Publication.PreSnapshotScript Property

Gets or sets the name and full path of a Transact-SQL script file that is executed before the initial snapshot is applied to the Subscriber.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Property PreSnapshotScript As String 
    Get 
    Set
'Usage
Dim instance As Publication 
Dim value As String 

value = instance.PreSnapshotScript

instance.PreSnapshotScript = value
public string PreSnapshotScript { get; set; }
public:
property String^ PreSnapshotScript {
    String^ get ();
    void set (String^ value);
}
member PreSnapshotScript : string with get, set
function get PreSnapshotScript () : String 
function set PreSnapshotScript (value : String)

Property Value

Type: System.String
A String value that specifies the path and the file name of the Transact-SQL script.

Remarks

The PreSnapshotScript 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 PreSnapshotScript 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 PreSnapshotScript property of an existing publication.

Retrieving the PreSnapshotScript property is equivalent to executing sp_helppublication (Transact-SQL) or sp_helpmergepublication (Transact-SQL).

Setting the PreSnapshotScript property is equivalent to executing sp_addpublication (Transact-SQL) and sp_changepublication (Transact-SQL) or sp_addmergepublication (Transact-SQL) and sp_changemergepublication (Transact-SQL).

See Also

Reference

Publication Class

Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication Namespace