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DistributionDatabase.Name Property

Gets or sets the name of the distribution database.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Property Name As String
    Get
    Set
'Usage
Dim instance As DistributionDatabase
Dim value As String

value = instance.Name

instance.Name = value

public string Name { get; set; }

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

member Name : string with get, set

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

Property Value

Type: System.String
A String value.

Remarks

The Name property cannot be set for an existing distribution database.

The Name property can only be retrieved by members of the db_owner or replmonitor fixed database role on the distribution database, by users in the publication access list (PAL) of a publication using the distribution database, or by users with SELECT permission on the MSdistributiondbs system table in the distribution database.

The Name property can only be set by members of the sysadmin fixed server role at the Distributor.

Retrieving the Name property is equivalent to executing sp_helpdistributiondb.

Setting the Name property is equivalent to executing sp_adddistributiondb.

The Name property is available with SQL Server 7.0, SQL Server 2000, and SQL Server 2005.

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