealed : public PullSubscription
[<SealedAttribute>]
type MergePullSubscription =
class
inherit PullSubscription
end
public final class MergePullSubscription extends PullSubscription
The MergePullSubscription type exposes the following members.
Constructors
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MergePullSubscription() | Creates a new instance of the MergePullSubscription class. |
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MergePullSubscription(String, String, String, String, ServerConnection) | Creates a new instance of the MergePullSubscription class with the specified database, Publisher, publication, and Subscriber connection. |
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MergePullSubscription(String, String, String, String, ServerConnection, Boolean) | Creates a new instance of the MergePullSubscription class with the specified database, Publisher, publication, Subscriber connection, and whether the agent job is created. |
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Properties
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AgentJobId | Gets the ID of the agent job used to synchronize the subscription. (Inherited from PullSubscription.) |
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AgentOffload | Gets or sets whether or not the Synchronization Agent runs on a computer other than the one where the agent job was created. This property is no longer supported for Distributors running Microsoft SQL Server 2005 and later. (Inherited from PullSubscription.) |
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AgentOffloadServer | Gets or sets the name of the remote computer where the agent runs when using remote agent activation. (Inherited from PullSubscription.) |
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AgentSchedule | Gets the schedule for the agent job used to synchronize the subscription. (Inherited from PullSubscription.) |
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AltSnapshotFolder | Gets or sets the location where the publication snapshot files are obtained when the default snapshot location at the Distributor is not used. (Inherited from PullSubscription.) |
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CachePropertyChanges | Gets or sets whether to cache changes made to the replication properties or to apply them immediately. (Inherited from ReplicationObject.) |
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ConnectionContext | Gets or sets the connection to an instance of Microsoft SQL Server. (Inherited from ReplicationObject.) |
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CreateSyncAgentByDefault | Gets or sets whether or not the agent job used to start the Replication Agent to synchronize the subscription is created when the subscription is created. (Inherited from PullSubscription.) |
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DatabaseName | Gets or sets the name of the subscription database. (Inherited from PullSubscription.) |
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Description | Gets or sets a textual description of the pull subscription. (Inherited from PullSubscription.) |
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DistributorName | Gets or sets the instance of Microsoft SQL Server that is the Distributor and is distributing the publication to which the subscription subscribes. (Inherited from PullSubscription.) |
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DistributorSecurity | Gets the security context used to connect to the Distributor. (Inherited from PullSubscription.) |
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DynamicSnapshotLocation | Gets or sets the file location for the subscription-specific snapshot files when the publication uses a parameterized row filter. |
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EnabledForSynchronizationManager | Specifies whether or not the subscription can be synchronized using Windows Synchronization Manager. (Inherited from PullSubscription.) |
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FtpAddress | Infrastructure. Gets or sets the IP address of the FTP server. (Inherited from PullSubscription.) |
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FtpLogin | Infrastructure. Gets or sets the FTP login. (Inherited from PullSubscription.) |
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FtpPassword | Infrastructure. Gets or sets the FTP password. (Inherited from PullSubscription.) |
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FtpPort | Infrastructure. Gets or sets the port number for the FTP server. (Inherited from PullSubscription.) |
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HostName | Gets or sets the value supplied to the HOST_NAME function when this function is used in the parameterized row filter that defines the Subscriber's data partition. |
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InternetLogin | Gets or sets the login used with HTTP Basic Authentication when connecting to the Web server during Web synchronization. |
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InternetPassword | Gets or sets the password for the supplied InternetLogin value when connecting to the Web server during Web synchronization. |
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InternetSecurityMode | Gets or sets the HTTP authentication method used when connecting to the Web server during Web synchronization. |
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InternetTimeout | Gets or sets the HTTP timeout, in seconds, when connecting to the Web server during Web synchronization. |
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InternetUrl | Gets or sets the URL to use when synchronizing the subscription using Web synchronization. |
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IsExistingObject | Gets whether the object exists on the server or not. (Inherited from ReplicationObject.) |
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LastAgentDateTime | Gets the date and time when the subscription was last synchronized. (Inherited from PullSubscription.) |
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LastAgentStatus | Gets the status of the most recent synchronization of the subscription. (Inherited from PullSubscription.) |
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LastAgentSummary | Gets a summary of the result of the most recent synchronization of the subscription. (Inherited from PullSubscription.) |
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Name | Gets the name generated for the pull subscription. (Inherited from PullSubscription.) |
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Priority | Gets or sets the weighting of this server subscription relative to other server subscriptions when resolving conflicts between subscriptions. |
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PublicationDBName | Gets or sets the name of the publication database. (Inherited from PullSubscription.) |
