sp_droparticle (Transact-SQL MetaData) Definition

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Definition:

sys.sp_droparticle(nvarchar @publication
, nvarchar @article
, bit @ignore_distributor
, bit @force_invalidate_snapshot
, nvarchar @publisher
, bit @from_drop_publication)

MetaData:

   
--   
--  Name:      
--           sp_droparticle  
--             
--  Description:   
--           Drops an article from a snapshot or transactional publication.  
--             An article cannot be removed if one or more subscriptions to it exist.  
--             This stored procedure is executed at the Publisher on the publication database.  
--     
--  Security:   
--           Public  
--   
--  Returns:  
--           Success (0) or Failure (1)  
--         
--  Owner:     
--           <current owner>   
  
create procedure sys.sp_droparticle  
(  
    @publication                sysname,  
    @article                    sysname,  
    @ignore_distributor            bit = 0,      
    @force_invalidate_snapshot    bit = 0,  
    @publisher                    sysname = NULL,  
    @from_drop_publication        bit = 0  
)  
AS  
BEGIN  
    DECLARE @cmd            nvarchar(4000)  
    DECLARE @retcode        int  
    DECLARE @publisher_type    sysname  
  
    SET @retcode = 0  
      
    EXEC @retcode = sys.sp_MSrepl_getpublisherinfo    @publisher        = @publisher,  
                                                    @rpcheader        = @cmd OUTPUT,  
                                                    @publisher_type    = @publisher_type OUTPUT  
      
    IF @retcode <> 0  
        RETURN (@retcode)  
  
    --  Add sp  
    SET @publisher = UPPER(@publisher) COLLATE DATABASE_DEFAULT  
    set @cmd = @cmd + N'sys.sp_MSrepl_droparticle'  
      
    EXEC @retcode = @cmd  
                    @publication,  
                    @article,  
                    @ignore_distributor,  
                    @force_invalidate_snapshot,  
                    @publisher,  
                    @from_drop_publication,  
                    @publisher_type  
  
    RETURN (@retcode)  
END