MergePartition.DynamicFilterHostName Property

Gets or sets the value supplied to the HOST_NAME (Transact-SQL) function to generate the data snapshot, when the parameterized row filter is defined using this function.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Property DynamicFilterHostName As String
    Get
    Set
'Usage
Dim instance As MergePartition
Dim value As String

value = instance.DynamicFilterHostName

instance.DynamicFilterHostName = value
public string DynamicFilterHostName { get; set; }
public:
property String^ DynamicFilterHostName {
    String^ get ();
    void set (String^ value);
}
member DynamicFilterHostName : string with get, set
function get DynamicFilterHostName () : String
function set DynamicFilterHostName (value : String)

Property Value

Type: System.String
A String value.

Remarks

This property can be retrieved or set by any user.

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

Examples

         // Define the server, database, and publication names
            string publisherName = publisherInstance;
            string publicationName = "AdvWorksSalesOrdersMerge";
            string publicationDbName = "AdventureWorks2008R2";
            string distributorName = publisherInstance;

            MergePublication publication;
            MergePartition partition;
            MergeDynamicSnapshotJob snapshotAgentJob;
            ReplicationAgentSchedule schedule;
            
            // Create a connection to the Publisher.
            ServerConnection publisherConn = new ServerConnection(publisherName);

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

            try
            {
                // Connect to the Publisher.
                publisherConn.Connect();

                // Set the required properties for the publication.
                publication = new MergePublication();
                publication.ConnectionContext = publisherConn;
                publication.Name = publicationName;
                publication.DatabaseName = publicationDbName;


                // If we can't get the properties for this merge publication, 
                // then throw an application exception.
                if (publication.LoadProperties() || publication.SnapshotAvailable)
                {
                    // Set a weekly schedule for the filtered data snapshot.
                    schedule = new ReplicationAgentSchedule();
                    schedule.FrequencyType = ScheduleFrequencyType.Weekly;
                    schedule.FrequencyRecurrenceFactor = 1;
                    schedule.FrequencyInterval = Convert.ToInt32(0x001);

                    // Set the value of Hostname that defines the data partition. 
                    partition = new MergePartition();
                    partition.DynamicFilterHostName = hostname;
                    snapshotAgentJob = new MergeDynamicSnapshotJob();
                    snapshotAgentJob.DynamicFilterHostName = hostname;

                    // Create the partition for the publication with the defined schedule.
                    publication.AddMergePartition(partition);
                    publication.AddMergeDynamicSnapshotJob(snapshotAgentJob, schedule);
                }
                else
                {
                    throw new ApplicationException(String.Format(
                        "Settings could not be retrieved for the publication, " +
                        " or the initial snapshot has not been generated. " +
                        "Ensure that the publication {0} exists on {1} and " +
                        "that the Snapshot Agent has run successfully.",
                        publicationName, publisherName));
                }
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                // Do error handling here.
                throw new ApplicationException(string.Format(
                    "The partition for '{0}' in the {1} publication could not be created.",
                    hostname, publicationName), ex);
            }
            finally
            {
                publisherConn.Disconnect();
                if (distributorConn.IsOpen) distributorConn.Disconnect();
            }
' Define the server, database, and publication names
Dim publisherName As String = publisherInstance
Dim publicationName As String = "AdvWorksSalesOrdersMerge"
Dim publicationDbName As String = "AdventureWorks2008R2"
Dim distributorName As String = publisherInstance

Dim publication As MergePublication
Dim partition As MergePartition
Dim snapshotAgentJob As MergeDynamicSnapshotJob
Dim schedule As ReplicationAgentSchedule

' Create a connection to the Publisher.
Dim publisherConn As ServerConnection = New ServerConnection(publisherName)

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

Try
    ' Connect to the Publisher.
    publisherConn.Connect()

    ' Set the required properties for the publication.
    publication = New MergePublication()
    publication.ConnectionContext = publisherConn
    publication.Name = publicationName
    publication.DatabaseName = publicationDbName


    ' If we can't get the properties for this merge publication, 
    ' then throw an application exception.
    If (publication.LoadProperties() Or publication.SnapshotAvailable) Then
        ' Set a weekly schedule for the filtered data snapshot.
        schedule = New ReplicationAgentSchedule()
        schedule.FrequencyType = ScheduleFrequencyType.Weekly
        schedule.FrequencyRecurrenceFactor = 1
        schedule.FrequencyInterval = Convert.ToInt32("0x001", 16)

        ' Set the value of Hostname that defines the data partition. 
        partition = New MergePartition()
        partition.DynamicFilterHostName = hostname
        snapshotAgentJob = New MergeDynamicSnapshotJob()
        snapshotAgentJob.DynamicFilterHostName = hostname

        ' Create the partition for the publication with the defined schedule.
        publication.AddMergePartition(partition)
        publication.AddMergeDynamicSnapshotJob(snapshotAgentJob, schedule)
    Else
        Throw New ApplicationException(String.Format( _
         "Settings could not be retrieved for the publication, " + _
         " or the initial snapshot has not been generated. " + _
         "Ensure that the publication {0} exists on {1} and " + _
         "that the Snapshot Agent has run successfully.", _
         publicationName, publisherName))
    End If
Catch ex As Exception
    ' Do error handling here.
    Throw New ApplicationException(String.Format( _
     "The partition for '{0}' in the {1} publication could not be created.", _
     hostname, publicationName), ex)
Finally
    publisherConn.Disconnect()
    If distributorConn.IsOpen Then
        distributorConn.Disconnect()
    End If
End Try