ReplicationServer.EnumHeterogeneousColumns Method

Article
12/03/2008

Returns the columns in a table on a non-SQL Server Publisher.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function EnumHeterogeneousColumns ( _
    publisherName As String, _
    tableName As String, _
    ownerName As String _
) As ArrayList

public ArrayList EnumHeterogeneousColumns (
    string publisherName,
    string tableName,
    string ownerName
)

public:
ArrayList^ EnumHeterogeneousColumns (
    String^ publisherName, 
    String^ tableName, 
    String^ ownerName
)

public ArrayList EnumHeterogeneousColumns (
    String publisherName, 
    String tableName, 
    String ownerName
)

public function EnumHeterogeneousColumns (
    publisherName : String, 
    tableName : String, 
    ownerName : String
) : ArrayList

Parameters

publisherName
A string value that specifies the non-SQL Server Publisher.

tableName
A string value that specifies the table to which the columns belong.

ownerName
A string value that specifies the owner of the table.

Return Value

A ArrayList containing an array of HeterogeneousColumn objects.

Exceptions

Exception type	Condition
ApplicationException	When the instance of SQL Server is not a Distributor or is running on a version of SQL Server earlier than SQL Server 2005.
ArgumentException	If one of the parameters is null, contains null characters, or exceeds 128 bytes.

Remarks

The EnumHeterogeneousColumns method is used when connected to a Distributor for a non-SQL Server Publisher.

The EnumHeterogeneousColumns method is used when choosing columns to publish in an article in a non-SQL Server publication.

The EnumHeterogeneousColumns method can only be called by members of the sysadmin fixed server at the Distributor.

This method is only available with instances of SQL Server 2005.

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 thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Platforms

Development Platforms

For a list of the supported platforms, see Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2005.

Target Platforms