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MergePullSubscription.Reinitialize Method

Marks the merge pull subscription for reinitialization.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub Reinitialize ( _
    uploadFirst As Boolean _
)
'Usage
Dim instance As MergePullSubscription
Dim uploadFirst As Boolean

instance.Reinitialize(uploadFirst)

public void Reinitialize(
    bool uploadFirst
)

public:
void Reinitialize(
    bool uploadFirst
)

member Reinitialize : 
        uploadFirst:bool -> unit 

public function Reinitialize(
    uploadFirst : boolean
)

Parameters

  • uploadFirst
    Type: System.Boolean
    A Boolean value that specifies whether to upload all changes from the Subscriber before reapplying the snapshot to reinitialize the subscription. If true, the changes are uploaded before applying the snapshot. If false, the changes are not uploaded.

Remarks

After calling the Reinitialize method, you must start synchronization to reinitialize the subscription. For more information, see How to: Reinitialize a Subscription (RMO Programming).

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

Calling Reinitialize is equivalent to executing sp_reinitmergepullsubscription.

Set the uploadFirst parameter to false when working with instance of Microsoft SQL Server 7.0; otherwise an exception is thrown.

The Reinitialize method is available with Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and Microsoft SQL Server 2005.

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

Examples

            // Define server, publication, and database names.
            String subscriberName = subscriberInstance;
            String publisherName = publisherInstance;
            String publicationName = "AdvWorksSalesOrdersMerge";
            String publicationDbName = "AdventureWorks2008R2";
            String subscriptionDbName = "AdventureWorks2008R2Replica";

            // Create a connection to the Subscriber.
            ServerConnection conn = new ServerConnection(subscriberName);

            MergePullSubscription subscription;

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

                // Define subscription properties.
                subscription = new MergePullSubscription();
                subscription.ConnectionContext = conn;
                subscription.DatabaseName = subscriptionDbName;
                subscription.PublisherName = publisherName;
                subscription.PublicationDBName = publicationDbName;
                subscription.PublicationName = publicationName;

                // If the pull subscription and the job exists, mark the subscription
                // for reinitialization after upload and start the agent job.
                if (subscription.LoadProperties() && subscription.AgentJobId != null)
                {
                    subscription.Reinitialize(true);
                    subscription.SynchronizeWithJob();
                }
                else
                {
                    // Do something here if the subscription does not exist.
                    throw new ApplicationException(String.Format(
                        "A subscription to '{0}' does not exists on {1}",
                        publicationName, subscriberName));
                }
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                // Do appropriate error handling here.
                throw new ApplicationException("The subscription could not be synchronized.", ex);
            }
            finally
            {
                conn.Disconnect();
            }

' Define server, publication, and database names.
Dim subscriberName As String = subscriberInstance
Dim publisherName As String = publisherInstance
Dim publicationName As String = "AdvWorksSalesOrdersMerge"
Dim publicationDbName As String = "AdventureWorks2008R2"
Dim subscriptionDbName As String = "AdventureWorks2008R2Replica"

' Create a connection to the Subscriber.
Dim conn As ServerConnection = New ServerConnection(subscriberName)

Dim subscription As MergePullSubscription

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

    ' Define subscription properties.
    subscription = New MergePullSubscription()
    subscription.ConnectionContext = conn
    subscription.DatabaseName = subscriptionDbName
    subscription.PublisherName = publisherName
    subscription.PublicationDBName = publicationDbName
    subscription.PublicationName = publicationName

    ' If the pull subscription and the job exists, mark the subscription
    ' for reinitialization after upload and start the agent job.
    If subscription.LoadProperties() And (Not subscription.AgentJobId Is Nothing) Then
        subscription.Reinitialize(True)
        subscription.SynchronizeWithJob()
    Else
        ' Do something here if the subscription does not exist.
        Throw New ApplicationException(String.Format( _
         "A subscription to '{0}' does not exists on {1}", _
         publicationName, subscriberName))
    End If
Catch ex As Exception
    ' Do appropriate error handling here.
    Throw New ApplicationException("The subscription could not be synchronized.", ex)
Finally
    conn.Disconnect()
End Try