TransPublication Class
Represents a transactional publication.
Namespace: Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication
Assembly: Microsoft.SqlServer.Rmo (in Microsoft.SqlServer.Rmo.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public NotInheritable Class TransPublication _
Inherits Publication
'Usage
Dim instance As TransPublication
public sealed class TransPublication : Publication
public ref class TransPublication sealed : public Publication
[<SealedAttribute>]
type TransPublication =
class
inherit Publication
end
public final class TransPublication extends Publication
Remarks
This namespace, class, or member is supported only in version 2.0 of the .NET Framework.
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
This example creates a transactional publication.
// Set the Publisher, publication database, and publication names.
string publicationName = "AdvWorksProductTran";
string publicationDbName = "AdventureWorks";
string publisherName = publisherInstance;
ReplicationDatabase publicationDb;
TransPublication publication;
// Create a connection to the Publisher using Windows Authentication.
ServerConnection conn;
conn = new ServerConnection(publisherName);
try
{
// Connect to the Publisher.
conn.Connect();
// Enable the AdventureWorks database for transactional publishing.
publicationDb = new ReplicationDatabase(publicationDbName, conn);
// If the database exists and is not already enabled,
// enable it for transactional publishing.
if (publicationDb.LoadProperties())
{
if (!publicationDb.EnabledTransPublishing)
{
publicationDb.EnabledTransPublishing = true;
}
// If the Log Reader Agent does not exist, create it.
if (!publicationDb.LogReaderAgentExists)
{
// Specify the Windows account under which the agent job runs.
// This account will be used for the local connection to the
// Distributor and all agent connections that use Windows Authentication.
publicationDb.LogReaderAgentProcessSecurity.Login = winLogin;
publicationDb.LogReaderAgentProcessSecurity.Password = winPassword;
// Explicitly set authentication mode for the Publisher connection
// to the default value of Windows Authentication.
publicationDb.LogReaderAgentPublisherSecurity.WindowsAuthentication = true;
// Create the Log Reader Agent job.
publicationDb.CreateLogReaderAgent();
}
}
else
{
throw new ApplicationException(String.Format(
"The {0} database does not exist at {1}.",
publicationDb, publisherName));
}
// Set the required properties for the transactional publication.
publication = new TransPublication();
publication.ConnectionContext = conn;
publication.Name = publicationName;
publication.DatabaseName = publicationDbName;
// Specify a transactional publication (the default).
publication.Type = PublicationType.Transactional;
// Activate the publication so that we can add subscriptions.
publication.Status = State.Active;
// Enable push and pull subscriptions and independent Distribition Agents.
publication.Attributes |= PublicationAttributes.AllowPull;
publication.Attributes |= PublicationAttributes.AllowPush;
publication.Attributes |= PublicationAttributes.IndependentAgent;
// Specify the Windows account under which the Snapshot Agent job runs.
// This account will be used for the local connection to the
// Distributor and all agent connections that use Windows Authentication.
publication.SnapshotGenerationAgentProcessSecurity.Login = winLogin;
publication.SnapshotGenerationAgentProcessSecurity.Password = winPassword;
// Explicitly set the security mode for the Publisher connection
// Windows Authentication (the default).
publication.SnapshotGenerationAgentPublisherSecurity.WindowsAuthentication = true;
if (!publication.IsExistingObject)
{
// Create the transactional publication.
publication.Create();
// Create a Snapshot Agent job for the publication.
publication.CreateSnapshotAgent();
}
else
{
throw new ApplicationException(String.Format(
"The {0} publication already exists.", publicationName));
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
// Implement custom application error handling here.
throw new ApplicationException(String.Format(
"The publication {0} could not be created.", publicationName), ex);
}
finally
{
conn.Disconnect();
}
' Set the Publisher, publication database, and publication names.
Dim publicationName As String = "AdvWorksProductTran"
Dim publicationDbName As String = "AdventureWorks"
Dim publisherName As String = publisherInstance
Dim publicationDb As ReplicationDatabase
Dim publication As TransPublication
' Create a connection to the Publisher using Windows Authentication.
Dim conn As ServerConnection
conn = New ServerConnection(publisherName)
Try
' Connect to the Publisher.
conn.Connect()
' Enable the AdventureWorks database for transactional publishing.
publicationDb = New ReplicationDatabase(publicationDbName, conn)
' If the database exists and is not already enabled,
' enable it for transactional publishing.
If publicationDb.LoadProperties() Then
If Not publicationDb.EnabledTransPublishing Then
publicationDb.EnabledTransPublishing = True
End If
' If the Log Reader Agent does not exist, create it.
If Not publicationDb.LogReaderAgentExists Then
' Specify the Windows account under which the agent job runs.
