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sp_droppullsubscription (Transact-SQL)

SQL Server 2008 R2

Drops a subscription at the current database of the Subscriber. This stored procedure is executed at the Subscriber on the pull subscription database.

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Syntax


sp_droppullsubscription [ @publisher= ] 'publisher'
        , [ @publisher_db= ] 'publisher_db'
        , [ @publication= ] 'publication'
    [ , [ @reserved= ] reserved ]

Arguments

[ @publisher= ] 'publisher': Is the remote server name. publisher is sysname, with no default. If all, the subscription is dropped at all the Publishers.
[ @publisher_db= ] 'publisher_db': Is the name of the Publisher database. publisher_db is sysname, with no default. all means all the Publisher databases.
[ @publication= ] 'publication': Is the publication name. publication is sysname, with no default. If all, the subscription is dropped to all the publications.
[ @reserved= ] reserved: Identified for informational purposes only. Not supported. Future compatibility is not guaranteed.

Return Code Values

0 (success) or 1 (failure)

Remarks

sp_droppullsubscription is used in snapshot replication and transactional replication.

sp_droppullsubscription deletes the corresponding row in the MSreplication_subscriptions (Transact-SQL) table and the corresponding Distributor Agent at the Subscriber. If no rows are left in MSreplication_subscriptions (Transact-SQL), it drops the table.

Example

TSQL

-- This script uses sqlcmd scripting variables. They are in the form
-- $(MyVariable). For information about how to use scripting variables  
-- on the command line and in SQL Server Management Studio, see the 
-- "Executing Replication Scripts" section in the topic
-- "Programming Replication Using System Stored Procedures".

-- This is the batch executed at the Subscriber to drop 
-- a pull subscription to a transactional publication.
DECLARE @publication AS sysname;
DECLARE @publisher AS sysname;
DECLARE @publicationDB     AS sysname;
SET @publication = N'AdvWorksProductTran';
SET @publisher = $(PubServer);
SET @publicationDB = N'AdventureWorks2008R2';

USE [AdventureWorks2008R2Replica]
EXEC sp_droppullsubscription 
  @publisher = @publisher, 
  @publisher_db = @publicationDB, 
  @publication = @publication;
GO

Permissions

Only members of the sysadmin fixed server role or the user who created the pull subscription can execute sp_droppullsubscription. The db_owner fixed database role is only able to execute sp_droppullsubscription if the user who created the pull subscription belongs to this role.

Tasks

How to: Delete a Pull Subscription (Replication Transact-SQL Programming)

Reference

sp_addpullsubscription (Transact-SQL)

sp_change_subscription_properties (Transact-SQL)

sp_helppullsubscription (Transact-SQL)

sp_dropsubscription (Transact-SQL)

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