Publication.Attributes Property
Gets or sets the publication attributes.
Namespace: Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication
Assembly: Microsoft.SqlServer.Rmo (in Microsoft.SqlServer.Rmo.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Property Attributes As PublicationAttributes
Get
Set
'Usage
Dim instance As Publication
Dim value As PublicationAttributes
value = instance.Attributes
instance.Attributes = value
public PublicationAttributes Attributes { get; set; }
public:
property PublicationAttributes Attributes {
PublicationAttributes get ();
void set (PublicationAttributes value);
}
member Attributes : PublicationAttributes with get, set
function get Attributes () : PublicationAttributes
function set Attributes (value : PublicationAttributes)
Property Value
Type: Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.PublicationAttributes
A PublicationAttributes enumeration value.
Remarks
The PublicationAttributes enumeration supports the FlagsAttribute option, which allows a bitwise combination of enumeration values. See sp_addpublication (Transact-SQL) and sp_addmergepublication (Transact-SQL) for information about default attribute values for transactional or snapshot publications and merge publications respectively.
The Attributes property can only be retrieved by members of the sysadmin fixed server role at the Publisher, by members of the db_owner fixed database role on the publication database, or by users in the publication access list (PAL).
The Attributes property can only be set by members of the sysadmin fixed server role at the Publisher or by members of the db_owner fixed database role on the publication database. Users in the PAL can set the Attributes property of an existing publication.
Retrieving the Attributes property is equivalent to executing sp_helppublication or sp_helpmergepublication.
Setting the Attributes property is equivalent to executing sp_addpublication and sp_changepublication or sp_addmergepublication and sp_changemergepublication.
Examples
// Set the Publisher, publication database, and publication names.
string publisherName = publisherInstance;
string publicationName = "AdvWorksSalesOrdersMerge";
string publicationDbName = "AdventureWorks2012";
ReplicationDatabase publicationDb;
MergePublication publication;
// Create a connection to the Publisher.
ServerConnection conn = new ServerConnection(publisherName);
try
{
// Connect to the Publisher.
conn.Connect();
// Enable the database for merge publication.
publicationDb = new ReplicationDatabase(publicationDbName, conn);
if (publicationDb.LoadProperties())
{
if (!publicationDb.EnabledMergePublishing)
{
publicationDb.EnabledMergePublishing = true;
}
}
else
{
// Do something here if the database does not exist.
throw new ApplicationException(String.Format(
"The {0} database does not exist on {1}.",
publicationDb, publisherName));
}
// Set the required properties for the merge publication.
publication = new MergePublication();
publication.ConnectionContext = conn;
publication.Name = publicationName;
publication.DatabaseName = publicationDbName;
// Enable Web synchronization, if not already enabled.
if ((publication.Attributes & PublicationAttributes.AllowWebSynchronization) == 0)
{
publication.Attributes |= PublicationAttributes.AllowWebSynchronization;
}
// Enable pull subscriptions, if not already enabled.
if ((publication.Attributes & PublicationAttributes.AllowPull) == 0)
{
publication.Attributes |= PublicationAttributes.AllowPull;
}
// Enable Subscriber requested snapshot generation.
publication.Attributes |= PublicationAttributes.AllowSubscriberInitiatedSnapshot;
// Enable anonymous access for Subscribers that cannot make a direct connetion
// to the Publisher.
publication.Attributes |= PublicationAttributes.AllowAnonymous;
// Specify the Windows account under which the Snapshot Agent job runs.
// This account will be used for the local connection to the
// Distributor and all agent connections that use Windows Authentication.
publication.SnapshotGenerationAgentProcessSecurity.Login = winLogin;
publication.SnapshotGenerationAgentProcessSecurity.Password = winPassword;
// Explicitly set the security mode for the Publisher connection
// Windows Authentication (the default).
publication.SnapshotGenerationAgentPublisherSecurity.WindowsAuthentication = true;
if (!publication.IsExistingObject)
{
// Create the merge publication and the Snapshot Agent job.
publication.Create();
publication.CreateSnapshotAgent();
}
else
{
throw new ApplicationException(String.Format(
"The {0} publication already exists.", publicationName));
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
// Implement custom application error handling here.
throw new ApplicationException(String.Format(
"The publication {0} could not be created.", publicationName), ex);
}
finally
{
conn.Disconnect();
}
' Set the Publisher, publication database, and publication names.
Dim publisherName As String = publisherInstance
Dim publicationName As String = "AdvWorksSalesOrdersMerge"
Dim publicationDbName As String = "AdventureWorks2012"
Dim publicationDb As ReplicationDatabase
Dim publication As MergePublication
' Create a connection to the Publisher.
Dim conn As ServerConnection = New ServerConnection(publisherName)
Try
' Connect to the Publisher.
conn.Connect()
' Enable the database for merge publication.
publicationDb = New ReplicationDatabase(publicationDbName, conn)
If publicationDb.LoadProperties() Then
If Not publicationDb.EnabledMergePublishing Then
publicationDb.EnabledMergePublishing = True
End If
Else
' Do something here if the database does not exist.
Throw New ApplicationException(String.Format( _
"The {0} database does not exist on {1}.", _
publicationDb, publisherName))
End If
' Set the required properties for the merge publication.
publication = New MergePublication()
publication.ConnectionContext = conn
publication.Name = publicationName
publication.DatabaseName = publicationDbName
' Enable Web synchronization, if not already enabled.
If (publication.Attributes And PublicationAttributes.AllowWebSynchronization) = 0 Then
publication.Attributes = publication.Attributes _
Or PublicationAttributes.AllowWebSynchronization
End If
' Enable pull subscriptions, if not already enabled.
If (publication.Attributes And PublicationAttributes.AllowPull) = 0 Then
publication.Attributes = publication.Attributes _
Or PublicationAttributes.AllowPull
End If
' Enable Subscriber requested snapshot generation.
publication.Attributes = publication.Attributes _
Or PublicationAttributes.AllowSubscriberInitiatedSnapshot
' Enable anonymous access for Subscribers that cannot
' make a direct connetion to the Publisher.
publication.Attributes = publication.Attributes _
Or PublicationAttributes.AllowAnonymous
' Specify the Windows account under which the Snapshot Agent job runs.
' This account will be used for the local connection to the
' Distributor and all agent connections that use Windows Authentication.
publication.SnapshotGenerationAgentProcessSecurity.Login = winLogin
publication.SnapshotGenerationAgentProcessSecurity.Password = winPassword
' Explicitly set the security mode for the Publisher connection
' Windows Authentication (the default).
publication.SnapshotGenerationAgentPublisherSecurity.WindowsAuthentication = True
If Not publication.IsExistingObject Then
' Create the merge publication and the Snapshot Agent job.
publication.Create()
publication.CreateSnapshotAgent()
Else
Throw New ApplicationException(String.Format( _
"The {0} publication already exists.", publicationName))
End If
Catch ex As Exception
' Implement custom application error handling here.
Throw New ApplicationException(String.Format( _
"The publication {0} could not be created.", publicationName), ex)
Finally
conn.Disconnect()
End Try
See Also
Reference
Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication Namespace