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PublicationName | Gets or sets the name of the publication to which the subscription subscribes. (Inherited from PullSubscription.) |
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PublisherName | Gets or sets the name of the Publisher. (Inherited from PullSubscription.) |
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PublisherSecurity | Gets or sets the security context used by the Synchronization Agent when connecting to the Publisher. (Inherited from PullSubscription.) |
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SecureFtpPassword | Infrastructure. Gets or sets the secured password for the login used to connect to the FTP server. (Inherited from PullSubscription.) |
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SecureInternetPassword | Sets the password (as a SecureString object) used when connecting to the Web server using HTTP Basic Authentication. |
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SqlServerName | Gets the name of the Microsoft SQL Server instance to which this object is connected. (Inherited from ReplicationObject.) |
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SubscriberSecurity | Gets the security context that is used by the Synchronization Agent when connecting to the Subscriber. (Inherited from PullSubscription.) |
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SubscriberType | Gets or sets whether the subscription is a server or client subscription. |
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SubscriptionId | Gets the subscription ID value. (Inherited from PullSubscription.) |
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SubscriptionType | Gets whether the subscription registration is for a push, pull, or anonymous subscription. (Inherited from PullSubscription.) |
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SynchronizationAgent | Gets an object that represents an instance of the Merge Agent that can be used to synchronize the subscription. |
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SynchronizationAgentProcessSecurity | Gets the security context that is used to specify the Microsoft Windows account under which the Synchronization Agent job runs to synchronize the subscription. (Inherited from PullSubscription.) |
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SyncType | Gets or sets the manner in which data is initialized at the Subscriber. |
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Type | Infrastructure. Gets or sets the publication type. (Inherited from PullSubscription.) |
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UseFtp | Gets or sets whether or not the snapshot files needed to initialize the pull subscription are accessed by the Synchronization Agent using File Transfer Protocol (FTP). (Inherited from PullSubscription.) |
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UseInteractiveResolver | Gets or sets whether the Interactive Resolver is used during the synchronization process. |
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UserData | Gets or sets an object property that allows users to attach their own data to the object. (Inherited from ReplicationObject.) |
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UseWebSynchronization | Gets or sets whether the subscription is synchronized using Web synchronization. |
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WorkingDirectory | Gets or sets the path of the directory at the Subscriber that is used to temporarily store and decompress downloaded snapshot files. (Inherited from PullSubscription.) |
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Methods
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CommitPropertyChanges | Sends all the cached property change statements to the instance of Microsoft SQL Server. (Inherited from ReplicationObject.) |
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Create | Creates the pull subscription on the Subscriber. (Inherited from PullSubscription.) |
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Decouple | Decouples the referenced replication object from the server. (Inherited from ReplicationObject.) |
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EnumSynchronizationPartners | Returns the Alternate Synchronization Partners |
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Equals | (Inherited from Object.) |
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GetHashCode | (Inherited from Object.) |
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GetType | (Inherited from Object.) |
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LastAgentJobHistoryInfo | Returns information on the last Synchronization Agent job that was run. (Inherited from PullSubscription.) |
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Load | Loads the properties of an existing object from the server. (Inherited from ReplicationObject.) |
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LoadProperties | Loads the properties of an existing object from the server. (Inherited from ReplicationObject.) |
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Refresh | Reloads the properties of the object. (Inherited from ReplicationObject.) |
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Reinitialize | Marks the merge pull subscription for reinitialization. |
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Remove | Removes the pull subscription. (Inherited from PullSubscription.) |
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Script | Returns a Transact-SQL script to create or delete the pull subscription based on the current property setting of the PullSubscription object. (Inherited from PullSubscription.) |
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StopSynchronizationJob | Attempts to stop a running Merge Agent job that is currently synchronizing the subscription. (Overrides PullSubscription.StopSynchronizationJob().) |
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SynchronizeWithJob | Starts the agent job asynchronously to synchronize the pull subscription. (Overrides PullSubscription.SynchronizeWithJob().) |
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ToString | (Inherited from Object.) |
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Remarks
For a pull subscription, the Merge Agent runs at the Subscriber.
Thread Safety
Any public static (Shared in Microsoft Visual Basic) members of this type are safe for multithreaded operations. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.
Examples
// Define the Publisher, publication, and databases.
string publicationName = "AdvWorksSalesOrdersMerge";
string publisherName = publisherInstance;
string subscriberName = subscriberInstance;
string subscriptionDbName = "AdventureWorks2012Replica";
string publicationDbName = "AdventureWorks2012";
string hostname = @"adventure-works\garrett1";
//Create connections to the Publisher and Subscriber.
ServerConnection subscriberConn = new ServerConnection(subscriberName);
ServerConnection publisherConn = new ServerConnection(publisherName);
// Create the objects that we need.
