DistributionDatabase.Name Property

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12/03/2008

Gets or sets the name of the distribution database.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Property Name As String

public string Name { get; set; }

public:
property String^ Name {
    String^ get ();
    void set (String^ value);
}

/** @property */
public String get_Name ()

/** @property */
public void set_Name (String value)

public function get Name () : String

public function set Name (value : String)

Property Value

A String value.

Remarks

The Name property cannot be set for an existing distribution database.

The Name property can only be retrieved by members of the db_owner or replmonitor fixed database role on the distribution database, by users in the publication access list (PAL) of a publication using the distribution database, or by users with SELECT permission on the MSdistributiondbs system table in the distribution database.

The Name property can only be set by members of the sysadmin fixed server role at the Distributor.

Retrieving the Name property is equivalent to executing sp_helpdistributiondb.

Setting the Name property is equivalent to executing sp_adddistributiondb.

The Name property is available with SQL Server 7.0, 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.

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