MergeSynchronizationAgent.HostName Property
Gets or sets the value used by the Merge Agent when it evaluates a parameterized filter that uses the HOST_NAME function.
Namespace: Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication
Assembly: Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication (in Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Overridable Property HostName As String
Get
Set
'Usage
Dim instance As MergeSynchronizationAgent
Dim value As String
value = instance.HostName
instance.HostName = value
public virtual string HostName { get; set; }
public:
virtual property String^ HostName {
String^ get ();
void set (String^ value);
}
abstract HostName : string with get, set
override HostName : string with get, set
function get HostName () : String
function set HostName (value : String)
Property Value
Type: System.String
A String value.
Implements
Remarks
Use the HostName property to have the Merge Agent override the value typically returned by the HOST_NAME function when this function is used to define a parameterized filter. For example, if you use the parameterized filter clause LoginID = HOST_NAME() to define horizontal filtering for an article, and if you set the HostName property to "adventure-works\david8" before calling the Synchronize method, the Merge Agent will synchronize data for the partition defined by "adventure-works\david8".
The case of the HostName property is ignored only when both the Publisher and the publication database are configured as case-insensitive.
Examples
// Define the server, publication, and database names.
string subscriberName = subscriberInstance;
string publisherName = publisherInstance;
string distributorName = distributorInstance;
string publicationName = "AdvWorksSalesOrdersMerge";
string subscriptionDbName = "AdventureWorksReplica";
string publicationDbName = "AdventureWorks";
string hostname = @"adventure-works\garrett1";
string webSyncUrl = "https://" + publisherInstance + "/SalesOrders/replisapi.dll";
// Create a connection to the Subscriber.
ServerConnection conn = new ServerConnection(subscriberName);
MergePullSubscription subscription;
MergeSynchronizationAgent agent;
try
{
// Connect to the Subscriber.
conn.Connect();
// Define the pull subscription.
subscription = new MergePullSubscription();
subscription.ConnectionContext = conn;
subscription.DatabaseName = subscriptionDbName;
subscription.PublisherName = publisherName;
subscription.PublicationDBName = publicationDbName;
subscription.PublicationName = publicationName;
// If the pull subscription exists, then start the synchronization.
if (subscription.LoadProperties())
{
// Get the agent for the subscription.
agent = subscription.SynchronizationAgent;
// Check that we have enough metadata to start the agent.
if (agent.PublisherSecurityMode == null)
{
// Set the required properties that could not be returned
// from the MSsubscription_properties table.
agent.PublisherSecurityMode = SecurityMode.Integrated;
agent.DistributorSecurityMode = SecurityMode.Integrated;
agent.Distributor = publisherName;
agent.HostName = hostname;
// Set optional Web synchronization properties.
agent.UseWebSynchronization = true;
agent.InternetUrl = webSyncUrl;
agent.InternetSecurityMode = SecurityMode.Standard;
agent.InternetLogin = winLogin;
agent.InternetPassword = winPassword;
}
// Enable agent output to the console.
agent.OutputVerboseLevel = 1;
agent.Output = "";
// Synchronously start the Merge Agent for the subscription.
agent.Synchronize();
}
else
{
// Do something here if the pull subscription does not exist.
throw new ApplicationException(String.Format(
"A subscription to '{0}' does not exist on {1}",
publicationName, subscriberName));
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
// Implement appropriate error handling here.
throw new ApplicationException("The subscription could not be " +
"synchronized. Verify that the subscription has " +
"been defined correctly.", ex);
}
finally
{
conn.Disconnect();
}
' Define the server, publication, and database names.
Dim subscriberName As String = subscriberInstance
Dim publisherName As String = publisherInstance
Dim publicationName As String = "AdvWorksSalesOrdersMerge"
Dim subscriptionDbName As String = "AdventureWorksReplica"
Dim publicationDbName As String = "AdventureWorks"
Dim hostname As String = "adventure-works\garrett1"
Dim webSyncUrl As String = "https://" + publisherInstance + "/SalesOrders/replisapi.dll"
' Create a connection to the Subscriber.
Dim conn As ServerConnection = New ServerConnection(subscriberName)
Dim subscription As MergePullSubscription
Dim agent As MergeSynchronizationAgent
Try
' Connect to the Subscriber.
conn.Connect()
' Define the pull subscription.
subscription = New MergePullSubscription()
subscription.ConnectionContext = conn
subscription.DatabaseName = subscriptionDbName
subscription.PublisherName = publisherName
subscription.PublicationDBName = publicationDbName
subscription.PublicationName = publicationName
' If the pull subscription exists, then start the synchronization.
If subscription.LoadProperties() Then
' Get the agent for the subscription.
agent = subscription.SynchronizationAgent
' Check that we have enough metadata to start the agent.
If agent.PublisherSecurityMode = Nothing Then
' Set the required properties that could not be returned
' from the MSsubscription_properties table.
agent.PublisherSecurityMode = SecurityMode.Integrated
agent.Distributor = publisherInstance
agent.DistributorSecurityMode = SecurityMode.Integrated
agent.HostName = hostname
' Set optional Web synchronization properties.
agent.UseWebSynchronization = True
agent.InternetUrl = webSyncUrl
agent.InternetSecurityMode = SecurityMode.Standard
agent.InternetLogin = winLogin
agent.InternetPassword = winPassword
End If
' Enable agent logging to the console.
agent.OutputVerboseLevel = 1
agent.Output = ""
' Synchronously start the Merge Agent for the subscription.
agent.Synchronize()
Else
' Do something here if the pull subscription does not exist.
Throw New ApplicationException(String.Format( _
"A subscription to '{0}' does not exist on {1}", _
publicationName, subscriberName))
End If
Catch ex As Exception
' Implement appropriate error handling here.
Throw New ApplicationException("The subscription could not be " + _
"synchronized. Verify that the subscription has " + _
"been defined correctly.", ex)
Finally
conn.Disconnect()
End Try