Publication.Remove Method
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Removes an existing publication.
Overload List
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
.gif "Public method") |
Remove() | Removes an existing publication. |
|
Remove(Boolean) | Removes an existing publication even if the Distributor cannot be accessed. |
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Examples
This example deletes a transactional publication.
// Define the Publisher, publication database,
// and publication names.
string publisherName = publisherInstance;
string publicationName = "AdvWorksProductTran";
string publicationDbName = "AdventureWorks";
TransPublication publication;
ReplicationDatabase publicationDb;
// Create a connection to the Publisher
// using Windows Authentication.
ServerConnection conn = new ServerConnection(publisherName);
try
{
conn.Connect();
// Set the required properties for the transactional publication.
publication = new TransPublication();
publication.ConnectionContext = conn;
publication.Name = publicationName;
publication.DatabaseName = publicationDbName;
// Delete the publication, if it exists and has no subscriptions.
if (publication.LoadProperties() && !publication.HasSubscription)
{
publication.Remove();
}
else
{
// Do something here if the publication does not exist
// or has subscriptions.
throw new ApplicationException(String.Format(
"The publication {0} could not be deleted. " +
"Ensure that the publication exists and that all " +
"subscriptions have been deleted.",
publicationName, publisherName));
}
// If no other transactional publications exists,
// disable publishing on the database.
publicationDb = new ReplicationDatabase(publicationDbName, conn);
if (publicationDb.LoadProperties())
{
if (publicationDb.TransPublications.Count == 0)
{
publicationDb.EnabledTransPublishing = false;
}
}
else
{
// Do something here if the database does not exist.
throw new ApplicationException(String.Format(
"The database {0} does not exist on {1}.",
publicationDbName, publisherName));
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
// Implement application error handling here.
throw new ApplicationException(String.Format(
"The publication {0} could not be deleted.",
publicationName), ex);
}
finally
{
conn.Disconnect();
}
' Define the Publisher, publication database,
' and publication names.
Dim publisherName As String = publisherInstance
Dim publicationName As String = "AdvWorksProductTran"
Dim publicationDbName As String = "AdventureWorks"
Dim publication As TransPublication
Dim publicationDb As ReplicationDatabase
' Create a connection to the Publisher
' using Windows Authentication.
Dim conn As ServerConnection = New ServerConnection(publisherName)
Try
conn.Connect()
' Set the required properties for the transactional publication.
publication = New TransPublication()
publication.ConnectionContext = conn
publication.Name = publicationName
publication.DatabaseName = publicationDbName
' Delete the publication, if it exists and has no subscriptions.
If publication.LoadProperties() And Not publication.HasSubscription Then
publication.Remove()
Else
' Do something here if the publication does not exist
' or has subscriptions.
Throw New ApplicationException(String.Format( _
"The publication {0} could not be deleted. " + _
"Ensure that the publication exists and that all " + _
"subscriptions have been deleted.", _
publicationName, publisherName))
End If
' If no other transactional publications exists,
' disable publishing on the database.
publicationDb = New ReplicationDatabase(publicationDbName, conn)
If publicationDb.LoadProperties() Then
If publicationDb.TransPublications.Count = 0 Then
publicationDb.EnabledTransPublishing = False
End If
Else
' Do something here if the database does not exist.
Throw New ApplicationException(String.Format( _
"The database {0} does not exist on {1}.", _
publicationDbName, publisherName))
End If
Catch ex As Exception
' Implement application error handling here.
Throw New ApplicationException(String.Format( _
"The publication {0} could not be deleted.", _
publicationName), ex)
Finally
conn.Disconnect()
End Try
This example deletes a merge publication.
// Define the Publisher, publication database,
// and publication names.
string publisherName = publisherInstance;
string publicationName = "AdvWorksSalesOrdersMerge";
string publicationDbName = "AdventureWorks";
MergePublication publication;
ReplicationDatabase publicationDb;
// Create a connection to the Publisher.
ServerConnection conn = new ServerConnection(publisherName);
try
{
// Connect to the Publisher.
conn.Connect();
// Set the required properties for the merge publication.
publication = new MergePublication();
publication.ConnectionContext = conn;
publication.Name = publicationName;
publication.DatabaseName = publicationDbName;
// Delete the publication, if it exists and has no subscriptions.
if (publication.LoadProperties() && !publication.HasSubscription)
{
publication.Remove();
}
else
{
// Do something here if the publication does not exist
// or has subscriptions.
throw new ApplicationException(String.Format(
"The publication {0} could not be deleted. " +
"Ensure that the publication exists and that all " +
"subscriptions have been deleted.",
publicationName, publisherName));
}
// If no other merge publications exists,
// disable publishing on the database.
publicationDb = new ReplicationDatabase(publicationDbName, conn);
if (publicationDb.LoadProperties())
{
if (publicationDb.MergePublications.Count == 0 && publicationDb.EnabledMergePublishing)
{
publicationDb.EnabledMergePublishing = false;
}
}
else
{
// Do something here if the database does not exist.
throw new ApplicationException(String.Format(
"The database {0} does not exist on {1}.",
publicationDbName, publisherName));
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
// Implement application error handling here.
throw new ApplicationException(String.Format(
"The publication {0} could not be deleted.",
publicationName), ex);
}
finally
{
conn.Disconnect();
}
' Define the Publisher, publication database,
' and publication names.
Dim publisherName As String = publisherInstance
Dim publicationName As String = "AdvWorksSalesOrdersMerge"
Dim publicationDbName As String = "AdventureWorks"
Dim publication As MergePublication
Dim publicationDb As ReplicationDatabase
' Create a connection to the Publisher.
Dim conn As ServerConnection = New ServerConnection(publisherName)
Try
' Connect to the Publisher.
conn.Connect()
' Set the required properties for the merge publication.
publication = New MergePublication()
publication.ConnectionContext = conn
publication.Name = publicationName
publication.DatabaseName = publicationDbName
' Delete the publication, if it exists and has no subscriptions.
If (publication.LoadProperties() And Not publication.HasSubscription) Then
publication.Remove()
Else
' Do something here if the publication does not exist
' or has subscriptions.
Throw New ApplicationException(String.Format( _
"The publication {0} could not be deleted. " + _
"Ensure that the publication exists and that all " + _
"subscriptions have been deleted.", _
publicationName, publisherName))
End If
' If no other merge publications exists,
' disable publishing on the database.
publicationDb = New ReplicationDatabase(publicationDbName, conn)
If publicationDb.LoadProperties() Then
If publicationDb.MergePublications.Count = 0 _
And publicationDb.EnabledMergePublishing Then
publicationDb.EnabledMergePublishing = False
End If
Else
' Do something here if the database does not exist.
Throw New ApplicationException(String.Format( _
"The database {0} does not exist on {1}.", _
publicationDbName, publisherName))
End If
Catch ex As Exception
' Implement application error handling here.
Throw New ApplicationException(String.Format( _
"The publication {0} could not be deleted.", _
publicationName), ex)
Finally
conn.Disconnect()
End Try
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