Publication.Remove Method

Definition

Removes an existing publication.

Overloads

Remove()

Removes an existing publication.

Remove(Boolean)

Removes an existing publication even if the Distributor cannot be accessed.

Examples

This example deletes a transactional publication.

// Define the Publisher, publication database, 
// and publication names.
string publisherName = publisherInstance;
string publicationName = "AdvWorksProductTran";
string publicationDbName = "AdventureWorks2012";

TransPublication publication;
ReplicationDatabase publicationDb;

// Create a connection to the Publisher 
// using Windows Authentication.
ServerConnection conn = new ServerConnection(publisherName);

try
{
    conn.Connect();

    // Set the required properties for the transactional publication.
    publication = new TransPublication();
    publication.ConnectionContext = conn;
    publication.Name = publicationName;
    publication.DatabaseName = publicationDbName;

    // Delete the publication, if it exists and has no subscriptions.
    if (publication.LoadProperties() && !publication.HasSubscription)
    {
        publication.Remove();
    }
    else
    {
        // Do something here if the publication does not exist
        // or has subscriptions.
        throw new ApplicationException(String.Format(
            "The publication {0} could not be deleted. " +
            "Ensure that the publication exists and that all " +
            "subscriptions have been deleted.",
            publicationName, publisherName));
    }

    // If no other transactional publications exists,
    // disable publishing on the database.
    publicationDb = new ReplicationDatabase(publicationDbName, conn);
    if (publicationDb.LoadProperties())
    {
        if (publicationDb.TransPublications.Count == 0)
        {
            publicationDb.EnabledTransPublishing = false;
        }
    }
    else
    {
        // Do something here if the database does not exist.
        throw new ApplicationException(String.Format(
            "The database {0} does not exist on {1}.",
            publicationDbName, publisherName));
    }
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
    // Implement application error handling here.
    throw new ApplicationException(String.Format(
        "The publication {0} could not be deleted.",
        publicationName), ex);
}
finally
{
    conn.Disconnect();
}
' Define the Publisher, publication database, 
' and publication names.
Dim publisherName As String = publisherInstance
Dim publicationName As String = "AdvWorksProductTran"
Dim publicationDbName As String = "AdventureWorks2012"

Dim publication As TransPublication
Dim publicationDb As ReplicationDatabase

' Create a connection to the Publisher 
' using Windows Authentication.
Dim conn As ServerConnection = New ServerConnection(publisherName)

Try
    conn.Connect()

    ' Set the required properties for the transactional publication.
    publication = New TransPublication()
    publication.ConnectionContext = conn
    publication.Name = publicationName
    publication.DatabaseName = publicationDbName

    ' Delete the publication, if it exists and has no subscriptions.
    If publication.LoadProperties() And Not publication.HasSubscription Then
        publication.Remove()
    Else
        ' Do something here if the publication does not exist
        ' or has subscriptions.
        Throw New ApplicationException(String.Format( _
         "The publication {0} could not be deleted. " + _
         "Ensure that the publication exists and that all " + _
         "subscriptions have been deleted.", _
         publicationName, publisherName))
    End If

    ' If no other transactional publications exists,
    ' disable publishing on the database.
    publicationDb = New ReplicationDatabase(publicationDbName, conn)
    If publicationDb.LoadProperties() Then
        If publicationDb.TransPublications.Count = 0 Then
            publicationDb.EnabledTransPublishing = False
        End If
    Else
        ' Do something here if the database does not exist.
        Throw New ApplicationException(String.Format( _
         "The database {0} does not exist on {1}.", _
         publicationDbName, publisherName))
    End If
Catch ex As Exception
    ' Implement application error handling here.
    Throw New ApplicationException(String.Format( _
     "The publication {0} could not be deleted.", _
     publicationName), ex)
Finally
    conn.Disconnect()
End Try

This example deletes a merge publication.

