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PullSubscription.AltSnapshotFolder Property

Definition

Gets or sets the location where the publication snapshot files are obtained when the default snapshot location at the Distributor is not used.

public:
 property System::String ^ AltSnapshotFolder { System::String ^ get(); void set(System::String ^ value); };
public string AltSnapshotFolder { get; set; }
member this.AltSnapshotFolder : string with get, set
Public Property AltSnapshotFolder As String

Property Value

A String value that represents the full path to the alternate snapshot location.

Remarks

This option can be useful when a large amount of data must be transferred over an expensive connection.

The AltSnapshotFolder property can only be retrieved by members of the sysadmin fixed server role at the Subscriber or by members of the db_owner fixed database role on the subscription database.

The AltSnapshotFolder property can only be set by members of the sysadmin fixed server role at the Subscriber or by members of the db_owner fixed database role on the subscription database.

Retrieving the AltSnapshotFolder property is equivalent to executing sp_helppullsubscription (Transact-SQL) or sp_helpmergepullsubscription (Transact-SQL).

Setting the AltSnapshotFolder property is equivalent to executing sp_addpullsubscription_agent (Transact-SQL), sp_addmergepullsubscription_agent (Transact-SQL), sp_change_subscription_properties (Transact-SQL), or sp_changemergepullsubscription (Transact-SQL).

Applies to