Publication.SnapshotMethod Property
Gets or sets the data file format of the initial snapshot.
Namespace: Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication
Assembly: Microsoft.SqlServer.Rmo (in Microsoft.SqlServer.Rmo.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Property SnapshotMethod As InitialSyncType
Get
Set
'Usage
Dim instance As Publication
Dim value As InitialSyncType
value = instance.SnapshotMethod
instance.SnapshotMethod = value
public InitialSyncType SnapshotMethod { get; set; }
public:
property InitialSyncType SnapshotMethod {
InitialSyncType get ();
void set (InitialSyncType value);
}
member SnapshotMethod : InitialSyncType with get, set
function get SnapshotMethod () : InitialSyncType
function set SnapshotMethod (value : InitialSyncType)
Property Value
Type: Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.InitialSyncType
An InitialSyncType value.
Remarks
The SnapshotMethod 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 SnapshotMethod 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 SnapshotMethod property of an existing publication.
Retrieving the SnapshotMethod property is equivalent to executing sp_helppublication (Transact-SQL) or sp_helpmergepublication (Transact-SQL).
Setting the SnapshotMethod property is equivalent to executing sp_addpublication (Transact-SQL) and sp_changepublication (Transact-SQL) or sp_addmergepublication (Transact-SQL) and sp_changemergepublication (Transact-SQL).