sp_droppullsubscription (Transact-SQL)
Drops a subscription at the current database of the Subscriber. This stored procedure is executed at the Subscriber on the pull subscription database.
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Transact-SQL Syntax Conventions
Syntax
sp_droppullsubscription [ @publisher= ] 'publisher'
, [ @publisher_db= ] 'publisher_db'
, [ @publication= ] 'publication'
[ , [ @reserved= ] reserved ]
Arguments
- [ @publisher= ] 'publisher'
Is the remote server name. publisher is sysname, with no default. If all, the subscription is dropped at all the Publishers.
- [ @publisher_db= ] 'publisher_db'
Is the name of the Publisher database. publisher_db is sysname, with no default. all means all the Publisher databases.
- [ @publication= ] 'publication'
Is the publication name. publication is sysname, with no default. If all, the subscription is dropped to all the publications.
- [ @reserved= ] reserved
For internal use only.
Return Code Values
0 (success) or 1 (failure)
Remarks
sp_droppullsubscription is used in snapshot replication and transactional replication.
sp_droppullsubscription deletes the corresponding row in the MSreplication_subscriptions (Transact-SQL) table and the corresponding Distributor Agent at the Subscriber. If no rows are left in MSreplication_subscriptions (Transact-SQL), it drops the table.
Permissions
Only members of the sysadmin fixed server role or the user who created the pull subscription can execute sp_droppullsubscription. The db_owner fixed database role is only able to execute sp_droppullsubscription if the user who created the pull subscription belongs to this role.
Example
-- This script uses sqlcmd scripting variables. They are in the form
-- $(MyVariable). For information about how to use scripting variables
-- on the command line and in SQL Server Management Studio, see the
-- "Executing Replication Scripts" section in the topic
-- "Programming Replication Using System Stored Procedures".
-- This is the batch executed at the Subscriber to drop
-- a pull subscription to a transactional publication.
DECLARE @publication AS sysname;
DECLARE @publisher AS sysname;
DECLARE @publicationDB AS sysname;
SET @publication = N'AdvWorksProductTran';
SET @publisher = $(PubServer);
SET @publicationDB = N'AdventureWorks';
USE [AdventureWorksReplica]
EXEC sp_droppullsubscription
@publisher = @publisher,
@publisher_db = @publicationDB,
@publication = @publication;
GO
See Also
Reference
sp_addpullsubscription (Transact-SQL)
sp_change_subscription_properties (Transact-SQL)
sp_helppullsubscription (Transact-SQL)
sp_dropsubscription (Transact-SQL)
Other Resources
How to: Delete a Pull Subscription (Replication Transact-SQL Programming)