ReplicationServer.CopySubscriptionDatabase Method

Copies an existing pull subscription database.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub CopySubscriptionDatabase ( _
    databaseName As String, _
    fileName As String, _
    overwriteExistingFile As Boolean _
)

public void CopySubscriptionDatabase (
    string databaseName,
    string fileName,
    bool overwriteExistingFile
)

public:
void CopySubscriptionDatabase (
    String^ databaseName, 
    String^ fileName, 
    bool overwriteExistingFile
)

public void CopySubscriptionDatabase (
    String databaseName, 
    String fileName, 
    boolean overwriteExistingFile
)

public function CopySubscriptionDatabase (
    databaseName : String, 
    fileName : String, 
    overwriteExistingFile : boolean
)

Parameters

• databaseName
  A string value that specifies the name of a pull subscription database to copy.

• fileName
  A string value that specifies the complete path, including file name, to which a copy of the data portion (.mdf) file is saved.

• overwriteExistingFile
  A Boolean value that specifies whether or not to overwrite an existing file of the same name specified in the fileName parameter, if there is one.

Exceptions

Remarks

This feature has been deprecated.

Only single file databases can be copied.

The CopySubscriptionDatabase method can be called by a member of the db_owner fixed database role of the database that is being copied.

The CopySubscriptionDatabase method is equivalent to the sp_copysubscription (Transact-SQL) stored procedure.

This method is only available with instances of SQL Server 2000 and SQL Server 2005.

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

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

ReplicationServer Class
ReplicationServer Members
Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication Namespace

Other Resources

CopySubscription Method (Replication ActiveX)
Attachable Subscriptions