MergePublication.RemoveMergePartition Method

Removes an existing Subscriber partition defined on the merge publication.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub RemoveMergePartition ( _
    mergePartition As MergePartition _
)
'Usage
Dim instance As MergePublication 
Dim mergePartition As MergePartition

instance.RemoveMergePartition(mergePartition)

public void RemoveMergePartition(
    MergePartition mergePartition
)

public:
void RemoveMergePartition(
    MergePartition^ mergePartition
)

member RemoveMergePartition : 
        mergePartition:MergePartition -> unit

public function RemoveMergePartition(
    mergePartition : MergePartition
)

Parameters

• mergePartition
  Type: Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.MergePartition
  The merge partition to be removed.

Remarks

Calling RemoveMergePartition is equivalent to executing sp_dropmergepartition.

The RemoveMergePartition method can only be called by members of the sysadmin fixed server role at the Publisher or by members of the db_owner fixed database role on the publication database.

Examples

          // Define the Publisher, publication, and databases.
            string publicationName = "AdvWorksSalesOrdersMerge";
            string publisherName = publisherInstance;
            string subscriberName = subscriberInstance;
            string subscriptionDbName = "AdventureWorks2012Replica";
            string publicationDbName = "AdventureWorks2012";

            //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();

                // Define the pull subscription.
                subscription = new MergePullSubscription();
                subscription.ConnectionContext = subscriberConn;
                subscription.PublisherName = publisherName;
                subscription.PublicationName = publicationName;
                subscription.PublicationDBName = publicationDbName;
                subscription.DatabaseName = subscriptionDbName;

                // Define the publication.
                publication = new MergePublication();
                publication.Name = publicationName;
                publication.DatabaseName = publicationDbName;
                publication.ConnectionContext = publisherConn;

                // Delete the pull subscription, if it exists.
                if (subscription.IsExistingObject)
                {
                    // Delete the pull subscription at the Subscriber.
                    subscription.Remove();

                    if (publication.LoadProperties())
                    {
                        publication.RemovePullSubscription(subscriberName, subscriptionDbName);
                    }
                    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));
                    }
                }
                else
                {
                    throw new ApplicationException(String.Format(
                        "The subscription to {0} does not exist on {1}",
                        publicationName, subscriberName));
                }
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                // Implement the appropriate error handling here.
                throw new ApplicationException(String.Format(
                    "The subscription to {0} could not be deleted.", 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"

'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()

    ' Define the pull subscription.
    subscription = New MergePullSubscription()
    subscription.ConnectionContext = subscriberConn
    subscription.PublisherName = publisherName
    subscription.PublicationName = publicationName
    subscription.PublicationDBName = publicationDbName
    subscription.DatabaseName = subscriptionDbName

    ' Define the publication.
    publication = New MergePublication()
    publication.Name = publicationName
    publication.DatabaseName = publicationDbName
    publication.ConnectionContext = publisherConn

    ' Delete the pull subscription, if it exists.
    If subscription.IsExistingObject Then

        ' Delete the pull subscription at the Subscriber.
        subscription.Remove()

        If publication.LoadProperties() Then
            publication.RemovePullSubscription(subscriberName, subscriptionDbName)
        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
    Else
        Throw New ApplicationException(String.Format( _
         "The subscription to {0} does not exist on {1}", _
         publicationName, subscriberName))
    End If
Catch ex As Exception
    ' Implement the appropriate error handling here.
    Throw New ApplicationException(String.Format( _
        "The subscription to {0} could not be deleted.", publicationName), ex)
Finally
    subscriberConn.Disconnect()
    publisherConn.Disconnect()
End Try

See Also

Reference

MergePublication Class

Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication Namespace

Other Resources

NIB Create a Snapshot for a Merge Publication with Parameterized Filters (RMO Programming)

NIB How to: Manage Partitions for a Merge Publication with Parameterized Filters (RMO Programming)

Snapshots for Merge Publications with Parameterized Filters