SQL Server CE Merge Replication Synchronization Question
Mar 9, 2006
I am running SQL Server 2000 and SQL Server CE on the handheld device. I have created the publication on the SQL Server.
I can subscribe to the publication successfully on the handheld and it creates the .sdf file just fine.
When I then attempt to synchronize, the process will run for a long time and eventually error out. (The database has a couple large data tables that are used for value lookups)
The error says the connection was broken.
Any suggestions on correcting this?
I am thinking of breaking the replication database into 2. One with the large lookup files and one with the updated tables. I still need to get the large database with the lookup tables onto the handheld though.
Any thoughts, advice or similar experience handling a situation as this would be appreciated.
thanks,
Dan
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Oct 24, 2014
I'm updating some tables in a subscriber database with a stored procedure. After the tables get updated I'd like to sync them with the other subscriber dbs and the publisher db in that same stored procedure.I can do it manually in SSMS with the View Synchronization method. Are my only alternatives a batch job or C#?
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Mar 5, 2007
Hi..
At first I want to explain my Problem:
We have an SQL Server 2005 Database in our company. We develope an Application for customers (with VC#.NET 2005) which uses SQL 2005 Express as local database. The Application tests some devices and creates a protocoll .
As you see, the local databases must always load the actual test infos from main database (server). And the server Database must load and combine protocoll rows from different local databases (or local database must send it).
How can I solve this problem?
I could use a remote connection over tcp/ip. but it would not be reliable. I read some Info about Web Synchronization for Merge Replication. Is it possible to replicate just selected tables (one-direction (from server to client)). And is it possible replicate different client tables and combine the rows of them in server table (one direction from client to server).
I hope I could explain it. Any idea? Thanks..
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Jun 12, 2015
IIS8 running on Windows Server 2012R2 with SQL Server 2012 SP2 installed. I have installed SQL Compact 3.5 SP2 Server Tools (64-bit) and set up the configuration. But when I in IE type URL.... I have set up the NTFS restrictions to the virtual directory. Doesn't Web Synchronization Works with IIS8?
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Apr 1, 2008
I am designing a mobile application.I am having database in sql server 2005 and i want to synchronize this database with sql server ce database on pda.I am using merge replication method for synchronization.Please give step by step procedure for data synchronization using merge replication between sql server 2005 and sql server ce 2.0,also let me know whether sql server enterprise manager is needed or will it work without it,if needed give me the link from where to download it as it is not available in sql server 2005.
Reply soon.
Thanks in advance.
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Feb 8, 2015
I am trying out merge replication and using web synchronization.However, I am worried that I am missing something because the way it is set up, it strikes me as a bit too insecure.
According to the best practices and security articles on Technet, I am given to understand that:
The SQL Replication Listener (read: the application pool account that will be running the replisapi.dll) has to be the db_owner to both distribution and publisher and be on the PAL list. Windows authenication should be used. That means the merge agents wouldn't need to know the password for those logins.
The basic authenication can be used (with SSL) to authenicate into a Windows user account to then connect to the replisapi.dll.
Here's the rub - I assumed that all I needed was a basic no-rights user account to be then given the execute permission on the replisapi.dll & read permissions to kick off the process. When I browse to the replisapi.dll and authenicate using the no-rights user, I get the expected "SQL Server WebSync ISAPI" message. But when I then run the merge agent, it fails saying that login to the distribution failed for the no-rights user. If I use the application pool's account, then I am able to run merge agent successfully.
But that means I am now looking at storing the password to the application pool account on client. I might have had missed a crucial step to ensure that the logins to the distribution & publication databases are done using the application pool account, not the user authenticated via IIS basic authentication?
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May 9, 2015
I'm trying out a set up as following:
SQL Server 2008 standard as the publisher
SQL Server 2012 express as the subscriber
and I tend to use web synchronization; there is no domain trust.
After following the instructions at MSDN for configuring web synchronization, I have an error that I can't get past - after creating the initial snapshot on the publisher, I try to run replmerg.exe at the subscriber and I always get this error:
"The subscription to publication 'TestReplication' has expired or does not exist."
