ValidateSubscription Method

SQL-DMO

SQL-DMO

ValidateSubscription Method

The ValidateSubscription method invokes inline validation for the specified subscription.

Applies To
MergePublication2 Object  
Syntax

object.ValidateSubscription(
szSubscriberName ,
szSubscriberDB ,
[ ValidationOption ] )

Parts

object

Expression that evaluates to an object in the Applies To list

szSubscriberName

String that specifies the Subscriber name

szSubscriberDB

String that specifies the subscription database name

ValidationOption

Long integer that specifies the type of validation performed as described in Settings

Prototype (C/C++)

HRESULT ValidateSubscription(
SQLDMO_LPCSTR pszSuscriberName,
SQLDMO_LPCSTR pszSubscriberDB,
SQLDMO_VALIDATIONOPTION_TYPE ValidationOption);

Settings

Set the ValidationOption parameter using these SQLDMO_VALIDATIONOPTION_TYPE values.

Constant Value Description
SQLDMOValidationOption_70Checksum 0 Perform a Transact-SQL CHECKSUM operation compatible with an instance of Microsoft® SQL Server™ version 7.0.
SQLDMOValidationOption_RowCountOnly 1 Default. Perform a Transact-SQL @@ROWCOUNT operation.
SQLDMOValidationOption_80Checksum 2 Perform a Transact-SQL CHECKSUM operation compatible with an instance of Microsoft SQL Server™ 2000.Only supported by SQL Server 2000 Subscribers.

Remarks

The result of the validation operation is written to the agent history, which can be viewed using Replication Monitor.

Note  If an application calls ValidateSubscription on an instance of SQL Server version 7.0, the constant, SQLDMO_E_SQL80ONLY, and the message "This property or method requires Microsoft SQL Server 2000" are returned.

See Also

ValidatePublication Method (MergePublication2)