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The Publication class is a base class from which the TransPublication class and the MergePublication class are derived.

The Publication type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	Publication()	Creates a new instance of the Publication class.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	CheckValidCreation()	Infrastructure. (Inherited from ReplicationObject.)
	CheckValidDefinition(Boolean)	Infrastructure. (Overrides ReplicationObject.CheckValidDefinition(Boolean).)
	CommitPropertyChanges()	Sends all the cached property change statements to the instance of Microsoft SQL Server. (Inherited from ReplicationObject.)
	Create()	Creates the publication.
	CreateSnapshotAgent()	Creates the SQL Server Agent job that is used to generate the initial snapshot for the publication, if this job does not already exist.
	Decouple()	Decouples the referenced replication object from the server. (Inherited from ReplicationObject.)
	EnumArticles()	Returns the articles in the publication.
	EnumPublicationAccesses(Boolean)	Returns logins that have access to the Publisher.
	EnumSubscriptions()	Returns the subscriptions that subscribe to the publication.
	Equals(Object)	(Inherited from Object.)
	Finalize()	(Inherited from Object.)
	GetChangeCommand(StringBuilder, String, String)	Infrastructure. (Inherited from ReplicationObject.)
	GetCreateCommand(StringBuilder, Boolean, ScriptOptions)	Infrastructure. (Inherited from ReplicationObject.)
	GetDropCommand(StringBuilder, Boolean)	Infrastructure. (Inherited from ReplicationObject.)
	GetHashCode()	(Inherited from Object.)
	GetType()	(Inherited from Object.)
	GrantPublicationAccess(String)	Adds the specified login to the publication access list (PAL).
	InternalRefresh(Boolean)	Infrastructure. (Inherited from ReplicationObject.)
	Load()	Loads the properties of an existing object from the server. (Inherited from ReplicationObject.)
	LoadProperties()	Loads the properties of an existing object from the server. (Inherited from ReplicationObject.)
	MemberwiseClone()	(Inherited from Object.)
	Refresh()	Reloads the properties of the object. (Inherited from ReplicationObject.)
	Remove()	Removes an existing publication.
	Remove(Boolean)	Removes an existing publication even if the Distributor cannot be accessed.
	ReplicateUserDefinedScript(String)	Replicates the execution of a user-defined script to the Subscribers of a specified publication.
	RevokePublicationAccess(String)	Removes the specified login from the publication access list (PAL).
	Script(ScriptOptions)	Generates a Transact-SQL script that can be used to re-create the publication as specified by the script options.
	StartSnapshotGenerationAgentJob()	Starts the job that generates the initial snapshot for the publication.
	StopSnapshotGenerationAgentJob()	Attempts to stop a running Snapshot Agent job.
	ToString()	(Inherited from Object.)

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Properties

	Name	Description
	AltSnapshotFolder	Gets or sets the alternate snapshot file location for a publication.
	Attributes	Gets or sets the publication attributes.
	CachePropertyChanges	Gets or sets whether to cache changes made to the replication properties or to apply them immediately. (Inherited from ReplicationObject.)
	CompatibilityLevel	Gets or sets the earliest version of Microsoft SQL Server running on the Subscribers that the referenced publication can support.
	ConflictRetention	Gets or sets the number of days that conflict data rows are retained in conflict tables.
	ConnectionContext	Gets or sets the connection to an instance of Microsoft SQL Server. (Inherited from ReplicationObject.)
	CreateSnapshotAgentByDefault	Gets or sets if the Snapshot Agent job is added automatically when the publication is created.
	DatabaseName	Gets or sets the name of the publication database.
	Description	Gets or sets a textual description of the publication.
	FtpAddress	Gets or sets the address of the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server computer for publications that allow subscription initialization over FTP.
	FtpLogin	Gets or sets the login that is used to connect to the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server for publications that allow subscription initialization over FTP.
	FtpPassword	Sets the password for the login that is used to connect to the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server for publications that allow subscription initialization over FTP.
	FtpPort	Gets or sets the port of the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server computer for publications that allow subscription initialization over FTP.
	FtpSubdirectory	Gets or sets the subdirectory on the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server computer for publications that allow subscription initialization over FTP.
	HasSubscription	Gets whether the publication has one or more subscriptions.
	IsExistingObject	Gets whether the object exists on the server or not. (Inherited from ReplicationObject.)
	Name	Gets or sets the name of the publication.
	PostSnapshotScript	Gets or sets the name and full path of a Transact-SQL script file that is executed after the initial snapshot is applied to the Subscriber.
	PreSnapshotScript	Gets or sets the name and full path of a Transact-SQL script file that is executed before the initial snapshot is applied to the Subscriber.
	PubId	Gets the value that uniquely identifies the publication.
	ReplicateDdl	Gets or sets the data definition language (DDL) replication options that determine if DDL changes are replicated.
	RetentionPeriod	Gets or sets the amount of time before a subscription expires when the subscription is not synchronized with the publication.
	SecureFtpPassword	Sets the password (as a SecureString object) for the login used to connect to the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server for publications that allow subscription initialization over FTP.
	SnapshotAgentExists	Gets if the SQL Server Agent job exists to generate the initial snapshot for this publication.
	SnapshotGenerationAgentProcessSecurity	Gets an object that sets the Windows account under which the Snapshot Agent job runs.
	SnapshotGenerationAgentPublisherSecurity	Gets the security context used by the Snapshot Agent to connect to the Publisher.
	SnapshotJobId	Gets the Snapshot Agent job ID for the current publication.
	SnapshotMethod	Gets or sets the data file format of the initial snapshot.
	SnapshotSchedule	Gets an object that sets the schedule for the Snapshot Agent for the current publication.
	SqlServerName	Gets the name of the Microsoft SQL Server instance to which this object is connected. (Inherited from ReplicationObject.)
	Status	Gets or sets the status of the publication.
	Type	Gets or sets the type of publication.
	UserData	Gets or sets an object property that allows users to attach their own data to the object. (Inherited from ReplicationObject.)

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See Also

Reference

Publication Class

Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication Namespace