PullSubscription.Remove Method

Removes the pull subscription.

Namespace: Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication
Assembly: Microsoft.SqlServer.Rmo (in microsoft.sqlserver.rmo.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub Remove

public void Remove ()

public:
void Remove ()

public void Remove ()

public function Remove ()

Remarks

After removing the subscription at the Subscriber, you must call RemovePullSubscription or RemovePullSubscription to remove the subscription registration at the Publisher.

The Remove method can only be called by members of the sysadmin fixed server role at the Publisher or by members of the db_owner fixed database role on the subscription database.

Calling Remove is equivalent to executing sp_droppullsubscription (Transact-SQL) or sp_dropmergepullsubscription (Transact-SQL).

This namespace, class, or member is supported only in version 2.0 of the .NET Framework.

Example

This example deletes a pull subscription to a transactional publication.

// Define the Publisher, publication, and databases.
string publicationName = "AdvWorksProductTran";
string publisherName = publisherInstance;
string subscriberName = subscriberInstance;
string subscriptionDbName = "AdventureWorksReplica";
string publicationDbName = "AdventureWorks";

//Create connections to the Publisher and Subscriber.
ServerConnection subscriberConn = new ServerConnection(subscriberName);
ServerConnection publisherConn = new ServerConnection(publisherName);

// Create the objects that we need.
TransPublication publication;
TransPullSubscription subscription;

try
{
    // Connect to the Subscriber.
    subscriberConn.Connect();

    // Define the pull subscription.
    subscription = new TransPullSubscription();
    subscription.ConnectionContext = subscriberConn;
    subscription.PublisherName = publisherName;
    subscription.PublicationName = publicationName;
    subscription.PublicationDBName = publicationDbName;
    subscription.DatabaseName = subscriptionDbName;

    // Define the publication.
    publication = new TransPublication();
    publication.Name = publicationName;
    publication.DatabaseName = publicationDbName;
    publication.ConnectionContext = publisherConn;

    // Delete the pull subscription, if it exists.
    if (subscription.IsExistingObject)
    {
        if (publication.LoadProperties())
        {
            // Remove the pull subscription registration at the Publisher.
            publication.RemovePullSubscription(subscriberName, subscriptionDbName);
        }
        else
        {
            // Do something here if the publication does not exist.
            throw new ApplicationException(String.Format(
                "The publication '{0}' does not exist on {1}.",
                publicationName, publisherName));
        }
        // Delete the pull subscription at the Subscriber.
        subscription.Remove();
    }
    else
    {
        throw new ApplicationException(String.Format(
            "The subscription to {0} does not exist on {1}",
            publicationName, subscriberName));
    }
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
    // Implement the appropriate error handling here.
    throw new ApplicationException(String.Format(
        "The subscription to {0} could not be deleted.", publicationName), ex);
}
finally
{
    subscriberConn.Disconnect();
    publisherConn.Disconnect();
}

' Define the Publisher, publication, and databases.
Dim publicationName As String = "AdvWorksProductTran"
Dim publisherName As String = publisherInstance
Dim subscriberName As String = subscriberInstance
Dim subscriptionDbName As String = "AdventureWorksReplica"
Dim publicationDbName As String = "AdventureWorks"

'Create connections to the Publisher and Subscriber.
Dim subscriberConn As ServerConnection = New ServerConnection(subscriberName)
Dim publisherConn As ServerConnection = New ServerConnection(publisherName)

' Create the objects that we need.
Dim publication As TransPublication
Dim subscription As TransPullSubscription

Try
    ' Connect to the Subscriber.
    subscriberConn.Connect()

    ' Define the pull subscription.
    subscription = New TransPullSubscription()
    subscription.ConnectionContext = subscriberConn
    subscription.PublisherName = publisherName
    subscription.PublicationName = publicationName
    subscription.PublicationDBName = publicationDbName
    subscription.DatabaseName = subscriptionDbName

    ' Define the publication.
    publication = New TransPublication()
    publication.Name = publicationName
    publication.DatabaseName = publicationDbName
    publication.ConnectionContext = publisherConn

    ' Delete the pull subscription, if it exists.
    If subscription.IsExistingObject Then
       
        If publication.LoadProperties() Then
            ' Remove the pull subscription registration at the Publisher.
            publication.RemovePullSubscription(subscriberName, subscriptionDbName)
        Else
            ' Do something here if the publication does not exist.
            Throw New ApplicationException(String.Format( _
             "The publication '{0}' does not exist on {1}.", _
             publicationName, publisherName))
        End If
        ' Delete the pull subscription at the Subscriber.
        subscription.Remove()
    Else
        Throw New ApplicationException(String.Format( _
         "The subscription to {0} does not exist on {1}", _
         publicationName, subscriberName))
    End If
Catch ex As Exception
    ' Implement the appropriate error handling here.
    Throw New ApplicationException(String.Format( _
        "The subscription to {0} could not be deleted.", publicationName), ex)
Finally
    subscriberConn.Disconnect()
    publisherConn.Disconnect()
End Try

This example deletes a pull subscription to a merge publication.

