DistributionPublisher Class

			// Set the server and database names
			string distributionDbName = "distribution";
			string publisherName = publisherInstance;
			string publicationDbName = "AdventureWorks2012";

			DistributionDatabase distributionDb;
			ReplicationServer distributor;
			DistributionPublisher publisher;
			ReplicationDatabase publicationDb;

			// Create a connection to the server using Windows Authentication.
			ServerConnection conn = new ServerConnection(publisherName);

			try
			{
				// Connect to the server acting as the Distributor 
				// and local Publisher.
				conn.Connect();

				// Define the distribution database at the Distributor,
				// but do not create it now.
				distributionDb = new DistributionDatabase(distributionDbName, conn);
				distributionDb.MaxDistributionRetention = 96;
				distributionDb.HistoryRetention = 120;

				// Set the Distributor properties and install the Distributor.
				// This also creates the specified distribution database.
				distributor = new ReplicationServer(conn);
				distributor.InstallDistributor((string)null, distributionDb);

				// Set the Publisher properties and install the Publisher.
				publisher = new DistributionPublisher(publisherName, conn);
				publisher.DistributionDatabase = distributionDb.Name;
				publisher.WorkingDirectory = @"\\" + publisherName + @"\repldata";
				publisher.PublisherSecurity.WindowsAuthentication = true;
				publisher.Create();

				// Enable AdventureWorks2012 as a publication database.
				publicationDb = new ReplicationDatabase(publicationDbName, conn);

				publicationDb.EnabledTransPublishing = true;
				publicationDb.EnabledMergePublishing = true;
			}
			catch (Exception ex)
			{
				// Implement appropriate error handling here.
				throw new ApplicationException("An error occured when installing distribution and publishing.", ex);
			}
			finally
			{
				conn.Disconnect();
			}

' Set the server and database names
Dim distributionDbName As String = "distribution"
Dim publisherName As String = publisherInstance
Dim publicationDbName As String = "AdventureWorks2012"

Dim distributionDb As DistributionDatabase
Dim distributor As ReplicationServer
Dim publisher As DistributionPublisher
Dim publicationDb As ReplicationDatabase

' Create a connection to the server using Windows Authentication.
Dim conn As ServerConnection = New ServerConnection(publisherName)

Try
    ' Connect to the server acting as the Distributor 
    ' and local Publisher.
    conn.Connect()

    ' Define the distribution database at the Distributor,
    ' but do not create it now.
    distributionDb = New DistributionDatabase(distributionDbName, conn)
    distributionDb.MaxDistributionRetention = 96
    distributionDb.HistoryRetention = 120

    ' Set the Distributor properties and install the Distributor.
    ' This also creates the specified distribution database.
    distributor = New ReplicationServer(conn)
    distributor.InstallDistributor((CType(Nothing, String)), distributionDb)

    ' Set the Publisher properties and install the Publisher.
    publisher = New DistributionPublisher(publisherName, conn)
    publisher.DistributionDatabase = distributionDb.Name
    publisher.WorkingDirectory = "\\" + publisherName + "\repldata"
    publisher.PublisherSecurity.WindowsAuthentication = True
    publisher.Create()

    ' Enable AdventureWorks2012 as a publication database.
    publicationDb = New ReplicationDatabase(publicationDbName, conn)

    publicationDb.EnabledTransPublishing = True
    publicationDb.EnabledMergePublishing = True

Catch ex As Exception
    ' Implement appropriate error handling here.
    Throw New ApplicationException("An error occured when installing distribution and publishing.", ex)

Finally
    conn.Disconnect()

End Try

			// Set the Distributor and publication database names.
			// Publisher and Distributor are on the same server instance.
			string publisherName = publisherInstance;
			string distributorName = publisherInstance;
			string distributionDbName = "distribution";
			string publicationDbName = "AdventureWorks2012";

			// Create connections to the Publisher and Distributor
			// using Windows Authentication.
			ServerConnection publisherConn = new ServerConnection(publisherName);
			ServerConnection distributorConn = new ServerConnection(distributorName);

			// Create the objects we need.
			ReplicationServer distributor =
				new ReplicationServer(distributorConn);
			DistributionPublisher publisher;
			DistributionDatabase distributionDb =
				new DistributionDatabase(distributionDbName, distributorConn);
			ReplicationDatabase publicationDb;
			publicationDb = new ReplicationDatabase(publicationDbName, publisherConn);

			try
			{
				// Connect to the Publisher and Distributor.
				publisherConn.Connect();
				distributorConn.Connect();

				// Disable all publishing on the AdventureWorks2012 database.
				if (publicationDb.LoadProperties())
				{
					if (publicationDb.EnabledMergePublishing)
					{
						publicationDb.EnabledMergePublishing = false;
					}
					else if (publicationDb.EnabledTransPublishing)
					{
						publicationDb.EnabledTransPublishing = false;
					}
				}
				else
				{
					throw new ApplicationException(
						String.Format("The {0} database does not exist.", publicationDbName));
				}