// Define the Publisher, publication database, 
// and publication names.
string publisherName = publisherInstance;
string publicationName = "AdvWorksSalesOrdersMerge";
string publicationDbName = "AdventureWorks2012";

MergePublication publication;
ReplicationDatabase publicationDb;

// Create a connection to the Publisher.
ServerConnection conn = new ServerConnection(publisherName);

try
{
    // Connect to the Publisher.
    conn.Connect();

    // Set the required properties for the merge publication.
    publication = new MergePublication();
    publication.ConnectionContext = conn;
    publication.Name = publicationName;
    publication.DatabaseName = publicationDbName;

    // Delete the publication, if it exists and has no subscriptions.
    if (publication.LoadProperties() && !publication.HasSubscription)
    {
        publication.Remove();
    }
    else
    {
        // Do something here if the publication does not exist
        // or has subscriptions.
        throw new ApplicationException(String.Format(
            "The publication {0} could not be deleted. " +
            "Ensure that the publication exists and that all " +
            "subscriptions have been deleted.",
            publicationName, publisherName));
    }

    // If no other merge publications exists,
    // disable publishing on the database.
    publicationDb = new ReplicationDatabase(publicationDbName, conn);
    if (publicationDb.LoadProperties())
    {
        if (publicationDb.MergePublications.Count == 0 && publicationDb.EnabledMergePublishing)
        {
            publicationDb.EnabledMergePublishing = false;
        }
    }
    else
    {
        // Do something here if the database does not exist.
        throw new ApplicationException(String.Format(
            "The database {0} does not exist on {1}.",
            publicationDbName, publisherName));
    }
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
    // Implement application error handling here.
    throw new ApplicationException(String.Format(
        "The publication {0} could not be deleted.",
        publicationName), ex);
}
finally
{
    conn.Disconnect();
}
' Define the Publisher, publication database, 
' and publication names.
Dim publisherName As String = publisherInstance
Dim publicationName As String = "AdvWorksSalesOrdersMerge"
Dim publicationDbName As String = "AdventureWorks2012"

Dim publication As MergePublication
Dim publicationDb As ReplicationDatabase

' Create a connection to the Publisher.
Dim conn As ServerConnection = New ServerConnection(publisherName)

Try
    ' Connect to the Publisher.
    conn.Connect()

    ' Set the required properties for the merge publication.
    publication = New MergePublication()
    publication.ConnectionContext = conn
    publication.Name = publicationName
    publication.DatabaseName = publicationDbName

    ' Delete the publication, if it exists and has no subscriptions.
    If (publication.LoadProperties() And Not publication.HasSubscription) Then
        publication.Remove()
    Else
        ' Do something here if the publication does not exist
        ' or has subscriptions.
        Throw New ApplicationException(String.Format( _
         "The publication {0} could not be deleted. " + _
         "Ensure that the publication exists and that all " + _
         "subscriptions have been deleted.", _
         publicationName, publisherName))
    End If

    ' If no other merge publications exists,
    ' disable publishing on the database.
    publicationDb = New ReplicationDatabase(publicationDbName, conn)
    If publicationDb.LoadProperties() Then
        If publicationDb.MergePublications.Count = 0 _
        And publicationDb.EnabledMergePublishing Then
            publicationDb.EnabledMergePublishing = False
        End If
    Else
        ' Do something here if the database does not exist.
        Throw New ApplicationException(String.Format( _
         "The database {0} does not exist on {1}.", _
         publicationDbName, publisherName))
    End If
Catch ex As Exception
    ' Implement application error handling here.
    Throw New ApplicationException(String.Format( _
     "The publication {0} could not be deleted.", _
     publicationName), ex)
Finally
    conn.Disconnect()
End Try

Remove()

Removes an existing publication.

public:
 void Remove();
public void Remove ();
member this.Remove : unit -> unit
Public Sub Remove ()

Examples

This example deletes a transactional publication.

