SnapshotGenerationAgent.Publication Property

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

			SnapshotGenerationAgent agent;

			try
			{
				// Set the required properties for Snapshot Agent.
				agent = new SnapshotGenerationAgent();
				agent.Distributor = distributorName;
				agent.DistributorSecurityMode = SecurityMode.Integrated;
				agent.Publisher = publisherName;
				agent.PublisherSecurityMode = SecurityMode.Integrated;
				agent.Publication = publicationName;
				agent.PublisherDatabase = publicationDbName;
				agent.ReplicationType = ReplicationType.Transactional;

				// Start the agent synchronously.
				agent.GenerateSnapshot();

			}
			catch (Exception ex)
			{
				// Implement custom application error handling here.
				throw new ApplicationException(String.Format(
					"A snapshot could not be generated for the {0} publication."
					, publicationName), ex);
			}

' Set the Publisher, publication database, and publication names.
Dim publicationName As String = "AdvWorksProductTran"
Dim publicationDbName As String = "AdventureWorks2012"
Dim publisherName As String = publisherInstance
Dim distributorName As String = publisherInstance

Dim agent As SnapshotGenerationAgent

Try
    ' Set the required properties for Snapshot Agent.
    agent = New SnapshotGenerationAgent()
    agent.Distributor = distributorName
    agent.DistributorSecurityMode = SecurityMode.Integrated
    agent.Publisher = publisherName
    agent.PublisherSecurityMode = SecurityMode.Integrated
    agent.Publication = publicationName
    agent.PublisherDatabase = publicationDbName
    agent.ReplicationType = ReplicationType.Transactional

    ' Start the agent synchronously.
    agent.GenerateSnapshot()

Catch ex As Exception
    ' Implement custom application error handling here.
    Throw New ApplicationException(String.Format( _
     "A snapshot could not be generated for the {0} publication." _
     , publicationName), ex)
End Try