I am using RMO to synchronize an updateable transactional pull subscription from Sql Express SP2 to Sql Server 2005 64-bit Standard Edition. The data propogates from the server to the client, but changed data on the client does not replicate to the server. Any ideas?
Thanks!
Does anyone have advice as choosing between merge replication and updatable subscriptions? I've read the documentaion, they seem to offer the same functionality, and I don't see any clear guidelines as to why to pick one over the other...any suggestions would be appreciated!
Ed
We have a database set up for transactional replication with an updateable subscription. When we add log shipping to the publication database (sending the logs to a separate server) the publication and subscription entry show up in Management Studio's replication folder on the log ship target server (although the definitions are correct).
Is this configuration legitimate? Can I add log shipping to the subscription database as well?
Thanks... Liston
My name is Tech guy,
I want to use window script program to execute a pull subscription installed on SQL 2005 express edition. Because it free for downloand.
is there a script that can call an existing pull subscription execution.
Are there any procedural differences between Express and MSDE considering pull subscription?
Thanks
abdul
Hello,
i have one publisher with one pull subscription. when i make any change in publisher, that change is propegated to subscriber, but when i make any change in subscription, the change is not reflected. i have tried a lot of options but no one worked. please help me.
Regards,
When doing a pull subscription where the schema is also replicated, the snapshot fails with the message " The process could not create the file
[machine name]D$MSSQL7ReplDataunc[Publisher Name]DateTable Name.sch
There is an OS Error Code of 5 saying Acces is denied.
The file mentioned above is created, so perhaps it fails trying to create a file for the next table.
Thanks for any light that you can shed!
Bill
Hi there all
I have a problem creating a pull merge subscription on a server that's outside of our firewall. All standard ports are blocked so MS UNC connections are not possible which SQL 2000 uses by default when creating a subscription. Equally FTP is out = insecure.
I found a procedure to that said create the snapshot of the publication, create a backup of the published database, restore that backup to the remote server as a subscription db and then sync using merge. Didn't work, failed (several times).
Can anyone enlighten me as to what I'm doing wrong or indeed if I'm doing anything correctly!
I can create a remote desktop (Term Server) connection to the remote and another back to the publisher (from the subscriber's desktop) and both connections are using SSH tunnels. SQL Server uses a non standard port to communicate over the firewall. The remote server sits behind another firewall/router with port redirection to it's private address. Each server has the other registered and there are no comms problems and indeed there are other replicated dbs between them.
Both servers are win 2003 and the remote (subscriber) is R2 version, both with SQL 2000 Server Std patched up to SP3. (if this has any bearing on the solution which I presume there is)
Many thanks for listening and I hope a few of you can answer as well
Craig
Can anyone help with how to recreate a pull subscription replication job after I had to recreate the msdb database when it was marked as suspect. I still have the subscription but cannot seem to recreate a pull replication job
View 1 Replies View RelatedHello,
i am trying to create a pull subscription to my publication using T-SQL. The pull subcription is created successfully but the problem is that data is not merged correctly. I mean when i run the agent ( despite of having data in subscription / publication ) the data is not merged and i get "No Data Needed To Be Merged" message.
i run following sp in this sequence:
At Subscrber:
1 - sp_addmergepullsubscription
2 - sp_addmergepullsubscription_agent
At Publisher:
1 - sp_addmergesubscription
Again at subscriber :
Transaction for adding merge agent job.
Regards,
As I understand replication in Sql2K the only difference in push or pull subscriptions is where the agent runs. If I wanted changes in the publisher to be sent to the subscribers immediately after the change then I thought push would be better. But, if I am equally interested in changes made at the subscriber then what should I use? Or does the agent monitor both the publisher and subscriber at the same time?
View 1 Replies View RelatedTrying to set up Merge Replication using FTP with PULL subscriptions on sql 2000
Are there any issues that anyone is aware of that may affect this working.
I have setup a pull subscription on the subscriber for transactional replication. The distribution job continues to run, but doesn't do anything because it says: The initial snapshot for publication 'man4' is not yet available.
How can I tell if the snapshot is running, and can I see the snapshot where it was created?
Hi all I have a question,
I am trying to enable a replication process between a SQL 2005 server and sqlexpress instances and i run into the following problem.
On the publisher a subscription (sp_addmergesubscription) is added for each 'machine' that participates in the replication. Is there a way to get around this?
Because when we distribute the installation we dont know all the machine names. I have made the publication accesible for anynymous access. But when the replication script is installed on the client ,the Error message that the subscription does not exists appears.
The only difference between the instal script for the client is that we do not add a sp_addmergesubscription on the server. Is it possible to let SQL server make an subscription when the client connects for the first time?
To summarize my question: Is there a way to enable the replication with only running a script on the client and not on the server?
