This example generates a standard snapshot for a transactional publication.
// Set the Publisher, publication database, and publication names.
string publicationName = "AdvWorksProductTran";
string publicationDbName = "AdventureWorks";
string publisherName = publisherInstance;
string distributorName = publisherInstance;
SnapshotGenerationAgent agent;
try
{
// Set the required properties for Snapshot Agent.
agent = new SnapshotGenerationAgent();
agent.Distributor = distributorName;
agent.DistributorSecurityMode = SecurityMode.Integrated;
agent.Publisher = publisherName;
agent.PublisherSecurityMode = SecurityMode.Integrated;
agent.Publication = publicationName;
agent.PublisherDatabase = publicationDbName;
agent.ReplicationType = ReplicationType.Transactional;
// Start the agent synchronously.
agent.GenerateSnapshot();
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
// Implement custom application error handling here.
throw new ApplicationException(String.Format(
"A snapshot could not be generated for the {0} publication."
, publicationName), ex);
}
' Set the Publisher, publication database, and publication names.
Dim publicationName As String = "AdvWorksProductTran"
Dim publicationDbName As String = "AdventureWorks"
Dim publisherName As String = publisherInstance
Dim distributorName As String = publisherInstance
Dim agent As SnapshotGenerationAgent
Try
' Set the required properties for Snapshot Agent.
agent = New SnapshotGenerationAgent()
agent.Distributor = distributorName
agent.DistributorSecurityMode = SecurityMode.Integrated
agent.Publisher = publisherName
agent.PublisherSecurityMode = SecurityMode.Integrated
agent.Publication = publicationName
agent.PublisherDatabase = publicationDbName
agent.ReplicationType = ReplicationType.Transactional
' Start the agent synchronously.
agent.GenerateSnapshot()
Catch ex As Exception
' Implement custom application error handling here.
Throw New ApplicationException(String.Format( _
"A snapshot could not be generated for the {0} publication." _
, publicationName), ex)
End Try
This example generates a standard snapshot for a merge publication.
// Set the Publisher, publication database, and publication names.
string publicationName = "AdvWorksSalesOrdersMerge";
string publicationDbName = "AdventureWorks";
string publisherName = publisherInstance;
string distributorName = publisherInstance;
SnapshotGenerationAgent agent;
try
{
// Set the required properties for Snapshot Agent.
agent = new SnapshotGenerationAgent();
agent.Distributor = distributorName;
agent.DistributorSecurityMode = SecurityMode.Integrated;
agent.Publisher = publisherName;
agent.PublisherSecurityMode = SecurityMode.Integrated;
agent.Publication = publicationName;
agent.PublisherDatabase = publicationDbName;
agent.ReplicationType = ReplicationType.Merge;
// Start the agent synchronously.
agent.GenerateSnapshot();
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
// Implement custom application error handling here.
throw new ApplicationException(String.Format(
"A snapshot could not be generated for the {0} publication."
, publicationName), ex);
}
' Set the Publisher, publication database, and publication names.
Dim publicationName As String = "AdvWorksSalesOrdersMerge"
Dim publicationDbName As String = "AdventureWorks"
Dim publisherName As String = publisherInstance
Dim distributorName As String = publisherInstance
Dim agent As SnapshotGenerationAgent
Try
' Set the required properties for Snapshot Agent.
agent = New SnapshotGenerationAgent()
agent.Distributor = distributorName
agent.DistributorSecurityMode = SecurityMode.Integrated
agent.Publisher = publisherName
agent.PublisherSecurityMode = SecurityMode.Integrated
agent.Publication = publicationName
agent.PublisherDatabase = publicationDbName
agent.ReplicationType = ReplicationType.Merge
' Start the agent synchronously.
agent.GenerateSnapshot()
Catch ex As Exception
' Implement custom application error handling here.
Throw New ApplicationException(String.Format( _
"A snapshot could not be generated for the {0} publication." _
, publicationName), ex)
End Try
This example overloads the HOST_NAME function to generate a filtered data snapshot for a subscription to a merge publication that has a parameterized filter.
// Set the Publisher, publication database, and publication names.
string publicationName = "AdvWorksSalesOrdersMerge";
string publicationDbName = "AdventureWorks";
string publisherName = publisherInstance;
string distributorName = publisherInstance;
SnapshotGenerationAgent agent;
try
{
// Set the required properties for Snapshot Agent.
agent = new SnapshotGenerationAgent();
agent.Distributor = distributorName;
agent.DistributorSecurityMode = SecurityMode.Integrated;
agent.Publisher = publisherName;
agent.PublisherSecurityMode = SecurityMode.Integrated;
agent.Publication = publicationName;
agent.PublisherDatabase = publicationDbName;
agent.ReplicationType = ReplicationType.Merge;
// Specify the partition information to generate a
// filtered snapshot based on Hostname.
agent.DynamicFilterHostName = hostname;
// Start the agent synchronously.
agent.GenerateSnapshot();
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
// Implement custom application error handling here.
throw new ApplicationException(String.Format(
"A snapshot could not be generated for the {0} publication."
, publicationName), ex);
}
' Set the Publisher, publication database, and publication names.
Dim publicationName As String = "AdvWorksSalesOrdersMerge"
Dim publicationDbName As String = "AdventureWorks"
Dim publisherName As String = publisherInstance
Dim distributorName As String = publisherInstance
Dim agent As SnapshotGenerationAgent
Try
' Set the required properties for Snapshot Agent.
agent = New SnapshotGenerationAgent()
agent.Distributor = distributorName
agent.DistributorSecurityMode = SecurityMode.Integrated
agent.Publisher = publisherName
agent.PublisherSecurityMode = SecurityMode.Integrated
agent.Publication = publicationName
agent.PublisherDatabase = publicationDbName
agent.ReplicationType = ReplicationType.Merge
' Specify the partition information to generate a
' filtered snapshot based on Hostname.
agent.DynamicFilterHostName = hostname
' Start the agent synchronously.
agent.GenerateSnapshot()
Catch ex As Exception
' Implement custom application error handling here.
Throw New ApplicationException(String.Format( _
"A snapshot could not be generated for the {0} publication." _
, publicationName), ex)
End Try