ValidatePublication Method (TransPublication2)

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The ValidatePublication method invokes inline publication validation for all Subscribers.

Syntax

object
.ValidatePublication( [ ValidationOption ] , 
[ ValidationMethod ] , 
[ fShutDownAgent ] )

Parts

  • object
    Expression that evaluates to an object in the Applies To list.
  • ValidationOption
    Long integer that specifies the type of validation performed as described in Settings.
  • ValidationMethod
    Long integer that specifies the method of validation performed as described in Settings.
  • fShutDownAgent
    Boolean that specifies whether the distribution agent immediately shuts down after successful completion of the validation process.

Prototype (C/C++)

HRESULT ValidatePublication(
SQLDMO_VALIDATIONOPTION_TYPE ValidationOption,
SQLDMO_VALIDATIONMETHOD_TYPE ValidationMethod,
BOOL fShutDownAgent);

Settings

Set the ValidationOption parameter using these SQLDMO_VALIDATIONOPTION_TYPE values.

Constant Value Description

SQLDMOValidationOption_/70Checksum

0

Perform a Transact-SQL CHECKSUM operation compatible with an instance of Microsoft SQL Server version 7.0.

SQLDMOValidationOption_/RowCountOnly

1

Default. Perform a Transact-SQL @@ROWCOUNT operation.

SQLDMOValidationOption_/80Checksum

2

Perform a Transact-SQL CHECKSUM operation compatible with an instance of Microsoft SQL Server 2000. Only supported by SQL Server 2000 Subscribers.

Set the ValidationMethod parameter using these SQLDMO_VALIDATIONMETHOD_TYPE values.

Constant Value Description

SQLDMOValidationMethod_/ConditionalFast

2

Default. Performs conditional validation first using SQLDMOValidationMethod_FastCount but reverts to using SQLDMOValidationMethod_FullCount if SQLDMOValidationMethod_FastCount indicates differences.

SQLDMOValidationMethod_/FastCount

1

Performs high speed validation, using the rowcnt column of sysindexes.

SQLDMOValidationMethod_/FullCount

0

Validates by returning the number of rows, including NULL values, and duplicates using Transact-SQL COUNT(*).

Remarks

The result of the validation operation is written to the agent history, which can be viewed using Replication Monitor.

By default, the fShutDownAgent parameter is set to FALSE.

Note

If an application calls ValidatePublication 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:

TransPublication2 Object

 

See Also

Reference

ValidateSubscriptions Method

Help and Information

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