ValidatePublication Method (MergePublication2)

SQL-DMO

ValidatePublication Method (MergePublication2)

The ValidatePublication method invokes inline publication validation for all Subscribers.

Applies To

MergePublication2 Object

Syntax

object.ValidatePublication( [ ValidationOption ] )

Parts

object

Expression that evaluates to an object in the Applies To list

ValidationOption

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

Prototype (C/C++)

HRESULT ValidatePublication(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™ 2000 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. 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 ValidatePublication 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.