How to: Delete a Push Subscription (RMO Programming)
You can delete push subscriptions programmatically by using Replication Management Objects (RMO). The RMO classes that you use to delete a push subscription depend on the type of publication to which the push subscription is subscribed.
To delete a push subscription to a snapshot or transactional publication
Create a connection to the Subscriber by using the ServerConnection class.
Create an instance of the TransSubscription class.
Set the PublicationName, SubscriptionDBName, SubscriberName, and DatabaseName properties.
Set the ServerConnection from step 1 for the ConnectionContext property.
Check the IsExistingObject property to verify that the subscription exists. If the value of this property is false, either the subscription properties in step 2 were defined incorrectly or the subscription does not exist.
Call the Remove method.
To delete a push subscription to a merge publication
Create a connection to the Subscriber by using the ServerConnection class.
Create an instance of the MergeSubscription class.
Set the PublicationName, SubscriptionDBName, SubscriberName, and DatabaseName properties.
Set the ServerConnection from step 1 for the ConnectionContext property.
Check the IsExistingObject property to verify that the subscription exists. If the value of this property is false, either the subscription properties in step 2 were defined incorrectly or the subscription does not exist.
Call the Remove method.
Example
This example deletes a push subscription to a transactional publication.
// Define the Publisher, publication, and databases.
string publicationName = "AdvWorksProductTran";
string publisherName = publisherInstance;
string subscriberName = subscriberInstance;
string subscriptionDbName = "AdventureWorks2008R2Replica";
string publicationDbName = "AdventureWorks2008R2";
//Create a connection to the Publisher.
ServerConnection conn = new ServerConnection(publisherName);
// Create the objects that we need.
TransSubscription subscription;
try
{
// Connect to the Subscriber.
conn.Connect();
// Define the pull subscription.
subscription = new TransSubscription();
subscription.ConnectionContext = conn;
subscription.SubscriberName = subscriberName;
subscription.PublicationName = publicationName;
subscription.SubscriptionDBName = subscriptionDbName;
subscription.DatabaseName = publicationDbName;
// Delete the pull subscription, if it exists.
if (subscription.IsExistingObject)
{
// 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
{
conn.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 = "AdventureWorks2008R2Replica"
Dim publicationDbName As String = "AdventureWorks2008R2"
'Create a connection to the Publisher.
Dim conn As ServerConnection = New ServerConnection(publisherName)
' Create the objects that we need.
Dim subscription As TransSubscription
Try
' Connect to the Subscriber.
conn.Connect()
' Define the pull subscription.
subscription = New TransSubscription()
subscription.ConnectionContext = conn
subscription.SubscriberName = subscriberName
subscription.PublicationName = publicationName
subscription.SubscriptionDBName = subscriptionDbName
subscription.DatabaseName = publicationDbName
' Delete the pull subscription, if it exists.
If subscription.IsExistingObject Then
' 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
conn.Disconnect()
End Try
This example deletes a push subscription to a merge publication.
// Define the Publisher, publication, and databases.
string publicationName = "AdvWorksSalesOrdersMerge";
string publisherName = publisherInstance;
string subscriberName = subscriberInstance;
string subscriptionDbName = "AdventureWorks2008R2Replica";
string publicationDbName = "AdventureWorks2008R2";
//Create a connection to the Publisher.
ServerConnection conn = new ServerConnection(publisherName);
// Create the objects that we need.
MergeSubscription subscription;
try
{
// Connect to the Subscriber.
conn.Connect();
// Define the pull subscription.
subscription = new MergeSubscription();
subscription.ConnectionContext = conn;
subscription.SubscriberName = subscriberName;
subscription.PublicationName = publicationName;
subscription.SubscriptionDBName = subscriptionDbName;
subscription.DatabaseName = publicationDbName;
// Delete the pull subscription, if it exists.
if (subscription.IsExistingObject)
{
// 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
{
conn.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 = "AdventureWorks2008R2Replica"
Dim publicationDbName As String = "AdventureWorks2008R2"
'Create a connection to the Publisher.
Dim conn As ServerConnection = New ServerConnection(publisherName)
' Create the objects that we need.
Dim subscription As MergeSubscription
Try
' Connect to the Subscriber.
conn.Connect()
' Define the pull subscription.
subscription = New MergeSubscription()
subscription.ConnectionContext = conn
subscription.SubscriberName = subscriberName
subscription.PublicationName = publicationName
subscription.SubscriptionDBName = subscriptionDbName
subscription.DatabaseName = publicationDbName
' Delete the pull subscription, if it exists.
If subscription.IsExistingObject Then
' 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
conn.Disconnect()
End Try
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