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Publication.SnapshotMethod Property

Gets or sets the data file format of the initial snapshot.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Property SnapshotMethod As InitialSyncType
    Get
    Set
'Usage
Dim instance As Publication
Dim value As InitialSyncType

value = instance.SnapshotMethod

instance.SnapshotMethod = value

public InitialSyncType SnapshotMethod { get; set; }

public:
property InitialSyncType SnapshotMethod {
    InitialSyncType get ();
    void set (InitialSyncType value);
}

member SnapshotMethod : InitialSyncType with get, set

function get SnapshotMethod () : InitialSyncType
function set SnapshotMethod (value : InitialSyncType)

Remarks

The SnapshotMethod property can only be retrieved by members of the sysadmin fixed server role at the Publisher, by members of the db_owner fixed database role on the publication database, or by users in the publication access list (PAL).

The SnapshotMethod property can only be set by members of the sysadmin fixed server role at the Publisher or by members of the db_owner fixed database role on the publication database. Users in the PAL can set the SnapshotMethod property of an existing publication.

Retrieving the SnapshotMethod property is equivalent to executing sp_helppublication (Transact-SQL) or sp_helpmergepublication (Transact-SQL).

Setting the SnapshotMethod property is equivalent to executing sp_addpublication (Transact-SQL) and sp_changepublication (Transact-SQL) or sp_addmergepublication (Transact-SQL) and sp_changemergepublication (Transact-SQL).

The SnapshotMethod 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.