If i need to explain it more in detail , just let me know and ill try
Hi,
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View 10 Replies View RelatedSay we need to replicate between 2 databases using transactional replication
So we create a publication on the first server and initialse the publication agent so that it takes a snapshot and starts the log reader to capture the transactions being keyed into it.
Then say we create a pull subscription from the second database but lets say we assume we already have the data from thepublication database already in it so no need to app,ly a snapshot over it, when the pull subscription starts we assume that only transactions in the log reader that occured AFTER the pull subscription was started would be applied. Is this correct?
Then say we need to stop the pull subscription for a short period then start it again (let say so that we can take a back up of the subscriber database and restore the database somewhere else and replication set up between these 2 with no chance of data being althered before the restore had finished) can someone confirm when we start the pull subscription again all the transactions that occurred during the stopped period will be applied when it is started again OR will it be the case that only the transactions since the pull subscription was restarted will be applied
Cheers
Matt
I've a merge rep running with 4 subscribers for a while. Now I
wanted to add another subscriber and when I open the publisher
in the pull subscription assistant dialog, there are no publications
in it. (even not if i switch to "allow anonymous sub") But every-
thing seems to be alright wirh the publication itself! It even doesn't
work to select the publication in a pull subs. from an other db on the
same server! Any ideas?
Any help will be greatly appreciated!!!
Hi All,
Can push and pull subscriptions be configured on the publisher/distributer server?
We have server A running SQL Server 2000 configured as Publisher/Distributor and also a Push subscription (transactional replication) to Server B configured as Subscriber.
The idea was to have Server B as backup server if Server A goes down. Users will continue to update data in server B till server A is up.
Once server A is up, I want to synchronise the up-to-minuit date from Server B to Server A in the form of Transactional replication configured as "Pull Subscription" from Server A.
Is that possible?
Thanks
Sri
Hello,
I tried to use REPLMERG utility for Web synchronization and got the following error message in log file:
2007-03-23 14:35:10.484 The subscription to publication 'X' could not be verified. Ensure that all Merge Agent command line parameters are specified correctly and that the subscription is correctly configured. If the Publisher no longer has information about this subscription, drop and recreate the subscription.
The case description is as the following:
REPLMERG utility command line:
"C:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL Server90COMREPLMERG.EXE" -ExchangeType 3 -Publication X -
Publisher B01 -Subscriber 127.0.0.1SQLEXPRESS -Distributor B01 -PublisherDB DBS -
SubscriberDB DBS -PublisherSecurityMode 1 -Output C:TempDBS.log -OutputVerboseLevel 2 -
SubscriberSecurityMode 0 -SubscriberLogin Operator -SubscriberPassword XXX -
SubscriptionType 2 -DistributorSecurityMode 1 -Validate 3 -InternetURL
https://www.company.com/Synch/replisapi.dll -InternetSecurityMode 0 -InternetLogin USER1 -
InternetPassword PWD1 -SubscriberType 0
The subscription to the publication X has been created with the following T-SQL script:
USE DBS
EXEC sp_addmergepullsubscription
@publisher = N'B01',
@publication = N'X',
@publisher_db = N'DBS',
@subscriber_type = N'anonymous',
@sync_type = N'automatic',
@subscription_priority = 0.0;
I've also tried to check subscription information on the server 127.0.0.1SQLEXPRESS using the following:
sp_helpsubscription_properties N'B01', N'DBS', N'X'
but the result set is empty. When I run sp_helpsubscription_properties
I get the same empty result. But the subcription is anonymous and when I synchronize it using RMO - it works.
Could you please advice what could cause the problem?
Thank you.
Alexander.
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
Hello.
I've been having an error when downloading the snapshot agent from our Publisher.
The articles selected are all the tables and all the stored procedures.
The Subscription is created programmatically and so is the synchronization. When trying to synchronize for the first time and when the subscriber tries to download the snapshot I have the following error:
Error messages:
The schema script 'Distrito_2.sch' could not be propagated to the subscriber. (Source: MSSQL_REPL, Error number: MSSQL_REPL-2147201001)
Get help: http://help/MSSQL_REPL-2147201001
The process could not read file 'GESZifuncAFRODITE$SILVITEST_GESZIF_GESZIF20070621182845Distrito_2.sch' due to OS error 3. (Source: MSSQL_REPL, Error number: MSSQL_REPL20143)
Get help: http://help/MSSQL_REPL20143
The system cannot find the path specified.
(Source: MSSQL_REPL, Error number: MSSQL_REPL3)
Get help: http://help/MSSQL_REPL3
The snapshot folder is at c:GESZifSnapshotFolder and the unc is \AfroditeSnapshot.
I'm getting a little desperate with this because we really need to propagate the schema changes around the subscribers.