				// We cannot uninstall the Publisher if there are still Subscribers.
				if (distributor.RegisteredSubscribers.Count == 0)
				{
					// Uninstall the Publisher, if it exists.
					publisher = new DistributionPublisher(publisherName, distributorConn);
					if (publisher.LoadProperties())
					{
						publisher.Remove(false);
					}
					else
					{
						// Do something here if the Publisher does not exist.
						throw new ApplicationException(String.Format(
							"{0} is not a Publisher for {1}.", publisherName, distributorName));
					}

					// Drop the distribution database.
					if (distributionDb.LoadProperties())
					{
						distributionDb.Remove();
					}
					else
					{
						// Do something here if the distribition DB does not exist.
						throw new ApplicationException(String.Format(
							"The distribution database '{0}' does not exist on {1}.",
							distributionDbName, distributorName));
					}

					// Uninstall the Distributor, if it exists.
					if (distributor.LoadProperties())
					{
						// Passing a value of false means that the Publisher 
						// and distribution databases must already be uninstalled,
						// and that no local databases be enabled for publishing.
						distributor.UninstallDistributor(false);
					}
					else
					{
						//Do something here if the distributor does not exist.
						throw new ApplicationException(String.Format(
							"The Distributor '{0}' does not exist.", distributorName));
					}
				}
				else
				{
					throw new ApplicationException("You must first delete all subscriptions.");
				}
			}
			catch (Exception ex)
			{
				// Implement appropriate error handling here.
				throw new ApplicationException("The Publisher and Distributor could not be uninstalled", ex);
			}
			finally
			{
				publisherConn.Disconnect();
				distributorConn.Disconnect();
			}

' Set the Distributor and publication database names.
' Publisher and Distributor are on the same server instance.
Dim publisherName As String = publisherInstance
Dim distributorName As String = subscriberInstance
Dim distributionDbName As String = "distribution"
Dim publicationDbName As String = "AdventureWorks2012"

' Create connections to the Publisher and Distributor
' using Windows Authentication.
Dim publisherConn As ServerConnection = New ServerConnection(publisherName)
Dim distributorConn As ServerConnection = New ServerConnection(distributorName)

' Create the objects we need.
Dim distributor As ReplicationServer
distributor = New ReplicationServer(distributorConn)
Dim publisher As DistributionPublisher
Dim distributionDb As DistributionDatabase
distributionDb = New DistributionDatabase(distributionDbName, distributorConn)
Dim publicationDb As ReplicationDatabase
publicationDb = New ReplicationDatabase(publicationDbName, publisherConn)

Try
    ' Connect to the Publisher and Distributor.
    publisherConn.Connect()
    distributorConn.Connect()

    ' Disable all publishing on the AdventureWorks2012 database.
    If publicationDb.LoadProperties() Then
        If publicationDb.EnabledMergePublishing Then
            publicationDb.EnabledMergePublishing = False
        ElseIf publicationDb.EnabledTransPublishing Then
            publicationDb.EnabledTransPublishing = False
        End If
    Else
        Throw New ApplicationException( _
            String.Format("The {0} database does not exist.", publicationDbName))
    End If

    ' We cannot uninstall the Publisher if there are still Subscribers.
    If distributor.RegisteredSubscribers.Count = 0 Then
        ' Uninstall the Publisher, if it exists.
        publisher = New DistributionPublisher(publisherName, distributorConn)
        If publisher.LoadProperties() Then
            publisher.Remove(False)
        Else
            ' Do something here if the Publisher does not exist.
            Throw New ApplicationException(String.Format( _
                "{0} is not a Publisher for {1}.", publisherName, distributorName))
        End If

        ' Drop the distribution database.
        If distributionDb.LoadProperties() Then
            distributionDb.Remove()
        Else
            ' Do something here if the distribition DB does not exist.
            Throw New ApplicationException(String.Format( _
             "The distribution database '{0}' does not exist on {1}.", _
             distributionDbName, distributorName))
        End If

        ' Uninstall the Distributor, if it exists.
        If distributor.LoadProperties() Then
            ' Passing a value of false means that the Publisher 
            ' and distribution databases must already be uninstalled,
            ' and that no local databases be enabled for publishing.
            distributor.UninstallDistributor(False)
        Else
            'Do something here if the distributor does not exist.
            Throw New ApplicationException(String.Format( _
                "The Distributor '{0}' does not exist.", distributorName))
        End If
    Else
        Throw New ApplicationException("You must first delete all subscriptions.")
    End If

Catch ex As Exception
    ' Implement appropriate error handling here.
    Throw New ApplicationException("The Publisher and Distributor could not be uninstalled", ex)

Finally
    publisherConn.Disconnect()
    distributorConn.Disconnect()

End Try