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DistributionDatabases Collection

This feature will be removed in a future version of Microsoft SQL Server. Avoid using this feature in new development work, and plan to modify applications that currently use this feature.

The DistributionDatabases collection contains DistributionDatabase objects that expose the properties of Microsoft SQL Server databases used by the replication Distributor for replicated image storage and other tasks.

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The DistributionDatabases collection stores a list of distribution databases available at the Distributor. A Publisher using the Distributor selects a single distribution database for each publication managed by the Distributor.

With the DistributionDatabases collection, you can:

  • Create a SQL Server database for Distributor use.

  • Generate a Transact-SQL command batch to script database creation for all databases used by a Distributor.

  • Remove a distribution database.

To remove a distribution database from the Distributor

  1. Get a DistributionDatabase object from the DistributionDatabases collection of a connected Distributor object.

  2. Use the Remove method.