Thanks in advance,
AVD
Hi
We have setup transactional replication between 2 databases on SQL Server 2000 SP3a (~70GB), using a concurrent snapshot (to prevent locking out of the live database) to initilaise the data and a pull subscription from the second database.
From analysing the msdistribution_history table in the distribution database on the subscriber it appears that the snapshot is being applied in a continuous loop to the subscriber database. Viewing the comments column in the msdistribution_history table we can see the following sequence of events occuring
Initialising
Applied script 'snapshot.pre'
Then it applies all the schema files .sch
Then it applies all the index files .idx
The it bulk copies the data in (bcp)
Then it creates the Primary Keys
Then it applies all the trigger files .trg
Then it applies all the referential integrity files .dri
These all complete successfully but then the process kicks off again immediately after reapplying the snapshot. We are unaware of any settings that may be causing this.
Any help on what maybe causing this would be much appreciated.
Hi all,
I have following problem:
I'm developing a Windows Mobile application, which is using RDA Pull for retrieving data from SQL Server 2005 database to PDA. Please, see the example:
Code Snippet
using (SqlCeEngine engine = new SqlCeEngine(connStr))
{
engine.CreateDatabase();
}
serverConnStr="Provider=SQLOLEDB;Data Source=.;User ID=sa;Initial Catalog=Demo;Password=xxx";
using (SqlCeRemoteDataAccess rda = new SqlCeRemoteDataAccess(
Configuration.Default.SyncServerAddress, "", "", connStr))
{
rda.Pull("MyTable", "SELECT * FROM mytable", serverConnStr, RdaTrackOption.TrackingOffWithIndexes, "ErrorTable");
}
Everythink works fine, when I use 'sa' user account in serverConnStr.
But, when I change conn string to:
"Provider=SQLOLEDB;Data Source=.;User ID=test;Initial Catalog=Demo;Password=test"
the sqlcesa30.dll cannot connect to SQL Server database.
In the sqlcesa30.log then I found following line:
Code Snippet
2007/04/17 10:43:31 Thread=1EE30 RSCB=16 Command=PULL Hr=80040E4D Login failed for user 'test'. 18456
The user 'test' is member of db_owner, db_datareader and public roles for the Demo database and in SQL Server Management Studio I'm able to login to the Demo database with using the 'test' users credentials and I'm able to run the select command on 'mytable'.
So, what's wrong? Why the sqlcesa30.dll process cannot login to the Demo database, and from another application with using the SAME connection string it works?
Please help.
Thank you.
Fipil.
Hello-
I have a view that used to be updateable (except for a few fields, but that is fine). When I use the results of a CASE statement as one of the field values, the entire view is not updateable. The view is pasted below. Does anyone know how to keep my view updateable and, somehow, add this new field? Thank you.
-Eric
SELECT
DATEPART(yy, Orders.NextShipDate) AS year,
DATEPART(mm, Orders.NextShipDate) AS month,
DATEPART(dd, Orders.NextShipDate) AS day,
People.LastName,
People.FirstName,
Customers.CustomerID,
Orders.NextShipDate,
Customers.Custom,
Orders.AllocationTemp,
Orders.ShippingTemp,
Orders.HorseName,
Orders.PriorShipDate,
Customers.Username,
Customers.Password,
Orders.OrderID,
Orders.Deleted,
Orders.Deadbeat
FROM
People
INNER JOIN Customers
INNER JOIN Orders
ON Customers.CustomerID = Orders.CustomerID
ON People.PeopleID = Customers.PeopleID
WHERE
(CONVERT(DATETIME, CONVERT(CHAR(10), Orders.NextShipDate, 101)) <= DATEADD(d, 7, CURRENT_TIMESTAMP)) AND (Orders.Deleted = 0) AND
(Orders.Deadbeat = 0) AND
(Customers.Deleted = 0) AND
(Customers.Pending = 0) AND
(Orders.OrderID NOT IN
(SELECT Orders.OrderID
FROM Items INNER JOIN Products ON Items.ProductID = Products.ProductID INNER JOIN Orders ON Items.OrderID = Orders.OrderID
WHERE
(Items.Dose = 0) AND
(Products.IsPharmaceutical = 1) AND
(CONVERT(DATETIME, CONVERT(CHAR(10), Items.Created, 101)) > DATEADD(d, - 5, CURRENT_TIMESTAMP)) AND
(Items.Deleted = 0))) AND
EXISTS (SELECT ItemID FROM Items WHERE Items.OrderID = Orders.OrderID AND Deleted = 0)
I could have swore I posted this earlier today, but it must not have went through...anyway here goes again.
Is there any way to tell if a view is updateable (updates the underlying table(s))?
Thanks,
Van
I have a view that combines several tables, and lastly one column that is determined by a subquery.
i.e.