If I refresh the publisher's "Local Publications" and look within the "TestReplication", it does show that the subscriber is a known subscriber. Likewise, if I refresh subscriber's "Local Subscription", it has an entry for TestReplication publication.
I already verified that the user used by Replisapi.dll has the read permission to the snapshot folder, is a member of PAL, is db_owner of the publishing database and distribution database. I am using self-signed certificate for this test and I have already installed the certificate at the subscriber machine so that HTTPS is trusted. I can run diagnosis from subscriber so I know subscriber can reach and logs are being left at the publisher's IIS.
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Aug 3, 2006
Hi I want to Set up Such Merge Replication, Which can can Synchronize With out Network, Means Syncronization using CD.
Also When the Network connectivity will be available then it should do synchronization
I wants to transfer some file using CD only those changes to database which hasn't been synchronized, thats why Backup will not work.
Pls Help me, or tell me wether it is possible or not.
Tell me some work around, or ask me details,
You got to help me out, Otherwise I will loss trust in MSDN Forums.
Thanks in advance
Vishalgiri Goswami
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Feb 21, 2007
Hi!
I've the following replication topology:
SrvA (Publisher/Distributor) -> (Transactional Publication/Push Synchronization) -> SrvB (Subscriber, Publisher/Distributor) -> (Merge Publication/Pull Synchronization via HTTPS for remote clients) -> Client (Anonymous Subscriber)
To test synchronization with this tier I do the following:
1. Update data on SrvA
2. Push changes to SrvB (there are transactions that replicated)
3. Run RMO Merge Agent (.NET application) on Client and get messsage "No data needed to be merged", although there were changes made on publisher SrvA and SrvB
I saw the thread where similar problem have been discussed (http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=664153&SiteID=17). The sugestion there was to create subscription using wizard rather then T-SQL script. But all my clients are remote and have only HTTPS connection to the IIS over 443. And in the MSDN there was the script that I used to create pull subscription for web synchronization.
Guys, HELP! I almost gave up - do not see the reason for the case in the documentation, settings and code.
Thank you.
Alexander.
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Apr 21, 2008
well, i m been working in sql 2005 since 2yrs but i m new in sql replication....
can anyone tell me how we come to know that there is replication for the synchronization between 2servers? or between publishers and subscibers?
means how its set up?
can anyone tell me? thanks.
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Mar 3, 2004
Dear DBforum members
I have a problem Setting up pull subscription from a publishser to a subscriber , but I could set up Push subscription with out any problem between these two server .. can any one help me out.
I run SQL Server 2000 Enterprise edition.
I get the following error
"Publication 'ProdDB' does not exist. The step failed."
where ProdDB is the publication database from which my Push subscription is running.
thanx
Logs
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Jul 20, 2005
Hi, I have two databases on MS. SQL Server 200 the first one is themain DB and the second one is a replica of it, both of them indifferent territories .I connect them using merge replication justwhen I need to merge the data.The problem is when I make import data or export data from anylocation (MS access ,MS SQL server ) to the second one (subscriber DB)or the main DB(publisher and distributor ) ,the imported data doesnot replicated to the other DB ???Normal transaction replicated smoothly.I hope you can help me.Thanks in advance.Mahmoud Khebaisa.
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May 8, 2007
In SQL 2005 when i expand the local publication , Under replication when i try to view Synchronization Status i see the below message.
The initial snapshot for publication '%Database' is not yet available.
can any one help me on this issue.
Thanks
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Oct 20, 2014
I have some problem about Merge Replication.i'm trying to merge Database A to Database B in local Server. So Database i want publisher contain this:
Because only Data in Table change therefore so i choosed it 100% Snapshot was generated after that ( Problem not a valid window user i already figured out )After that. I created Local Subscription in same Server ( Pull subscriptions and Subscription type: Client ),now problem is throw out."The schema script 'vwBuyADT_513.sch' could not be propagated to the subscriber."
