RemoveDefunctAnonymousSubscription Method

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 RemoveDefunctAnonymousSubscription method removes a defunct anonymous subscription agent entry from the Distributor.

Syntax

Object
.RemoveDefunctAnonymousSubscription(
bstrDistributionDBName , 
lAgentID , 
ReplType)

Parts

  • object
    Expression that evaluates to an object in the Applies To list.

  • bstrDistributionDBName
    String that specifies the distribution database name.

  • lAgentID
    Long integer that identifies the agent for anonymous subscription.

  • ReplType
    Long integer that specifies a replication method.

Prototype (C/C++)

HRESULT RemoveDefunctAnonymousSubscription(
SQLDMO_LPCSTR pszDistributionDBName, 
long lAgentID, 
SQLDMO_REPLICATION_TYPE ReplType);

Settings

Set ReplType by using these SQLDMO_REPLICATION_TYPE values.

Constant

Value

Description

SQLDMORepType_Merge

2

Merge replication.

SQLDMORepType_Transactional

1

Transactional or snapshot replication.

Remarks

An anonymous subscription becomes defunct when dropped by the Subscriber. If the Subscriber is not connected to the Distributor when the subscription is dropped, agent metadata still remains at the Distributor. An application can call RemoveDefunctAnonymousSubscription to clean up the metadata.

Note

If an application calls RemoveDefunctAnonymousSubscription on an instance of SQL Server version 7.0, the constant, SQLDMO_E_SQL80ONLY, and the message "This property or method requires Microsoft SQL Server 2000 or later" are returned.

Applies To: