HostDistributionRuleCollection.RemoveRule Method

Removes the specified HostDistributionRule from the Search service application and the collection.

Namespace:  Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration
Assembly:  Microsoft.Office.Server.Search (in Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub RemoveRule ( _
    hostName As String, _
    crawlDatabaseGuid As Guid _
)
'Usage
Dim instance As HostDistributionRuleCollection
Dim hostName As String
Dim crawlDatabaseGuid As Guid

instance.RemoveRule(hostName, crawlDatabaseGuid)

public void RemoveRule(
    string hostName,
    Guid crawlDatabaseGuid
)

Parameters

• hostName
  Type: System.String

  The host name of the HostDistributionRule to remove.

• crawlDatabaseGuid
  Type: System.Guid

  The identifier of the crawl store for the HostDistributionRule to remove.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentOutOfRangeException	The specified host name is null . -or- The specified host name is an empty string. -or- The specified host name exceeds 250 characters in length. -or- The specified crawl database GUID is null or empty.

Remarks

This method uses a stored procedure to remove the rule from the search administration database. Your code should be able to handle an exception from this operation.

See Also

Reference

HostDistributionRuleCollection Class

HostDistributionRuleCollection Members

Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration Namespace