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DistributionPublisher.Create Method

Registers the Publisher with the specified properties at the Distributor.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub Create
'Usage
Dim instance As DistributionPublisher

instance.Create()

public void Create()

public:
void Create()

member Create : unit -> unit 

public function Create()

Remarks

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

Calling Create is equivalent to executing sp_adddistpublisher.

This namespace, class, or member is supported only in version 2.0 of the .NET Framework.

Examples

            // Set the server and database names
            string distributionDbName = "distribution";
            string publisherName = publisherInstance;
            string publicationDbName = "AdventureWorks2008R2";

            DistributionDatabase distributionDb;
            ReplicationServer distributor;
            DistributionPublisher publisher;
            ReplicationDatabase publicationDb;

            // Create a connection to the server using Windows Authentication.
            ServerConnection conn = new ServerConnection(publisherName);

            try
            {
                // Connect to the server acting as the Distributor 
                // and local Publisher.
                conn.Connect();

                // Define the distribution database at the Distributor,
                // but do not create it now.
                distributionDb = new DistributionDatabase(distributionDbName, conn);
                distributionDb.MaxDistributionRetention = 96;
                distributionDb.HistoryRetention = 120;

                // Set the Distributor properties and install the Distributor.
                // This also creates the specified distribution database.
                distributor = new ReplicationServer(conn);
                distributor.InstallDistributor((string)null, distributionDb);

                // Set the Publisher properties and install the Publisher.
                publisher = new DistributionPublisher(publisherName, conn);
                publisher.DistributionDatabase = distributionDb.Name;
                publisher.WorkingDirectory = @"\\" + publisherName + @"\repldata";
                publisher.PublisherSecurity.WindowsAuthentication = true;
                publisher.Create();

                // Enable AdventureWorks as a publication database.
                publicationDb = new ReplicationDatabase(publicationDbName, conn);

                publicationDb.EnabledTransPublishing = true;
                publicationDb.EnabledMergePublishing = true;
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                // Implement appropriate error handling here.
                throw new ApplicationException("An error occured when installing distribution and publishing.", ex);
            }
            finally
            {
                conn.Disconnect();
            }

' Set the server and database names
Dim distributionDbName As String = "distribution"
Dim publisherName As String = publisherInstance
Dim publicationDbName As String = "AdventureWorks2008R2"

Dim distributionDb As DistributionDatabase
Dim distributor As ReplicationServer
Dim publisher As DistributionPublisher
Dim publicationDb As ReplicationDatabase

' Create a connection to the server using Windows Authentication.
Dim conn As ServerConnection = New ServerConnection(publisherName)

Try
    ' Connect to the server acting as the Distributor 
    ' and local Publisher.
    conn.Connect()

    ' Define the distribution database at the Distributor,
    ' but do not create it now.
    distributionDb = New DistributionDatabase(distributionDbName, conn)
    distributionDb.MaxDistributionRetention = 96
    distributionDb.HistoryRetention = 120

    ' Set the Distributor properties and install the Distributor.
    ' This also creates the specified distribution database.
    distributor = New ReplicationServer(conn)
    distributor.InstallDistributor((CType(Nothing, String)), distributionDb)

    ' Set the Publisher properties and install the Publisher.
    publisher = New DistributionPublisher(publisherName, conn)
    publisher.DistributionDatabase = distributionDb.Name
    publisher.WorkingDirectory = "\\" + publisherName + "\repldata"
    publisher.PublisherSecurity.WindowsAuthentication = True
    publisher.Create()

    ' Enable AdventureWorks as a publication database.
    publicationDb = New ReplicationDatabase(publicationDbName, conn)

    publicationDb.EnabledTransPublishing = True
    publicationDb.EnabledMergePublishing = True

Catch ex As Exception
    ' Implement appropriate error handling here.
    Throw New ApplicationException("An error occured when installing distribution and publishing.", ex)

Finally
    conn.Disconnect()

End Try