DistributionPublisher Object (SQL-DMO)

The DistributionPublisher object represents a Publisher that is using this Distributor for replication.

Remarks

With the DistributionPublisher object, you can:

• Add a Publisher to the Distributor.
• Change the properties of an existing Publisher.

To add a Publisher to the Distributor

1. Create a new DistributionPublisher object.
2. Set the Name property to the server name of the Publisher.
3. Set the DistributionDatabase property.
4. Set the DistributionWorkingDirectory property.
5. Add the DistributionPublisher object to the DistributionPublishers collection of a connected Distributor object.

To alter an existing Publisher

1. Get a DistributionPublisher object from the DistributionPublishers collection of a connected Distributor object.
2. Use the BeginAlter method to mark the beginning of the changes.
3. Set the DistributionPublisher properties to reflect the changes to the Publisher.
4. Use the DoAlter method to submit the changes to Microsoft® SQL Server™.

Methods

Properties