I tried research so many time in Google but any information i found isn't useful for this problem.This problem still can ignore,Synchronization still running. But after 4-5 Hours running..This messages throw out: "The Publisher failed to allocate a new set of identity ranges for the subscription. This can occur when a Publisher or a republishing Subscriber has run out of identity ranges to allocate to its own Subscribers or when an identity column data type does not support an additional identity range allocation"
My question is:
Is there anyway solve 2 probem? :
1. "The schema script 'vwBuyADT_513.sch' could not be propagated to the subscriber."
2. "The Publisher failed to allocate a new set of identity ranges for the subscription. This can occur when a Publisher or a republishing Subscriber has run out of identity ranges to allocate to its own Subscribers or when an identity column data type does not support an additional identity range allocation"
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May 15, 2007
I am using SQL Server 2000 SP4 running on a MS Server 2003 with SP2. I am preforming Merge Replication on a continouas basis and the Merge Agent keeps stopping with the error 203 The process could not enumerate changes at the 'Publisher'. There is no additional information available with this error. Does anyone have any sugestions as to why this is happening. I can manually re-start the agent but it will fail again for particular reason.
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Apr 17, 2007
Hello,
I would like to know what alternatives are avaliable to SQL Server Merge Replication. I am also looking for Third Party Tools. Can anyone name a few for me.
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Sep 20, 2005
Hi, I posted about this before, and set out on my own to get this working, and haven't been able to. I'm trying to get merge replication working with my SQL server 2000, and after 2 weeks I still have nothing. I've gone through multiple 'walkthroughs' which all brought me to the same point. I'm getting down to crunch time, and I'm either going to use this or implement my own merge algorigthm (I'd much rather use this). So here's where I've gotten to:
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Jun 22, 2004
Hi,
I am trying to replicate a production database server,on sql server 2000 at a particular geographic location to a new failover database server on sql server 2000 in a different geographic location via internet. The intention here is to use the failover database during times when the production server is down or busy and the synchronization needs to be sceduled for every 10 min.
It will be of huge help if any expert could give the detailed process involved and any precautions that need to be taken. I also need to keep inmind to use the ever/odd sequence number generator during the replication implementation.
Also, Whether to use row-level or column-level tracking?
thanks
SV
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Mar 23, 2006
Hello,
I am having problems with my sql merge replication. Whenever a user syncs up to my main database, most of their records are deleted instead of being merged.
Or the records on the main database are inserted and it replaces the whole table with the records on the remote laptops. Is there a way to prevent this from happening? Someone please help me.
Corey
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Apr 6, 2004
I do a merge replication between Sql server 2000 and SQLCE 2.0
On my SQL2000 I have 4 tables i want to merge (specific columns only ) in 1 table for Merge with my SQLCe ( the table will be use for read only)
Question 1:
What is the best pratice for keep the information update?
Run store procedure before the synch for re-populate the table?:confused: or Make Trigger INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE in the all 4 table?:confused: or a mixte?:confused:
Question 2:
Does someone know about some web site talk about this type of trick?
Thanks
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Jul 12, 2007
Hi ppl,
I have installed SQL Server 2005 x64 Enterprise edition with Service Pack 2 on a Windows Server 2003 x64 Standard Edition with Service Pack 2.
Now I have to configure Merge Replication that will work with SQL Server Compact Edition database on Windows Mobile devices.
Distributor and the Publisher are the same server.
IIS 6.0 is installed on the windows server. I have installed the SQL Server Compact Edition Server tools on the server. However the compact edition server tools are only available for 32bit servers and I have also found out from the article http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/912430 that you cannot replicate data from SQL Server 2005 to SQL Server Compact Edition by using the 64-bit version of IIS.
So if this is true does that mean I can not use merge replication on 64 bit server? Does that mean I have to get another 32 bit server with 32 bit IIS on it to make this work or is there another work around. Am i missing something here?
Regards
Nabeel
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Feb 13, 2006
Hey there!
In a nutshell, I want to do a merge replication with a SQL Server and
several Access databases. I haven't been able to find anything in the
documentation or 3rd party books.
Is this possible?
Thanks!
- Erik
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Nov 9, 2007
Hi ,
I would like to get your advice in an issue that I am facing regarding merge replication.
The flow is like:
1) User enter his login name and password.
