How to Remove Merge Replication?

Hi All:
I have setup Merge Replication (Push) & we are using SQL2000 sp3.
After testing a few things, I disabled the Publication. This did not remove
Subscription on the other Server.
I have a task stuck in Subcriptions, under Replication on SQL.
It Shows the Task as 'Running' Status and Last Action as 'Syncronization in
Progress'
Now I am not able to delete the table in the subscriber also, as it says
'This table has been setup from Replication'
Please suggest.
Thanks,
Anukul
You can use sp_removedbreplication 'dbname' on publisher and subscriber to
remove the system tables associated with replication.
If needed, there is a stored procedure to remove the replication setting on
a table called sp_MSunmarkreplinfo which takes a tablename as a parameter.
Alternatively, setting replinfo to 0 in sysobjects for the particular table
should do it.
Rgds,
Paul Ibison SQL Server MVP, www.replicationanswers.com
(recommended sql server 2000 replication book:
http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602p.html)
|||Thanks Paul:
I did try this procedure & was able to remove the system tables, including
the Job I mentioned. But it was still not letting us alter the structure or
drop the tables on which Replication was setup.
Please let me know what am I doing wrong.
Regards,
Anukul
"Paul Ibison" <Paul.Ibison@.Pygmalion.Com> wrote in message
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> You can use sp_removedbreplication 'dbname' on publisher and subscriber to
> remove the system tables associated with replication.
> If needed, there is a stored procedure to remove the replication setting
on
> a table called sp_MSunmarkreplinfo which takes a tablename as a parameter.
> Alternatively, setting replinfo to 0 in sysobjects for the particular
table
> should do it.
> Rgds,
> Paul Ibison SQL Server MVP, www.replicationanswers.com
> (recommended sql server 2000 replication book:
> http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602p.html)
>
|||Anukul,
did you try sp_MSunmarkreplinfo?
Rgds,
Paul Ibison SQL Server MVP, www.replicationanswers.com
(recommended sql server 2000 replication book:
http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602p.html)
|||Hi Paul:
I did try that one out also & BTW I am now able to remove Subscriber.
Thanks a Lot for ur help.
Regards,
Anukul
"Paul Ibison" <Paul.Ibison@.Pygmalion.Com> wrote in message
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> Anukul,
> did you try sp_MSunmarkreplinfo?
> Rgds,
> Paul Ibison SQL Server MVP, www.replicationanswers.com
> (recommended sql server 2000 replication book:
> http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602p.html)
>
|||I would be interested in hearing from the community if anyone is having the
same type of problems on SQL 2005. We added a force option to sp_removed
which more aggressively drops replication objects. Additionally, we now drop
any rowguid columns that were added in merge.
Philip Vaughn
Program Manager
SQL Server Replication
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"Anukul" <anukuls@.yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Hi Paul:
> I did try that one out also & BTW I am now able to remove Subscriber.
> Thanks a Lot for ur help.
> Regards,
> Anukul
> "Paul Ibison" <Paul.Ibison@.Pygmalion.Com> wrote in message
> news:155e01c5023b$3917e340$a501280a@.phx.gbl...
>

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