' This account will be used for the local connection to the
' Distributor and all agent connections that use Windows Authentication.
publicationDb.LogReaderAgentProcessSecurity.Login = winLogin
publicationDb.LogReaderAgentProcessSecurity.Password = winPassword
' Explicitly set authentication mode for the Publisher connection
' to the default value of Windows Authentication.
publicationDb.LogReaderAgentPublisherSecurity.WindowsAuthentication = True
' Create the Log Reader Agent job.
publicationDb.CreateLogReaderAgent()
End If
Else
Throw New ApplicationException(String.Format( _
"The {0} database does not exist at {1}.", _
publicationDb, publisherName))
End If
' Set the required properties for the transactional publication.
publication = New TransPublication()
publication.ConnectionContext = conn
publication.Name = publicationName
publication.DatabaseName = publicationDbName
' Specify a transactional publication (the default).
publication.Type = PublicationType.Transactional
'Enable push and pull subscriptions and independent Distribition Agents.
publication.Attributes = _
publication.Attributes Or PublicationAttributes.AllowPull
publication.Attributes = _
publication.Attributes Or PublicationAttributes.AllowPush
publication.Attributes = _
publication.Attributes Or PublicationAttributes.IndependentAgent
' Activate the publication so that we can add subscriptions.
publication.Status = State.Active
' Specify the Windows account under which the Snapshot Agent job runs.
' This account will be used for the local connection to the
' Distributor and all agent connections that use Windows Authentication.
publication.SnapshotGenerationAgentProcessSecurity.Login = winLogin
publication.SnapshotGenerationAgentProcessSecurity.Password = winPassword
' Explicitly set the security mode for the Publisher connection
' Windows Authentication (the default).
publication.SnapshotGenerationAgentPublisherSecurity.WindowsAuthentication = True
If Not publication.IsExistingObject Then
' Create the transactional publication.
publication.Create()
' Create a Snapshot Agent job for the publication.
publication.CreateSnapshotAgent()
Else
Throw New ApplicationException(String.Format( _
"The {0} publication already exists.", publicationName))
End If
Catch ex As Exception
' Implement custom application error handling here.
Throw New ApplicationException(String.Format( _
"The publication {0} could not be created.", publicationName), ex)
Finally
conn.Disconnect()
End Try
This example deletes a transactional publication.
// Define the Publisher, publication database,
// and publication names.
string publisherName = publisherInstance;
string publicationName = "AdvWorksProductTran";
string publicationDbName = "AdventureWorks";
TransPublication publication;
ReplicationDatabase publicationDb;
// Create a connection to the Publisher
// using Windows Authentication.
ServerConnection conn = new ServerConnection(publisherName);
try
{
conn.Connect();
// Set the required properties for the transactional publication.
publication = new TransPublication();
publication.ConnectionContext = conn;
publication.Name = publicationName;
publication.DatabaseName = publicationDbName;
// Delete the publication, if it exists and has no subscriptions.
if (publication.LoadProperties() && !publication.HasSubscription)
{
publication.Remove();
}
else
{
// Do something here if the publication does not exist
// or has subscriptions.
throw new ApplicationException(String.Format(
"The publication {0} could not be deleted. " +
"Ensure that the publication exists and that all " +
"subscriptions have been deleted.",
publicationName, publisherName));
}
// If no other transactional publications exists,
// disable publishing on the database.
publicationDb = new ReplicationDatabase(publicationDbName, conn);
if (publicationDb.LoadProperties())
{
if (publicationDb.TransPublications.Count == 0)
{
publicationDb.EnabledTransPublishing = false;
}
}
else
{
// Do something here if the database does not exist.
throw new ApplicationException(String.Format(
"The database {0} does not exist on {1}.",
publicationDbName, publisherName));
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
// Implement application error handling here.
throw new ApplicationException(String.Format(
"The publication {0} could not be deleted.",
publicationName), ex);
}
finally
{
conn.Disconnect();
}
' Define the Publisher, publication database,
' and publication names.
Dim publisherName As String = publisherInstance
Dim publicationName As String = "AdvWorksProductTran"
Dim publicationDbName As String = "AdventureWorks"
Dim publication As TransPublication
Dim publicationDb As ReplicationDatabase
' Create a connection to the Publisher
' using Windows Authentication.
Dim conn As ServerConnection = New ServerConnection(publisherName)
Try
conn.Connect()
' Set the required properties for the transactional publication.
publication = New TransPublication()
publication.ConnectionContext = conn
publication.Name = publicationName
publication.DatabaseName = publicationDbName
' Delete the publication, if it exists and has no subscriptions.
If publication.LoadProperties() And Not publication.HasSubscription Then
publication.Remove()
Else
' Do something here if the publication does not exist
' or has subscriptions.
Throw New ApplicationException(String.Format( _
"The publication {0} could not be deleted. " + _
"Ensure that the publication exists and that all " + _
"subscriptions have been deleted.", _
publicationName, publisherName))
End If
' If no other transactional publications exists,
' disable publishing on the database.
publicationDb = New ReplicationDatabase(publicationDbName, conn)
If publicationDb.LoadProperties() Then
If publicationDb.TransPublications.Count = 0 Then
publicationDb.EnabledTransPublishing = False
End If
Else
' Do something here if the database does not exist.
Throw New ApplicationException(String.Format( _
"The database {0} does not exist on {1}.", _
publicationDbName, publisherName))
End If
Catch ex As Exception
' Implement application error handling here.
Throw New ApplicationException(String.Format( _
"The publication {0} could not be deleted.", _
publicationName), ex)
Finally
conn.Disconnect()
End Try
Inheritance Hierarchy
System.Object
Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.ReplicationObject
Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.Publication
Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.TransPublication
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