MergeSubscription Constructors

Definition

Creates a new instance of the MergeSubscription class.

Overloads

MergeSubscription()

Creates a new instance of the MergeSubscription class.

MergeSubscription(String, String, String, String, ServerConnection)

Creates a new instance of the MergeSubscription class with the specified connection to the Publisher and the properties that uniquely define the subscription.

Remarks

Updated text: 17 July 2006

The following table shows the default property values for a new instance of MergeSubscription. Any properties that are not explicitly enumerated in this table are initialized to a null value.

Property Default value
AgentOffload false
AgentSchedule A value of 99991231 for ActiveEndDate

A value of 235959 for ActiveEndTime

A value of 0 for ActiveStartDate

A value of 0 for ActiveStartTime

A value of 1 for FrequencyInterval

A value of 0 for FrequencyRecurrenceFactor

A value of First for FrequencyRelativeInterval

A value of Hour for FrequencySubDay

A value of 1 for FrequencySubDayInterval

A value of Daily for FrequencyType
CachePropertyChanges false
CreateSyncAgentByDefault true
EnabledForSynchronizationManager false
IsExistingObject false
Priority 0
PublisherSecurity A value of true for WindowsAuthentication
Status A value of Inactive for SubscriptionState
SubscriberSecurity A value of true for WindowsAuthentication
SubscriberType A value of Local for MergeSubscriberType
SubscriptionType A value of Push for SubscriptionOption
SynchronizationAgent An instance of MergeSynchronizationAgent from the publication that is associated with the subscription you create.
SyncType A value of Automatic for SubscriptionSyncType
UseInteractiveResolver false

MergeSubscription()

Creates a new instance of the MergeSubscription class.

public:
 MergeSubscription();
public MergeSubscription ();
Public Sub New ()

Examples

// Define the Publisher, publication, and databases.
string publicationName = "AdvWorksSalesOrdersMerge";
string publisherName = publisherInstance;
string subscriberName = subscriberInstance;
string subscriptionDbName = "AdventureWorks2012Replica";
string publicationDbName = "AdventureWorks2012";
string hostname = @"adventure-works\garrett1";

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

// Create the objects that we need.
MergePublication publication;
MergeSubscription subscription;

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

    // Ensure that the publication exists and that 
    // it supports push subscriptions.
    publication = new MergePublication();
    publication.Name = publicationName;
    publication.DatabaseName = publicationDbName;
    publication.ConnectionContext = conn;

    if (publication.IsExistingObject)
    {
        if ((publication.Attributes & PublicationAttributes.AllowPush) == 0)
        {
            publication.Attributes |= PublicationAttributes.AllowPush;
        }

        // Define the push subscription.
        subscription = new MergeSubscription();
        subscription.ConnectionContext = conn;
        subscription.SubscriberName = subscriberName;
        subscription.PublicationName = publicationName;
        subscription.DatabaseName = publicationDbName;
        subscription.SubscriptionDBName = subscriptionDbName;
        subscription.HostName = hostname;

        // Set a schedule to synchronize the subscription every 2 hours
        // during weekdays from 6am to 10pm.
        subscription.AgentSchedule.FrequencyType = ScheduleFrequencyType.Weekly;
        subscription.AgentSchedule.FrequencyInterval = Convert.ToInt32(0x003E);
        subscription.AgentSchedule.FrequencyRecurrenceFactor = 1;
        subscription.AgentSchedule.FrequencySubDay = ScheduleFrequencySubDay.Hour;
        subscription.AgentSchedule.FrequencySubDayInterval = 2;
        subscription.AgentSchedule.ActiveStartDate = 20051108;
        subscription.AgentSchedule.ActiveEndDate = 20071231;
        subscription.AgentSchedule.ActiveStartTime = 060000;
        subscription.AgentSchedule.ActiveEndTime = 100000;

        // Specify the Windows login credentials for the Merge Agent job.
        subscription.SynchronizationAgentProcessSecurity.Login = winLogin;
        subscription.SynchronizationAgentProcessSecurity.Password = winPassword;

