SnapshotGenerationAgent.ReplicationType Property

Gets or sets the type of publication.

Namespace: Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication
Assembly: Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication (in microsoft.sqlserver.replication.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Property ReplicationType As ReplicationType

public ReplicationType ReplicationType { get; set; }

public:
virtual property ReplicationType ReplicationType {
    ReplicationType get () sealed;
    void set (ReplicationType value) sealed;
}

/** @property */
public final ReplicationType get_ReplicationType ()

/** @property */
public final void set_ReplicationType (ReplicationType value)

public final function get ReplicationType () : ReplicationType

public final function set ReplicationType (value : ReplicationType)

Property Value

A ReplicationType value that indicates the type of publication.

Example

// Set the Publisher, publication database, and publication names.
string publicationName = "AdvWorksProductTran";
string publicationDbName = "AdventureWorks";
string publisherName = publisherInstance;
string distributorName = publisherInstance;

SnapshotGenerationAgent agent;

try
{
    // Set the required properties for Snapshot Agent.
    agent = new SnapshotGenerationAgent();
    agent.Distributor = distributorName;
    agent.DistributorSecurityMode = SecurityMode.Integrated;
    agent.Publisher = publisherName;
    agent.PublisherSecurityMode = SecurityMode.Integrated;
    agent.Publication = publicationName;
    agent.PublisherDatabase = publicationDbName;
    agent.ReplicationType = ReplicationType.Transactional;

    // Start the agent synchronously.
    agent.GenerateSnapshot();

}
catch (Exception ex)
{
    // Implement custom application error handling here.
    throw new ApplicationException(String.Format(
        "A snapshot could not be generated for the {0} publication."
        , publicationName), ex);
}

' Set the Publisher, publication database, and publication names.
Dim publicationName As String = "AdvWorksProductTran"
Dim publicationDbName As String = "AdventureWorks"
Dim publisherName As String = publisherInstance
Dim distributorName As String = publisherInstance

Dim agent As SnapshotGenerationAgent

Try
    ' Set the required properties for Snapshot Agent.
    agent = New SnapshotGenerationAgent()
    agent.Distributor = distributorName
    agent.DistributorSecurityMode = SecurityMode.Integrated
    agent.Publisher = publisherName
    agent.PublisherSecurityMode = SecurityMode.Integrated
    agent.Publication = publicationName
    agent.PublisherDatabase = publicationDbName
    agent.ReplicationType = ReplicationType.Transactional

    ' Start the agent synchronously.
    agent.GenerateSnapshot()

Catch ex As Exception
    ' Implement custom application error handling here.
    Throw New ApplicationException(String.Format( _
     "A snapshot could not be generated for the {0} publication." _
     , publicationName), ex)
End Try

// Set the Publisher, publication database, and publication names.
string publicationName = "AdvWorksSalesOrdersMerge";
string publicationDbName = "AdventureWorks";
string publisherName = publisherInstance;
string distributorName = publisherInstance;

SnapshotGenerationAgent agent;

try
{
    // Set the required properties for Snapshot Agent.
    agent = new SnapshotGenerationAgent();
    agent.Distributor = distributorName;
    agent.DistributorSecurityMode = SecurityMode.Integrated;
    agent.Publisher = publisherName;
    agent.PublisherSecurityMode = SecurityMode.Integrated;
    agent.Publication = publicationName;
    agent.PublisherDatabase = publicationDbName;
    agent.ReplicationType = ReplicationType.Merge;

    // Start the agent synchronously.
    agent.GenerateSnapshot();

}
catch (Exception ex)
{
    // Implement custom application error handling here.
    throw new ApplicationException(String.Format(
        "A snapshot could not be generated for the {0} publication."
        , publicationName), ex);
}

' Set the Publisher, publication database, and publication names.
Dim publicationName As String = "AdvWorksSalesOrdersMerge"
Dim publicationDbName As String = "AdventureWorks"
Dim publisherName As String = publisherInstance
Dim distributorName As String = publisherInstance

Dim agent As SnapshotGenerationAgent

Try
    ' Set the required properties for Snapshot Agent.
    agent = New SnapshotGenerationAgent()
    agent.Distributor = distributorName
    agent.DistributorSecurityMode = SecurityMode.Integrated
    agent.Publisher = publisherName
    agent.PublisherSecurityMode = SecurityMode.Integrated
    agent.Publication = publicationName
    agent.PublisherDatabase = publicationDbName
    agent.ReplicationType = ReplicationType.Merge

    ' Start the agent synchronously.
    agent.GenerateSnapshot()

Catch ex As Exception
    ' Implement custom application error handling here.
    Throw New ApplicationException(String.Format( _
     "A snapshot could not be generated for the {0} publication." _
     , publicationName), ex)
End Try

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Microsoft Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Platforms

Development Platforms

For a list of the supported platforms, see Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2005.

Target Platforms

For a list of the supported platforms, see Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2005.

See Also

Reference

SnapshotGenerationAgent Class
SnapshotGenerationAgent Members
Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication Namespace