MergePublication publication;
MergePullSubscription subscription;
try
{
// Connect to the Subscriber.
subscriberConn.Connect();
// Ensure that the publication exists and that
// it supports pull subscriptions.
publication = new MergePublication();
publication.Name = publicationName;
publication.DatabaseName = publicationDbName;
publication.ConnectionContext = publisherConn;
if (publication.LoadProperties())
{
if ((publication.Attributes & PublicationAttributes.AllowPull) == 0)
{
publication.Attributes |= PublicationAttributes.AllowPull;
}
// Define the pull subscription.
subscription = new MergePullSubscription();
subscription.ConnectionContext = subscriberConn;
subscription.PublisherName = publisherName;
subscription.PublicationName = publicationName;
subscription.PublicationDBName = publicationDbName;
subscription.DatabaseName = subscriptionDbName;
subscription.HostName = hostname;
// Specify the Windows login credentials for the Merge Agent job.
subscription.SynchronizationAgentProcessSecurity.Login = winLogin;
subscription.SynchronizationAgentProcessSecurity.Password = winPassword;
// Make sure that the agent job for the subscription is created.
subscription.CreateSyncAgentByDefault = true;
// Create the pull subscription at the Subscriber.
subscription.Create();
Boolean registered = false;
// Verify that the subscription is not already registered.
foreach (MergeSubscription existing
in publication.EnumSubscriptions())
{
if (existing.SubscriberName == subscriberName
&& existing.SubscriptionDBName == subscriptionDbName
&& existing.SubscriptionType == SubscriptionOption.Pull)
{
registered = true;
}
}
if (!registered)
{
// Register the local subscription with the Publisher.
publication.MakePullSubscriptionWellKnown(
subscriberName, subscriptionDbName,
SubscriptionSyncType.Automatic,
MergeSubscriberType.Local, 0);
}
}
else
{
// Do something here if the publication does not exist.
throw new ApplicationException(String.Format(
"The publication '{0}' does not exist on {1}.",
publicationName, publisherName));
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
// Implement the appropriate error handling here.
throw new ApplicationException(String.Format(
"The subscription to {0} could not be created.", publicationName), ex);
}
finally
{
subscriberConn.Disconnect();
publisherConn.Disconnect();
}
' Define the Publisher, publication, and databases.
Dim publicationName As String = "AdvWorksSalesOrdersMerge"
Dim publisherName As String = publisherInstance
Dim subscriberName As String = subscriberInstance
Dim subscriptionDbName As String = "AdventureWorks2012Replica"
Dim publicationDbName As String = "AdventureWorks2012"
Dim hostname As String = "adventure-works\garrett1"
'Create connections to the Publisher and Subscriber.
Dim subscriberConn As ServerConnection = New ServerConnection(subscriberName)
Dim publisherConn As ServerConnection = New ServerConnection(publisherName)
' Create the objects that we need.
Dim publication As MergePublication
Dim subscription As MergePullSubscription
Try
' Connect to the Subscriber.
subscriberConn.Connect()
' Ensure that the publication exists and that
' it supports pull subscriptions.
publication = New MergePublication()
publication.Name = publicationName
publication.DatabaseName = publicationDbName
publication.ConnectionContext = publisherConn
If publication.LoadProperties() Then
If (publication.Attributes And PublicationAttributes.AllowPull) = 0 Then
publication.Attributes = publication.Attributes _
Or PublicationAttributes.AllowPull
End If
' Define the pull subscription.
subscription = New MergePullSubscription()
subscription.ConnectionContext = subscriberConn
subscription.PublisherName = publisherName
subscription.PublicationName = publicationName
subscription.PublicationDBName = publicationDbName
subscription.DatabaseName = subscriptionDbName
subscription.HostName = hostname
' Specify the Windows login credentials for the Merge Agent job.
subscription.SynchronizationAgentProcessSecurity.Login = winLogin
subscription.SynchronizationAgentProcessSecurity.Password = winPassword
' Make sure that the agent job for the subscription is created.
subscription.CreateSyncAgentByDefault = True
' Create the pull subscription at the Subscriber.
subscription.Create()
Dim registered As Boolean = False
' Verify that the subscription is not already registered.
For Each existing As MergeSubscription In _
publication.EnumSubscriptions()
If existing.SubscriberName = subscriberName Then
registered = True
End If
Next
If Not registered Then
' Register the local subscription with the Publisher.
publication.MakePullSubscriptionWellKnown( _
subscriberName, subscriptionDbName, _
SubscriptionSyncType.Automatic, _
MergeSubscriberType.Local, 0)
End If
Else
' Do something here if the publication does not exist.
Throw New ApplicationException(String.Format( _
"The publication '{0}' does not exist on {1}.", _
publicationName, publisherName))
End If
Catch ex As Exception
' Implement the appropriate error handling here.
Throw New ApplicationException(String.Format( _
"The subscription to {0} could not be created.", publicationName), ex)
Finally
subscriberConn.Disconnect()
publisherConn.Disconnect()
End Try
Thread Safety
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.
See Also
Reference
Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication Namespace