        // Create the push subscription.
        subscription.Create();
    }
    else
    {
        // Do something here if the publication does not exist.
        throw new ApplicationException(String.Format(
            "The publication '{0}' does not exist on {1}.",
            publicationName, publisherName));
    }
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
    // Implement the appropriate error handling here.
    throw new ApplicationException(String.Format(
        "The subscription to {0} could not be created.", publicationName), ex);
}
finally
{
    conn.Disconnect();
}
' Define the Publisher, publication, and databases.
Dim publicationName As String = "AdvWorksSalesOrdersMerge"
Dim publisherName As String = publisherInstance
Dim subscriberName As String = subscriberInstance
Dim subscriptionDbName As String = "AdventureWorks2012Replica"
Dim publicationDbName As String = "AdventureWorks2012"
Dim hostname As String = "adventure-works\garrett1"

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

' Create the objects that we need.
Dim publication As MergePublication
Dim subscription As MergeSubscription

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

    ' Ensure that the publication exists and that 
    ' it supports push subscriptions.
    publication = New MergePublication()
    publication.Name = publicationName
    publication.DatabaseName = publicationDbName
    publication.ConnectionContext = conn

    If publication.IsExistingObject Then
        If (publication.Attributes And PublicationAttributes.AllowPush) = 0 Then
            publication.Attributes = publication.Attributes _
            Or PublicationAttributes.AllowPush
        End If

        ' Define the push subscription.
        subscription = New MergeSubscription()
        subscription.ConnectionContext = conn
        subscription.SubscriberName = subscriberName
        subscription.PublicationName = publicationName
        subscription.DatabaseName = publicationDbName
        subscription.SubscriptionDBName = subscriptionDbName
        subscription.HostName = hostname

        ' Set a schedule to synchronize the subscription every 2 hours
        ' during weekdays from 6am to 10pm.
        subscription.AgentSchedule.FrequencyType = ScheduleFrequencyType.Weekly
        subscription.AgentSchedule.FrequencyInterval = Convert.ToInt32("0x003E", 16)
        subscription.AgentSchedule.FrequencyRecurrenceFactor = 1
        subscription.AgentSchedule.FrequencySubDay = ScheduleFrequencySubDay.Hour
        subscription.AgentSchedule.FrequencySubDayInterval = 2
        subscription.AgentSchedule.ActiveStartDate = 20051108
        subscription.AgentSchedule.ActiveEndDate = 20071231
        subscription.AgentSchedule.ActiveStartTime = 60000
        subscription.AgentSchedule.ActiveEndTime = 100000

        ' Specify the Windows login credentials for the Merge Agent job.
        subscription.SynchronizationAgentProcessSecurity.Login = winLogin
        subscription.SynchronizationAgentProcessSecurity.Password = winPassword

        ' Create the push subscription.
        subscription.Create()
    Else

        ' Do something here if the publication does not exist.
        Throw New ApplicationException(String.Format( _
         "The publication '{0}' does not exist on {1}.", _
         publicationName, publisherName))
    End If
Catch ex As Exception
    ' Implement the appropriate error handling here.
    Throw New ApplicationException(String.Format( _
    "The subscription to {0} could not be created.", publicationName), ex)
Finally
    conn.Disconnect()
End Try

Remarks

The default constructor initializes any fields to their default values.

See also

Applies to

MergeSubscription(String, String, String, String, ServerConnection)

Creates a new instance of the MergeSubscription class with the specified connection to the Publisher and the properties that uniquely define the subscription.

public:
 MergeSubscription(System::String ^ publicationName, System::String ^ databaseName, System::String ^ subscriberName, System::String ^ subscriptionDBName, Microsoft::SqlServer::Management::Common::ServerConnection ^ connectionContext);
public MergeSubscription (string publicationName, string databaseName, string subscriberName, string subscriptionDBName, Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Common.ServerConnection connectionContext);
new Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.MergeSubscription : string * string * string * string * Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Common.ServerConnection -> Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.MergeSubscription
Public Sub New (publicationName As String, databaseName As String, subscriberName As String, subscriptionDBName As String, connectionContext As ServerConnection)

Parameters

publicationName
String

A String value that specifies the name of the merge publication.

databaseName
String

A String value that specifies the name of the database that contains the publication.

subscriberName
String

A String value that specifies the name of the Subscriber that subscribes to the publication.

subscriptionDBName
String

A String value that specifies the name of the subscription database.

connectionContext
ServerConnection

A ServerConnection object value that specifies the connection to the Publisher.

Applies to