CREATE VIEW [View]
AS
SELECT
[TableA].*,
[TableB].*,
(SELECT TOP 1 [Column] FROM [TableC] ORDER BY [Column2])
AS [SpecialColumn]
FROM [TableA] INNER JOIN [TableB]
ON [TableA].[ColumnID] = [TableB].[ColumnID]
I have made INSTEAD OF UPDATE and INSTEAD OF INSERT triggers for this view that will then allow you to modify [View], and it will handle everything, adding/modifying the data in the three [TableX] tables accordingly.
In SQL Management Studio, the following code works fine, and is what is expected...
UPDATE [View] SET [SpecialColumn] = 1 WHERE [ColumnID] = @DesiredID
This will call my instead of trigger and update my special column accordingly exactly how I want it to.
Now, the problem lies in the application layer running on top of the database and how it accesses the view. Any call from the application to update [SpecialColumn] returns an OleDB error stating that [SpecialColumn] can not be modified. I assume that sql server is identifying the column as some sort of a derived column that normally wouldn't be able to be updated, and OleDB is restricting the column to just read only. Is there some way to override that in my view to say that the column is not read-only? Is this an OleDB restriction that can't be handled in the database/view itself?
I've also tried creating a stored procedure that called the exact same
UPDATE [View]
SET [SpecialColumn] = @param2
WHERE [ColumnID] = @param1
and it also works within management studio, but still gives a similar OleDB error about how the stored procedure attempts to update a derived column that can not be modified.
I have a solution where my stored procedure calls the exact same code as the instead of triggers to update the underlying tables of the view manually, however, I'm not asking for a solution like this to my problem, because this works fine, I simply am not happy having to do band-aid workarounds and am wondering if this is a common problem in front-ends and whether it can be handled on the database layer.
I am hoping to create an updatable view from two tables joined on twofields. I have two questions;1. How can I enforce a one to one relation in sql server 2005 based on twofields? Do I need to create one explicitly under relations? Do I cerate anindex on both fields? Is there a step by step process I can look at tocreate one-one relations?2. Is a view updateable if there is a where clause on one of the fields inthe join/relation?Thank again.Regards
View 1 Replies View RelatedHow do I make a view non updateable? I want to create a view so that Iwill not be able to update, insert or delete the view so that basetable is not affected (except dropping the view itself). Thanks.
View 4 Replies View RelatedI think it whould be simpler to explain what I am trying to accomplish.
I wish to pull a query to return multiple records from a SQL 7.0 database.
The query is a customers standing order.
I wish to make edits to multiple records then return those records for update.
The HTML pages that I have seen all seem to display tables on a singular record format.
Is it possible to display records in a 'Table' format and allow it to be updated.
Can any one answer this or direct me to a site with the relevent info.
Thanks Stuart
Indtec@eircom.net
I've been experiencing conflicts in my replication system that I can't seem to get my head around. The following is the scenario:
3 sqlservers, all running sql server 2005. Server B is the publisher and Server A and Server C (64 bit) are subscribers. The Queue Reader Agent runs on the publisher. I set up transactional repl with updateable subscriptions with the default conflict resolution policy of 'Publisher wins'.
There are 2 kinds of processes: 1. Nightly batch updates and 2. Daytime updates by real clients. The Nightly batch updates runs an on the publisher, which is B. Batch updates are massive updates and running it on the publisher makes sense and it works like a charm. Online updates are made on the subscriber 'C'. This subscriber is set to Queued update mode, and everyday I see a significant number of transactions that are detected as conflicts and the Publisher wins. As a result the changes made on Server C are getting lost. I have verified that no user/client is logged into Server B to do any updates. Users complain that their updates are lost. This is the most puzzling and frustrating bit. I don't see how a conflict can happen if nobody is updating data on the Publisher during the day. SQL Updates on Server C are getting rolled back on a conflict detection because the "Publisher wins", and SQL Inserts on server C are getting deleted because they don't exist on the publisher. Now, how can a insert done on the subscriber be marked as a conflict. There is no row on the publisher to compare the unique guid with, how can it be a conflict?
And the Queue Reader Agent crashes every 3-4 days. No useful information except it creates a dump file for which users have no tools to read it.
Has anyone seen this behavior ? Or is there a known bug in the QueueReader Agent?
My users are losing faith in the replication system and so am I.
Thanks for your time,
-chiraj.
Will Sql Express handle being a subscriber for an updateable transactional publication from Sql Server 2005?
View 6 Replies View RelatedHello,
We have two updateable subscribers and a publisher using transactional replication. The distributor is located on publisher. Currenetly all 3 sites are SQL 2000 SP3. We plan to upgrade all sites to sp4 with minimum downtime (if possible zero). Is it possible to upgrade publisher/distributor first and subscribers after few days?
Thanks,
np70