Distributor Object
The Distributor object represents the replication Distributor for an instance of Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2000.
With the Distributor object, you can:
- Install a local Distributor or configure remote distribution for a Publisher.
- Uninstall a local Distributor or stop remote distribution.
To install a local Distributor and distribution database
- Create a new DistributionDatabase object.
- Set the Name property to the name of the new distribution database.
- Add the DistributionDatabase object to the DistributionDatabases collection of a connected Distributor object.
- Set the DistributionServer property of a connected Distributor object to the name of the local instance of SQL Server (available in the TrueName property of a connected SQLServer object).
- Use the Install method of the connected Distributor object.
To uninstall a local Distributor and distribution database
- Use the Uninstall method of a connected Distributor object.
Note The Distributor object is compatible with instances of SQL Server 2000 and SQL Server version 7.0. However, the Distributor2 object extends the functionality of the Distributor object for use with features that are new in SQL Server 2000.
See Also
Publishers, Distributors, and Subscribers
Distributor2 Object