sp_dropmergepullsubscription (Transact-SQL)

Drops a merge pull subscription. This stored procedure is executed at the Subscriber on the subscription database.

Transact-SQL Syntax Conventions

Syntax

sp_dropmergepullsubscription [ @publication= ] 'publication' 
        , [ @publisher= ] 'publisher' 
        , [ @publisher_db= ] 'publisher_db' 
    [ , [ @reserved= ] 'reserved' ]

Arguments

• [ @publication=] 'publication'
  Is the name of the publication. publication is sysname, with a default of NULL. This parameter is required. Specify a value of all to remove subscriptions to all publications

• [ @publisher=] 'publisher'
  Is the name of the Publisher. publisheris sysname, with a default of NULL. This parameter is required.

• [ @publisher_db=] 'publisher_db'
  Is the name of the Publisher database. publisher_dbis sysname, with a default of NULL. This parameter is required.

• [ @reserved=] 'reserved'
  Is reserved for future use. reserved is bit, with a default of 0.

Return Code Values

0 (success) or 1 (failure)

Remarks

sp_dropmergepullsubscription is used in merge replication.

sp_dropmergepullsubscription drops the Merge Agent for this merge pull subscription, although the Merge Agent is not created in sp_addmergepullsubscription.

Permissions

Only members of the sysadmin fixed server role or the user that created the merge pull subscription can execute sp_dropmergepullsubscription. The db_owner fixed database role is only able to execute sp_dropmergepullsubscription if the user that created the merge 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 batch is executed at the Subscriber to remove 
-- a merge pull subscription.
DECLARE @publication AS sysname;
DECLARE @publisher AS sysname;
DECLARE @publication_db AS sysname;
SET @publication = N'AdvWorksSalesOrdersMerge';
SET @publisher = $(PubServer);
SET @publication_db = N'AdventureWorks';

USE [AdventureWorksReplica]
EXEC sp_dropmergepullsubscription 
  @publisher = @publisher, 
  @publisher_db = @publication_db, 
  @publication = @publication;
GO

See Also

Reference

sp_addmergepullsubscription (Transact-SQL)
sp_changemergepullsubscription (Transact-SQL)
sp_dropmergesubscription (Transact-SQL)
sp_helpmergepullsubscription (Transact-SQL)

Other Resources

How to: Delete a Pull Subscription (Replication Transact-SQL Programming)

Help and Information

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