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BusinessLogicHandler.FriendlyName Property

Gets or sets the name that registers the business logic handler on the server.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Property FriendlyName As String
    Get
    Set
'Usage
Dim instance As BusinessLogicHandler
Dim value As String

value = instance.FriendlyName

instance.FriendlyName = value

public string FriendlyName { get; set; }

public:
property String^ FriendlyName {
    String^ get ();
    void set (String^ value);
}

member FriendlyName : string with get, set

function get FriendlyName () : String
function set FriendlyName (value : String)

Property Value

Type: System.String
A String value that specifies the name.

Remarks

The FriendlyName property must be set before calling RegisterBusinessLogicHandler.

Any user can retrieve or set the FriendlyName property.

Examples

           // Specify the Distributor name and business logic properties.
            string distributorName = publisherInstance;
            string assemblyName = @"C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\COM\CustomLogic.dll";
            string className = "Microsoft.Samples.SqlServer.BusinessLogicHandler.OrderEntryBusinessLogicHandler";
            string friendlyName = "OrderEntryLogic";

            ReplicationServer distributor;
            BusinessLogicHandler customLogic;

                // Create a connection to the Distributor.
            ServerConnection distributorConn = new ServerConnection(distributorName);

            try
            {
                // Connect to the Distributor.
                distributorConn.Connect();

                // Set the Distributor properties.
                distributor = new ReplicationServer(distributorConn);

                // Set the business logic handler properties.
                customLogic = new BusinessLogicHandler();
                customLogic.DotNetAssemblyName = assemblyName;
                customLogic.DotNetClassName = className;
                customLogic.FriendlyName = friendlyName;
                customLogic.IsDotNetAssembly = true;

                Boolean isRegistered = false;

                // Check if the business logic handler is already registered at the Distributor.
                foreach (BusinessLogicHandler registeredLogic
                    in distributor.EnumBusinessLogicHandlers())
                {
                    if (registeredLogic == customLogic)
                    {
                        isRegistered = true;
                    }
                }

                // Register the custom logic.
                if (!isRegistered)
                {
                    distributor.RegisterBusinessLogicHandler(customLogic);
                }
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                // Do error handling here.
                throw new ApplicationException(string.Format(
                    "The {0} assembly could not be registered.",
                    assemblyName), ex);
            }
            finally
            {
                distributorConn.Disconnect();
            }

' Specify the Distributor name and business logic properties.
Dim distributorName As String = publisherInstance
Dim assemblyName As String = "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\COM\CustomLogic.dll"
Dim className As String = "Microsoft.Samples.SqlServer.BusinessLogicHandler.OrderEntryBusinessLogicHandler"
Dim friendlyName As String = "OrderEntryLogic"

Dim distributor As ReplicationServer
Dim customLogic As BusinessLogicHandler

' Create a connection to the Distributor.
Dim distributorConn As ServerConnection = New ServerConnection(distributorName)

Try
    ' Connect to the Distributor.
    distributorConn.Connect()

    ' Set the Distributor properties.
    distributor = New ReplicationServer(distributorConn)

    ' Set the business logic handler properties.
    customLogic = New BusinessLogicHandler()
    customLogic.DotNetAssemblyName = assemblyName
    customLogic.DotNetClassName = className
    customLogic.FriendlyName = friendlyName
    customLogic.IsDotNetAssembly = True

    Dim isRegistered As Boolean = False

    ' Check if the business logic handler is already registered at the Distributor.
    For Each registeredLogic As BusinessLogicHandler _
    In distributor.EnumBusinessLogicHandlers
        If registeredLogic Is customLogic Then
            isRegistered = True
        End If
    Next

    ' Register the custom logic.
    If Not isRegistered Then
        distributor.RegisterBusinessLogicHandler(customLogic)
    End If
Catch ex As Exception
    ' Do error handling here.
    Throw New ApplicationException(String.Format( _
     "The {0} assembly could not be registered.", _
     assemblyName), ex)
Finally
    distributorConn.Disconnect()
End Try