Publication.AltSnapshotFolder Property
Definition
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Gets or sets the alternate snapshot file location for a publication.
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property System::String ^ AltSnapshotFolder { System::String ^ get(); void set(System::String ^ value); };public string AltSnapshotFolder { get; set; }member this.AltSnapshotFolder : string with get, setPublic Property AltSnapshotFolder As StringProperty Value
A String value that specifies the alternative location used for snapshot file creation.
Remarks
The Snapshot Agent must have write permissions for the directory you specify, and the Distribution Agent or Merge Agent must have read permissions. If pull subscriptions are used, you must specify a shared directory as a Universal Naming Convention (UNC) path, such as \\computername\snapshot. For more information, see Secure the Snapshot Folder.
The AltSnapshotFolder property can only be retrieved by members of the sysadmin fixed server role at the Publisher, by members of the db_owner fixed database role on the publication database, or by users in the publication access list (PAL).
The AltSnapshotFolder property can only be set by members of the sysadmin fixed server role at the Publisher or by members of the db_owner fixed database role on the publication database. Users in the PAL can set the AltSnapshotFolder property of an existing publication.
Retrieving the AltSnapshotFolder property is equivalent to executing sp_helppublication (Transact-SQL) or sp_helpmergepublication (Transact-SQL).
Setting the AltSnapshotFolder property is equivalent to executing sp_addpublication (Transact-SQL) and sp_changepublication (Transact-SQL) or sp_addmergepublication (Transact-SQL) and sp_changemergepublication (Transact-SQL).