2) Host_name is set as the login name that the user enters.
3) Based on the HOST_NAME property after filtering user gets the records relevent only to him
(Differnet subscriber may use same mobile device).
4) He make some changes in the local sdf according to the business logic.
5) The application Syncs with server on the next login session.
My issue is when I am trying to run the application in emulator exactly at the sdf updating part the application terminates.
Error mess: Connection to Remote Device has been lost.....
If I execute the same sql insert query it works om the local sdf and master database.
Emulator used where Pocket PC 2003 SE and Windows Mobile 6 classic emulator.
I have installed 1) Visual Studio 2005 SP 1 2) net compact framework SP2.
When I comment all the code related to Sync ,application works witout any issue.
And the same application works in my "I mate kjam".
The code that I use is given below:
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public void Sync(string hostname, int newsub) // Parameters for HOSTNAME and flag to denote new user or existing //user.
{
SqlCeReplication repl = new SqlCeReplication();
repl.InternetUrl = @"http://231.000.000.211/Merge/sqlcesa30.dll";
repl.Publisher = @"SERVER";
repl.PublisherDatabase = @"Merge";
repl.PublisherSecurityMode = SecurityType.DBAuthentication;
repl.PublisherLogin = @"sa";
repl.PublisherPassword = @"password";
repl.Publication = @"Merge";
repl.Subscriber = @"MergeSub";
repl.HostName = hostname;
repl.SubscriberConnectionString = @"Data Source=""Program FilesMerge.sdf"";Max Database Size=128;Default Lock Escalation =100;";
try
{
if (newsub == 0)
{
if (File.Exists(@"Program FilesMerge.sdf"))
{
File.Delete(@"Program FilesMerge.sdf");
}
repl.AddSubscription(AddOption.CreateDatabase);
repl.Synchronize();
repl.Dispose();
MessageBox.Show("newuser sync Done");
}
else
{
if (!File.Exists(@"Program FilesMerge.sdf"))
{
repl.AddSubscription(AddOption.CreateDatabase);
repl.Synchronize();
repl.Dispose();
MessageBox.Show("FirstSync Done");
}
else
{
repl.Synchronize();
repl.Dispose();
MessageBox.Show("SameuserSync Done");
}
}
=================================================================================
Please advise......
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Jan 25, 2008
I've got a problem:
I want to transfer data between an sql server 2005 and my pocket pc. So i've installed a sql server CE on it.
I know that i can use the merge replication but, i don't have any IIS. So, i've got to transmit data though email that have got a file attached. I Know how to email from sql server 2005. When the pocket receive that email, i don't know how to insert the data in sql ce from outlook compact. Doi have tu use SSIS , in that case how can i run the package?
thanks
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Jul 18, 2007
I have set up merge replication with 1 publisher and 1 subscriber. Distribution is handled by a 3rd server.
I can generate a snapshot at the publisher and apply it to my subscriber. But when I insert some data (approx 30,000 rows) , the Synchronization agent gives the following error when It runs:
The merge process is retrying a failed operation made to article 'xxx' - Reason: 'The Merge Agent was unable to synchronize the row due to one or more unanticipated errors in the batch of changes. When troubleshooting, increase the -OutputVerboseLevel setting, restart the agent, and check for and resolve any errors generated by the database engine. '.
I have increased the OutputVerboseLevel setting and specified a file path in the -OutputMessageFile but the File is not being populated. All the references on books online say to put the file path in the -Output parameter but when I do it says it can only hold an integer value. So I cant see the errors generated by the database engine.
Could anybody please assist with this issue?
Thanks
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Oct 18, 2007
Hi,
I'm currently investigating the feasibility of having SQL Mobile on a number of devices running Windows CE. These devices will have to synchronize with the server (either using merge replication or RDA) over GPRS. The problem I have is that some of these devices will never be online. Is there are a way of synching these offline devices? The model I had in mind was using a USB key (or some other storage device) to download the latest updates from an online device and transferring this data to the offline device, and vice versa e.g. from offline to online and then merging. Is this feasible?
