Microsoft® SQL Server™ provides Microsoft ActiveX® controls that allow custom applications to embed replication functionality. The controls support anonymous, push, and pull subscriptions and can be monitored by using SQL Server Replication Monitor in SQL Server Enterprise Manager. Programmers can use ActiveX replication controls like any standard built-in control, such as the Microsoft Visual Basic® CheckBox control. The two controls provided:
The controls can be implemented in applications that synchronize subscriptions. In addition, these controls can be programmed to add and drop pull and anonymous subscriptions, create or attach Subscriber databases, and register subscriptions to be synchronized by the Microsoft Windows Synchronization Manager.
Sample programs, provided in the \Mssql7\Devtools \Samples\Sqlrepl\Replctrl directory, demonstrate how to use the ActiveX replication controls.
| Replication ActiveX Control Interface Reference |