• Article

Article.Create Method

Creates a new article on the currently connected instance of SQL Server based on the current properties of the TransArticle object or the MergeArticle object.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub Create
'Usage
Dim instance As Article

instance.Create()

public void Create()

public:
void Create()

member Create : unit -> unit 

public function Create()

Remarks

The Create method can be called by members of the sysadmin fixed server role at the Publisher. It can also be called by members of the db_owner fixed database role on the publication database.

Calling Create is equivalent to executing sp_addarticle (Transact-SQL) for transactional or snapshot replication or executing sp_addmergearticle (Transact-SQL) for merge replication.

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

Examples

            // Define the Publisher, publication, and article names.
            string publisherName = publisherInstance;
            string publicationName = "AdvWorksProductTran";
            string publicationDbName = "AdventureWorks2008R2";
            string articleName = "Product";
            string schemaOwner = "Production";

            TransArticle article;

            // Create a connection to the Publisher.
            ServerConnection conn = new ServerConnection(publisherName);

            // Create a filtered transactional articles in the following steps:
            // 1) Create the  article with a horizontal filter clause.
            // 2) Add columns to or remove columns from the article.
            try
            {
                // Connect to the Publisher.
                conn.Connect();

                // Define a horizontally filtered, log-based table article.
                article = new TransArticle();
                article.ConnectionContext = conn;
                article.Name = articleName;
                article.DatabaseName = publicationDbName;
                article.SourceObjectName = articleName;
                article.SourceObjectOwner = schemaOwner;
                article.PublicationName = publicationName;
                article.Type = ArticleOptions.LogBased;
                article.FilterClause = "DiscontinuedDate IS NULL";

                // Ensure that we create the schema owner at the Subscriber.
                article.SchemaOption |= CreationScriptOptions.Schema;

                if (!article.IsExistingObject)
                {
                    // Create the article.
                    article.Create();
                }
                else
                {
                    throw new ApplicationException(String.Format(
                        "The article {0} already exists in publication {1}.",
                        articleName, publicationName));
                }

                // Create an array of column names to remove from the article.
                String[] columns = new String[1];
                columns[0] = "DaysToManufacture";

                // Remove the column from the article.
                article.RemoveReplicatedColumns(columns);
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                // Implement appropriate error handling here.
                throw new ApplicationException("The article could not be created.", ex);
            }
            finally
            {
                conn.Disconnect();
            }

' Define the Publisher, publication, and article names.
Dim publisherName As String = publisherInstance
Dim publicationName As String = "AdvWorksProductTran"
Dim publicationDbName As String = "AdventureWorks2008R2"
Dim articleName As String = "Product"
Dim schemaOwner As String = "Production"

Dim article As TransArticle

' Create a connection to the Publisher.
Dim conn As ServerConnection = New ServerConnection(publisherName)

' Create a filtered transactional articles in the following steps:
' 1) Create the  article with a horizontal filter clause.
' 2) Add columns to or remove columns from the article.
Try
    ' Connect to the Publisher.
    conn.Connect()

    ' Define a horizontally filtered, log-based table article.
    article = New TransArticle()
    article.ConnectionContext = conn
    article.Name = articleName
    article.DatabaseName = publicationDbName
    article.SourceObjectName = articleName
    article.SourceObjectOwner = schemaOwner
    article.PublicationName = publicationName
    article.Type = ArticleOptions.LogBased
    article.FilterClause = "DiscontinuedDate IS NULL"

    ' Ensure that we create the schema owner at the Subscriber.
    article.SchemaOption = article.SchemaOption Or _
    CreationScriptOptions.Schema

    If Not article.IsExistingObject Then
        ' Create the article.
        article.Create()
    Else
        Throw New ApplicationException(String.Format( _
         "The article {0} already exists in publication {1}.", _
         articleName, publicationName))
    End If

    ' Create an array of column names to remove from the article.
    Dim columns() As String = New String(0) {}
    columns(0) = "DaysToManufacture"

    ' Remove the column from the article.
    article.RemoveReplicatedColumns(columns)
Catch ex As Exception
    ' Implement appropriate error handling here.
    Throw New ApplicationException("The article could not be created.", ex)
Finally
    conn.Disconnect()
End Try