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DeleteCommand Property

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 DeleteCommand property exposes the Transact-SQL script used to replicate a row delete operation in a transactional replication article.

Syntax

object
.DeleteCommand [=value]

Parts

  • object
    An expression that evaluates to an object in the Applies To list

  • value
    A string that specifies a Transact-SQL script

Data Type

String

Modifiable

Read/write

Prototype (C/C++)

HRESULT GetDeleteCommand(SQLDMO_LPBSTR pRetVal);
HRESULT SetDeleteCommand(SQLDMO_LPCSTR NewValue);

Note

SQL Distributed Management Objects (SQL-DMO) strings are always returned as OLE BSTR objects. A C/C++ application obtains a reference to the string. The application must release the reference using SysFreeString.

Remarks

The format and contents of the DeleteCommand property must match those specified for the @del_cmd argument of the system stored procedure sp_addarticle. For more information, see sp_addarticle (Transact-SQL).

Note

If an application sets DeleteCommand after the initial snapshot is created, a new snapshot must be generated and reapplied to each subscription. Snapshots are applied when the next scheduled snapshot and distribution agent run.

Applies To:

TransArticle Object