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MergePublication.RemoveMergePartition Method

Removes an existing Subscriber partition defined on the merge publication.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub RemoveMergePartition ( _
    mergePartition As MergePartition _
)
'Usage
Dim instance As MergePublication
Dim mergePartition As MergePartition

instance.RemoveMergePartition(mergePartition)

public void RemoveMergePartition(
    MergePartition mergePartition
)

public:
void RemoveMergePartition(
    MergePartition^ mergePartition
)

member RemoveMergePartition : 
        mergePartition:MergePartition -> unit 

public function RemoveMergePartition(
    mergePartition : MergePartition
)

Parameters

Remarks

Calling RemoveMergePartition is equivalent to executing sp_dropmergepartition.

The RemoveMergePartition method can only be called 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.

The RemoveMergePartition method is available only for instances of Microsoft SQL Server 2005.

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

Examples

          // Define the Publisher, publication, and databases.
            string publicationName = "AdvWorksSalesOrdersMerge";
            string publisherName = publisherInstance;
            string subscriberName = subscriberInstance;
            string subscriptionDbName = "AdventureWorksReplica";
            string publicationDbName = "AdventureWorks";

            //Create connections to the Publisher and Subscriber.
            ServerConnection subscriberConn = new ServerConnection(subscriberName);
            ServerConnection publisherConn = new ServerConnection(publisherName);

            // Create the objects that we need.
            MergePublication publication;
            MergePullSubscription subscription;

            try
            {
                // Connect to the Subscriber.
                subscriberConn.Connect();

                // Define the pull subscription.
                subscription = new MergePullSubscription();
                subscription.ConnectionContext = subscriberConn;
                subscription.PublisherName = publisherName;
                subscription.PublicationName = publicationName;
                subscription.PublicationDBName = publicationDbName;
                subscription.DatabaseName = subscriptionDbName;

                // Define the publication.
                publication = new MergePublication();
                publication.Name = publicationName;
                publication.DatabaseName = publicationDbName;
                publication.ConnectionContext = publisherConn;

                // Delete the pull subscription, if it exists.
                if (subscription.IsExistingObject)
                {
                    // Delete the pull subscription at the Subscriber.
                    subscription.Remove();

                    if (publication.LoadProperties())
                    {
                        publication.RemovePullSubscription(subscriberName, subscriptionDbName);
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        // Do something here if the publication does not exist.
                        throw new ApplicationException(String.Format(
                            "The publication '{0}' does not exist on {1}.",
                            publicationName, publisherName));
                    }
                }
                else
                {
                    throw new ApplicationException(String.Format(
                        "The subscription to {0} does not exist on {1}",
                        publicationName, subscriberName));
                }
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                // Implement the appropriate error handling here.
                throw new ApplicationException(String.Format(
                    "The subscription to {0} could not be deleted.", publicationName), ex);
            }
            finally
            {
                subscriberConn.Disconnect();
                publisherConn.Disconnect();
            }

' Define the Publisher, publication, and databases.
Dim publicationName As String = "AdvWorksSalesOrdersMerge"
Dim publisherName As String = publisherInstance
Dim subscriberName As String = subscriberInstance
Dim subscriptionDbName As String = "AdventureWorksReplica"
Dim publicationDbName As String = "AdventureWorks"

'Create connections to the Publisher and Subscriber.
Dim subscriberConn As ServerConnection = New ServerConnection(subscriberName)
Dim publisherConn As ServerConnection = New ServerConnection(publisherName)

' Create the objects that we need.
Dim publication As MergePublication
Dim subscription As MergePullSubscription

Try
    ' Connect to the Subscriber.
    subscriberConn.Connect()

    ' Define the pull subscription.
    subscription = New MergePullSubscription()
    subscription.ConnectionContext = subscriberConn
    subscription.PublisherName = publisherName
    subscription.PublicationName = publicationName
    subscription.PublicationDBName = publicationDbName
    subscription.DatabaseName = subscriptionDbName

    ' Define the publication.
    publication = New MergePublication()
    publication.Name = publicationName
    publication.DatabaseName = publicationDbName
    publication.ConnectionContext = publisherConn

    ' Delete the pull subscription, if it exists.
    If subscription.IsExistingObject Then

        ' Delete the pull subscription at the Subscriber.
        subscription.Remove()

        If publication.LoadProperties() Then
            publication.RemovePullSubscription(subscriberName, subscriptionDbName)
        Else
            ' Do something here if the publication does not exist.
            Throw New ApplicationException(String.Format( _
             "The publication '{0}' does not exist on {1}.", _
             publicationName, publisherName))
        End If
    Else
        Throw New ApplicationException(String.Format( _
         "The subscription to {0} does not exist on {1}", _
         publicationName, subscriberName))
    End If
Catch ex As Exception
    ' Implement the appropriate error handling here.
    Throw New ApplicationException(String.Format( _
        "The subscription to {0} could not be deleted.", publicationName), ex)
Finally
    subscriberConn.Disconnect()
    publisherConn.Disconnect()
End Try