BUG: Snapshot Replication Requires Primary Key Constraint

ID: Q160869

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft SQL Server version 6.5

BUG #: 12252 (NT)

SYMPTOMS

The "Snapshot Replication" section in Part Three, "What's New for Administrators," of the "What's New for SQL Server 6.5" guide states the following:

To enable snapshot replication to tables without primary keys, run the sp_addarticle stored procedure to create the articles; the table names will not appear in the Article Table list if they do not have a declared primary key.

However, the stored procedure, sp_addarticle, only allows "log based" types of articles to be created (which require a primary key to exist on the table).

WORKAROUND

Create a primary key constraint on any table to be published.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft SQL Server version 6.5. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: publication

Keywords : SSrvDoc_Err kbbug6.50
Version : 6.5
Platform : WINDOWS
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