I made a change in the EventProvider section of my ADF, now I'm getting
errors when I go to update my NS application.  When I click the ADF, I
receive this error.  Any ideas?
An error occurred when parsing the XML file.

In the DB where I'm storing my data, I have flags on which records need
to be processed through Notification Services, to make it easy for my
EventsQuery to go grab them.  These flags are set up the chain by the
application.  After processing, using the PostQuery argument, I was

I've got some questions about using the Notification Services with Sql
Server 2000.
The problem is that I've to notify a remote Application about changes
(insert, update, delete) in a certain set of database-tables via network.

We are developing an application that requires some form of asynchronous
callback to attached clients.  Ideally, these events are user definable
(well sysadmin definable) on the server and clients register interest in
them when they connect.

We have a notification services installation that stops performing (or
slows to an imperceptable crawl) almost weekly.
This week, the Distributor stops (or crawls at) generating work items.
We are getting plenty of seemingly valid notifications, but no work

Can anyone tell me how to know that the events generation is finished and
notification generation has started. or the ns is doing distribution of mails.
I would like to know what exactly ns is doing(at what stage it is)
programmatically is it possible.

Are there any sample Subscription Management Apps out there that folks
have done for  NS 2005?  Joe - I see that you've done one, but when I
tried to build it, it told me that version 2.0 (I'm assuming the new NS
stuff) wasn't compatible.  Just was wondering if there were any other

I installed notification services for sql 2000 on a win xp pro SP1 box with
sql2000 developper edition.
The installation went fine. Then I ran setupSamples SetupSamples
MyComputerName\MyDomain\MyUser" "MyPassword" MyComputerName

I am attempting to modify my existing Event Class, & add a subscription
class.  The basic summary is to send notifications to subscribers when
a certain event happens within a user-specified radius of their
subscribed address.  So a user subscribes by inputting their address &

On win Xp Pro Machine with sql server 2000 notification services sp1 and sql
2000 dev ed.
I am at task 4, trying to run  AddSubscribers.vbs
The line nsInstance.Initialize "StockInstance" gives me error code 80131500

Is their any way to keep track of someone accessing our Database and also I
need to get some notification when someone created any trigger, sp or tables
in our db.
Imtiaz

I am running the (SQL Server 2000 Notification) SetupSamples.cmd as follows:
SetupSamples.cmd "myDomain\myUsername" "myPassword" myPCName
and get this error:
... (preceding omitted as seemed to work ok)

Are notifications what I use to have the server notify attached clients of
certain events?
Essentially I want clients to register interest in certain DB events.  When
they happen, the server is to notify all registered clients.

Does anyoen know how applicable are the books Microsoft SQL Server 2000
Notification Services and The Rational Guide to SQL Server Notification
Services  to SQL Server 2005?  I am starting to dig into SQLNS, but
would rather hobble on my own if a lot has changed between SQL2K and

I have been attempting to register the windows service for notification
services for the last few hours without success.  The error message is
always the same, show below.
I've searched high and low through google groups and throughout the web