Thanks
Csharper
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Jun 22, 2006
At first we received error like
"The merge process could not retrieve identity range resource for table..."
then after solving this error we again started syncing of servers manually then we got some other error like
"the process could not enumerate changes to the subscriber".
We tried our best to solve this problem but some error appears each time like
"The process could not deliver the snapshot to the Subscriber."
"The schema script 'sync -t"Design" -o"dbo" -d"\ECOSYSTEMD$FTPMSSQLEcoSystemftpECOSYSTEM_MLEcosystem_MLEcosystem20060619204802Design_1337.bcp" -hORDER( [intDesignId] ASC)' could not be propagated to the subscriber"
again identity erroe emerges and agin we do the same process.
How to solve these problem?
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Jun 8, 2015
What is impact, if i stop and start Synchronization, for one subscription.
When i start, will it resync all tables by dropping and recreating at subscription.
On Publisher, Â
from Location Publiction,Â
  right click on subscription,Â
      select View Synchronization Status,  From here, stop and start
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Mar 4, 2015
We have a central office with a SQL2005SP4 server (yeah, I know... old as heck) that's the main database and it has multiple subscribers in regional offices. Well... one of the regional offices server is failing, and it needs to be replace.
The original server is an ancient Win2003 86x
The Server team will build a new Win2008r2 64x, and use the same name and IP address
And I'm tasked with the SQL part.
I'll be installing the same version/patch of SQL, but 64x instead, and migrate all databases, including the system databases.
How do I handle replication? Do I need to reintialize from scratch? or can I just use the backup as a starting point?
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Jul 26, 2015
We have a table in an SQL Server 2012 database that stores tree-like structures. Simplified for the purpose of my question, it has the following format:
Id int identity,
ParentId int,
GroupId int
Each record of the table represents an object identified by Id. An object may or may not have a parent in the same table, such that object.ParentId = parentObject.Id. A root object has ParentId = NULL. There are multiple root objects, so the table in fact stores multiple trees. What’s important is that the tree depth is not fixed, i.e. theoretically there can be any number of ancestor generations for an object. GroupId is a property of a root object; in theory none of the children of a root object has to have GroupId <> NULL; it can be assumed that any child has the same GroupId value as its root object.
A sample table having two roots (one grandparent and one parent), one non-root parent/child and 4 child roots:
Id ParentId GroupId
----------------------------------------------------------
1 NULL 200 root grandparent
2 1 NULL non-root parent/child
3 2 NULL child
4 2 NULL child
5 NULL 300 root parent
6 5 NULL child
7 5 NULL child
The table is not normalised, i.e. there’s no separate {root_object : group} table. However I don’t think normalising the table would solve the problem.
Now the problem. We need to set up merge replication from the table above (Master table) to the table of the same format in another DB. We need to replicate only those rows of the Master table that have a certain fixed GroupId value, e.g. 200 in the example above. If we ensure that GroupId in all descendant objects of a root object has the same value in the table as the root object itself that would be trivial. The table would look like this:
Id ParentId GroupId
----------------------------------------------------------
1 NULL 200 root grandparent
2 1 200 non-root parent/child
3 2 200 child
4 2 200 child
5 NULL 300 root parent
6 5 300 child
7 5 300 child
And the filter would look like this:
WHERE GroupId = 200
However out of performance considerations, we would like to avoid if possible filling GroupId for the descendant objects, because as it must be clear from the above, GroupId for a descendant object is quite easily deducible via a stored procedure or UDF (just need to go up the tree until ParentId = NULL). The problem is, I don’t know how to achieve this in a merge replication filter: it would only allow WHERE conditions and joins. I’ve have not had much luck with joins for merge replication in general, but here we have more complex algorithm, because the number of tree levels can be different for every object. And merge replication would not allow using UDF…
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May 29, 2007
I have a problem with sql server merge replication in sql server 2000.
If my db owner €œdbo€? and replication setup under €œsa€? account it works with out any problem. But when I use another db owner it can not work properly.
For an example I have customer table ([dbo]. [Customer]) When I setup merge replication under sa account it€™s work properly.
Again I was setup merge replication using another db owner ([INV]. [Customer]) It doesn€™t work.
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