PullSubscription.AltSnapshotFolder Property
Gets or sets the location where the publication snapshot files are obtained when the default snapshot location at the Distributor is not used.
Namespace: Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication
Assembly: Microsoft.SqlServer.Rmo (in Microsoft.SqlServer.Rmo.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Property AltSnapshotFolder As String
Get
Set
'Usage
Dim instance As PullSubscription
Dim value As String
value = instance.AltSnapshotFolder
instance.AltSnapshotFolder = value
public string AltSnapshotFolder { get; set; }
public:
property String^ AltSnapshotFolder {
String^ get ();
void set (String^ value);
}
member AltSnapshotFolder : string with get, set
function get AltSnapshotFolder () : String
function set AltSnapshotFolder (value : String)
Property Value
Type: System.String
A String value that represents the full path to the alternate snapshot location.
Remarks
This option can be useful when a large amount of data must be transferred over an expensive connection.
The AltSnapshotFolder property can only be retrieved by members of the sysadmin fixed server role at the Subscriber or by members of the db_owner fixed database role on the subscription database.
The AltSnapshotFolder property can only be set by members of the sysadmin fixed server role at the Subscriber or by members of the db_owner fixed database role on the subscription database.
Retrieving the AltSnapshotFolder property is equivalent to executing sp_helppullsubscription (Transact-SQL) or sp_helpmergepullsubscription (Transact-SQL).
Setting the AltSnapshotFolder property is equivalent to executing sp_addpullsubscription_agent (Transact-SQL), sp_addmergepullsubscription_agent (Transact-SQL), sp_change_subscription_properties (Transact-SQL), or sp_changemergepullsubscription (Transact-SQL).