// Define the Publisher, publication database, 
// and publication names.
string publisherName = publisherInstance;
string publicationName = "AdvWorksProductTran";
string publicationDbName = "AdventureWorks2012";

TransPublication publication;
ReplicationDatabase publicationDb;

// Create a connection to the Publisher 
// using Windows Authentication.
ServerConnection conn = new ServerConnection(publisherName);

try
{
    conn.Connect();

    // Set the required properties for the transactional publication.
    publication = new TransPublication();
    publication.ConnectionContext = conn;
    publication.Name = publicationName;
    publication.DatabaseName = publicationDbName;

    // Delete the publication, if it exists and has no subscriptions.
    if (publication.LoadProperties() && !publication.HasSubscription)
    {
        publication.Remove();
    }
    else
    {
        // Do something here if the publication does not exist
        // or has subscriptions.
        throw new ApplicationException(String.Format(
            "The publication {0} could not be deleted. " +
            "Ensure that the publication exists and that all " +
            "subscriptions have been deleted.",
            publicationName, publisherName));
    }

    // If no other transactional publications exists,
    // disable publishing on the database.
    publicationDb = new ReplicationDatabase(publicationDbName, conn);
    if (publicationDb.LoadProperties())
    {
        if (publicationDb.TransPublications.Count == 0)
        {
            publicationDb.EnabledTransPublishing = false;
        }
    }
    else
    {
        // Do something here if the database does not exist.
        throw new ApplicationException(String.Format(
            "The database {0} does not exist on {1}.",
            publicationDbName, publisherName));
    }
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
    // Implement application error handling here.
    throw new ApplicationException(String.Format(
        "The publication {0} could not be deleted.",
        publicationName), ex);
}
finally
{
    conn.Disconnect();
}
' Define the Publisher, publication database, 
' and publication names.
Dim publisherName As String = publisherInstance
Dim publicationName As String = "AdvWorksProductTran"
Dim publicationDbName As String = "AdventureWorks2012"

Dim publication As TransPublication
Dim publicationDb As ReplicationDatabase

' Create a connection to the Publisher 
' using Windows Authentication.
Dim conn As ServerConnection = New ServerConnection(publisherName)

Try
    conn.Connect()

    ' Set the required properties for the transactional publication.
    publication = New TransPublication()
    publication.ConnectionContext = conn
    publication.Name = publicationName
    publication.DatabaseName = publicationDbName

    ' Delete the publication, if it exists and has no subscriptions.
    If publication.LoadProperties() And Not publication.HasSubscription Then
        publication.Remove()
    Else
        ' Do something here if the publication does not exist
        ' or has subscriptions.
        Throw New ApplicationException(String.Format( _
         "The publication {0} could not be deleted. " + _
         "Ensure that the publication exists and that all " + _
         "subscriptions have been deleted.", _
         publicationName, publisherName))
    End If

    ' If no other transactional publications exists,
    ' disable publishing on the database.
    publicationDb = New ReplicationDatabase(publicationDbName, conn)
    If publicationDb.LoadProperties() Then
        If publicationDb.TransPublications.Count = 0 Then
            publicationDb.EnabledTransPublishing = False
        End If
    Else
        ' Do something here if the database does not exist.
        Throw New ApplicationException(String.Format( _
         "The database {0} does not exist on {1}.", _
         publicationDbName, publisherName))
    End If
Catch ex As Exception
    ' Implement application error handling here.
    Throw New ApplicationException(String.Format( _
     "The publication {0} could not be deleted.", _
     publicationName), ex)
Finally
    conn.Disconnect()
End Try

This example deletes a merge publication.

// Define the Publisher, publication database, 
// and publication names.
string publisherName = publisherInstance;
string publicationName = "AdvWorksSalesOrdersMerge";
string publicationDbName = "AdventureWorks2012";

MergePublication publication;
ReplicationDatabase publicationDb;

// Create a connection to the Publisher.
ServerConnection conn = new ServerConnection(publisherName);

try
{
    // Connect to the Publisher.
    conn.Connect();

    // Set the required properties for the merge publication.
    publication = new MergePublication();
    publication.ConnectionContext = conn;
    publication.Name = publicationName;
    publication.DatabaseName = publicationDbName;

