sp_dropmergepullsubscription (Transact-SQL)
Drops a merge pull subscription. This stored procedure is executed at the Subscriber on the subscription database.
Syntax
sp_dropmergepullsubscription [ @publication= ] 'publication', [ @publisher= ] 'publisher', [ @publisher_db= ] 'publisher_db'
[ , [ @reserved= ] 'reserved' ]
Arguments
[ @publication=] 'publication'
Is the name of the publication. publication is sysname, with a default of NULL. This parameter is required. Specify a value of all to remove subscriptions to all publications[ @publisher=] 'publisher'
Is the name of the Publisher. publisheris sysname, with a default of NULL. This parameter is required.[ @publisher_db=] 'publisher_db'
Is the name of the Publisher database. publisher_dbis sysname, with a default of NULL. This parameter is required.[ @reserved=] 'reserved'
Is reserved for future use. reserved is bit, with a default of 0.
Return Code Values
0 (success) or 1 (failure)
Remarks
sp_dropmergepullsubscription is used in merge replication.
sp_dropmergepullsubscription drops the Merge Agent for this merge pull subscription, although the Merge Agent is not created in sp_addmergepullsubscription.
Example
-- This script uses sqlcmd scripting variables. They are in the form
-- $(MyVariable). For information about how to use scripting variables
-- on the command line and in SQL Server Management Studio, see the
-- "Executing Replication Scripts" section in the topic
-- "Programming Replication Using System Stored Procedures".
-- This batch is executed at the Subscriber to remove
-- a merge pull subscription.
DECLARE @publication AS sysname;
DECLARE @publisher AS sysname;
DECLARE @publication_db AS sysname;
SET @publication = N'AdvWorksSalesOrdersMerge';
SET @publisher = $(PubServer);
SET @publication_db = N'AdventureWorks';
USE [AdventureWorksReplica]
EXEC sp_dropmergepullsubscription
@publisher = @publisher,
@publisher_db = @publication_db,
@publication = @publication;
GO
Permissions
Only members of the sysadmin fixed server role or the user that created the merge pull subscription can execute sp_dropmergepullsubscription. The db_owner fixed database role is only able to execute sp_dropmergepullsubscription if the user that created the merge pull subscription belongs to this role.