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Publication.PreSnapshotScript Property

Gets or sets the name and full path of a Transact-SQL script file that is executed before the initial snapshot is applied to the Subscriber.

Namespace: Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication
Assembly: Microsoft.SqlServer.Rmo (in microsoft.sqlserver.rmo.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Property PreSnapshotScript As String
public string PreSnapshotScript { get; set; }
public:
property String^ PreSnapshotScript {
    String^ get ();
    void set (String^ value);
}
/** @property */
public String get_PreSnapshotScript ()

/** @property */
public void set_PreSnapshotScript (String value)
public function get PreSnapshotScript () : String

public function set PreSnapshotScript (value : String)

Property Value

A String value that specifies the path and the file name of the Transact-SQL script.

Remarks

The PreSnapshotScript property can only be retrieved by members of the sysadmin fixed server role at the Publisher, by members of the db_owner fixed database role on the publication database, or by users in the publication access list (PAL).

The PreSnapshotScript property can only be set by members of the sysadmin fixed server role at the Publisher or by members of the db_owner fixed database role on the publication database. Users in the PAL can set the PreSnapshotScript property of an existing publication.

Retrieving the PreSnapshotScript property is equivalent to executing sp_helppublication (Transact-SQL) or sp_helpmergepublication (Transact-SQL).

Setting the PreSnapshotScript property is equivalent to executing sp_addpublication (Transact-SQL) and sp_changepublication (Transact-SQL) or sp_addmergepublication (Transact-SQL) and sp_changemergepublication (Transact-SQL).

The PreSnapshotScript property is available with SQL Server 2000 and SQL Server 2005.

This namespace, class, or member is supported only in version 2.0 of the .NET Framework.

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Microsoft Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Platforms

Development Platforms

For a list of the supported platforms, see Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2005.

Target Platforms

For a list of the supported platforms, see Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2005.

See Also

Reference

Publication Class
Publication Members
Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication Namespace