API for controlling replication?

Rather than having merge replication performed on a schedule, I need to
programmatically invoke it. Is this possible, and where can I find
documentation about how to do it?
David
That depends on what you are trying to accomplish.
Some people use Windows Synchronization Manager which can be run on users
laptops. It is a little difficult to deploy and doesn't really support SQL
Authentication (it does, but the user will be prompted to enter the password
each time, which makes it impractical). It has limited scheduling.
Then there is the replication activeX controls, which is great, however you
will have to code your own scheduler here. Another problem with it and WSM
is that you can't set many of the properties on the agents.
WSM and ActiveX controls do support Interactive Conflict resolution.
Finally you can use ado to run sp_startjob, which may be your best option as
it is feature rich..
Hilary Cotter
Looking for a SQL Server replication book?
http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602.html
Looking for a FAQ on Indexing Services/SQL FTS
http://www.indexserverfaq.com
"David" <David@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Rather than having merge replication performed on a schedule, I need to
> programmatically invoke it. Is this possible, and where can I find
> documentation about how to do it?
> David
>