// Define the Publisher, publication, and databases.
string publicationName = "AdvWorksSalesOrdersMerge";
string publisherName = publisherInstance;
string subscriberName = subscriberInstance;
string subscriptionDbName = "AdventureWorksReplica";
string publicationDbName = "AdventureWorks";

//Create connections to the Publisher and Subscriber.
ServerConnection subscriberConn = new ServerConnection(subscriberName);
ServerConnection publisherConn = new ServerConnection(publisherName);

// Create the objects that we need.
MergePublication publication;
MergePullSubscription subscription;

try
{
    // Connect to the Subscriber.
    subscriberConn.Connect();

    // Define the pull subscription.
    subscription = new MergePullSubscription();
    subscription.ConnectionContext = subscriberConn;
    subscription.PublisherName = publisherName;
    subscription.PublicationName = publicationName;
    subscription.PublicationDBName = publicationDbName;
    subscription.DatabaseName = subscriptionDbName;

    // Define the publication.
    publication = new MergePublication();
    publication.Name = publicationName;
    publication.DatabaseName = publicationDbName;
    publication.ConnectionContext = publisherConn;

    // Delete the pull subscription, if it exists.
    if (subscription.IsExistingObject)
    {
        // Delete the pull subscription at the Subscriber.
        subscription.Remove();

        if (publication.LoadProperties())
        {
            publication.RemovePullSubscription(subscriberName, subscriptionDbName);
        }
        else
        {
            // Do something here if the publication does not exist.
            throw new ApplicationException(String.Format(
                "The publication '{0}' does not exist on {1}.",
                publicationName, publisherName));
        }
    }
    else
    {
        throw new ApplicationException(String.Format(
            "The subscription to {0} does not exist on {1}",
            publicationName, subscriberName));
    }
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
    // Implement the appropriate error handling here.
    throw new ApplicationException(String.Format(
        "The subscription to {0} could not be deleted.", publicationName), ex);
}
finally
{
    subscriberConn.Disconnect();
    publisherConn.Disconnect();
}

' Define the Publisher, publication, and databases.
Dim publicationName As String = "AdvWorksSalesOrdersMerge"
Dim publisherName As String = publisherInstance
Dim subscriberName As String = subscriberInstance
Dim subscriptionDbName As String = "AdventureWorksReplica"
Dim publicationDbName As String = "AdventureWorks"

'Create connections to the Publisher and Subscriber.
Dim subscriberConn As ServerConnection = New ServerConnection(subscriberName)
Dim publisherConn As ServerConnection = New ServerConnection(publisherName)

' Create the objects that we need.
Dim publication As MergePublication
Dim subscription As MergePullSubscription

Try
    ' Connect to the Subscriber.
    subscriberConn.Connect()

    ' Define the pull subscription.
    subscription = New MergePullSubscription()
    subscription.ConnectionContext = subscriberConn
    subscription.PublisherName = publisherName
    subscription.PublicationName = publicationName
    subscription.PublicationDBName = publicationDbName
    subscription.DatabaseName = subscriptionDbName

    ' Define the publication.
    publication = New MergePublication()
    publication.Name = publicationName
    publication.DatabaseName = publicationDbName
    publication.ConnectionContext = publisherConn

    ' Delete the pull subscription, if it exists.
    If subscription.IsExistingObject Then

        ' Delete the pull subscription at the Subscriber.
        subscription.Remove()

        If publication.LoadProperties() Then
            publication.RemovePullSubscription(subscriberName, subscriptionDbName)
        Else
            ' Do something here if the publication does not exist.
            Throw New ApplicationException(String.Format( _
             "The publication '{0}' does not exist on {1}.", _
             publicationName, publisherName))
        End If
    Else
        Throw New ApplicationException(String.Format( _
         "The subscription to {0} does not exist on {1}", _
         publicationName, subscriberName))
    End If
Catch ex As Exception
    ' Implement the appropriate error handling here.
    Throw New ApplicationException(String.Format( _
        "The subscription to {0} could not be deleted.", publicationName), ex)
Finally
    subscriberConn.Disconnect()
    publisherConn.Disconnect()
End Try

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Microsoft Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Platforms

Development Platforms

For a list of the supported platforms, see Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2005.

Target Platforms

For a list of the supported platforms, see Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2005.

See Also

Reference

PullSubscription Class
PullSubscription Members
Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication Namespace

Other Resources

How to: Delete a Pull Subscription (RMO Programming)