    // Delete the publication, if it exists and has no subscriptions.
    if (publication.LoadProperties() && !publication.HasSubscription)
    {
        publication.Remove();
    }
    else
    {
        // Do something here if the publication does not exist
        // or has subscriptions.
        throw new ApplicationException(String.Format(
            "The publication {0} could not be deleted. " +
            "Ensure that the publication exists and that all " +
            "subscriptions have been deleted.",
            publicationName, publisherName));
    }

    // If no other merge publications exists,
    // disable publishing on the database.
    publicationDb = new ReplicationDatabase(publicationDbName, conn);
    if (publicationDb.LoadProperties())
    {
        if (publicationDb.MergePublications.Count == 0 && publicationDb.EnabledMergePublishing)
        {
            publicationDb.EnabledMergePublishing = false;
        }
    }
    else
    {
        // Do something here if the database does not exist.
        throw new ApplicationException(String.Format(
            "The database {0} does not exist on {1}.",
            publicationDbName, publisherName));
    }
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
    // Implement application error handling here.
    throw new ApplicationException(String.Format(
        "The publication {0} could not be deleted.",
        publicationName), ex);
}
finally
{
    conn.Disconnect();
}
' Define the Publisher, publication database, 
' and publication names.
Dim publisherName As String = publisherInstance
Dim publicationName As String = "AdvWorksSalesOrdersMerge"
Dim publicationDbName As String = "AdventureWorks2012"

Dim publication As MergePublication
Dim publicationDb As ReplicationDatabase

' Create a connection to the Publisher.
Dim conn As ServerConnection = New ServerConnection(publisherName)

Try
    ' Connect to the Publisher.
    conn.Connect()

    ' Set the required properties for the merge publication.
    publication = New MergePublication()
    publication.ConnectionContext = conn
    publication.Name = publicationName
    publication.DatabaseName = publicationDbName

    ' Delete the publication, if it exists and has no subscriptions.
    If (publication.LoadProperties() And Not publication.HasSubscription) Then
        publication.Remove()
    Else
        ' Do something here if the publication does not exist
        ' or has subscriptions.
        Throw New ApplicationException(String.Format( _
         "The publication {0} could not be deleted. " + _
         "Ensure that the publication exists and that all " + _
         "subscriptions have been deleted.", _
         publicationName, publisherName))
    End If

    ' If no other merge publications exists,
    ' disable publishing on the database.
    publicationDb = New ReplicationDatabase(publicationDbName, conn)
    If publicationDb.LoadProperties() Then
        If publicationDb.MergePublications.Count = 0 _
        And publicationDb.EnabledMergePublishing Then
            publicationDb.EnabledMergePublishing = False
        End If
    Else
        ' Do something here if the database does not exist.
        Throw New ApplicationException(String.Format( _
         "The database {0} does not exist on {1}.", _
         publicationDbName, publisherName))
    End If
Catch ex As Exception
    ' Implement application error handling here.
    Throw New ApplicationException(String.Format( _
     "The publication {0} could not be deleted.", _
     publicationName), ex)
Finally
    conn.Disconnect()
End Try

Remarks

The Remove method removes the publication and all publication metadata at the Publisher and Distributor. Use the Remove method passing a value of true to remove a publication when the Distributor is offline or cannot be accessed.

The Remove method can only be called 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.

Calling Remove is equivalent to executing sp_droppublication (Transact-SQL) or sp_dropmergepublication (Transact-SQL).

See also

Applies to

Remove(Boolean)

Removes an existing publication even if the Distributor cannot be accessed.

public:
 void Remove(bool force);
public void Remove (bool force);
member this.Remove : bool -> unit
Public Sub Remove (force As Boolean)

Parameters

force
Boolean

A Boolean value that indicates whether or not a publication can be removed even if the Distributor cannot be accessed. Specify a value of true to remove a publication when the Distributor is offline or when reinstalling the Distributor.

Remarks

The Remove method can only be called 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.

Calling Remove is equivalent to executing sp_droppublication (Transact-SQL) or sp_dropmergepublication (Transact-SQL).

Applies to