Does sql server 7.0 support @force_invalidate_snapshot parameter?

I have a transactional replication setup. The table has an identity key (SID)
which is set as a unique key with no replication.
However when i try to run the distrinution agent i get error 8102 "Cannot
update identity column ESID

We have a database in which global updates must be periodically made to
multiple records, usually in the hundreds or thousands.
Is this a problem when using Merge replication? Because there are individual
merge triggers on each table, is it preferable to use a cursor to make ...

In my replication, I noticed the following error.  Can you guide me to the
right direction to troubleshoot this.  
In the Last command section:
{CALL sp_MSins_GCFD$Sales Header (0x0000000001b52c48, 1, 'ORD211801', '',

For a publication we have, I need to increase the value for "max text repl
size".  On which servers in my replication topology do I need to set this
option?  The publisher, distributer, and/or subscriber?

I have a situation where a customer has a SQL 2000 database at thier office
location, this is where they do data updates, it replicates to a SQL 2000
server located at a web hosting facility.  Problem is there is a new IT guy
at the office location that has done something to the ...

I am trying to setup a transactioal replication from 2 servers to 2.
I already have a table that has an owner that is not dbo (lets say user1)
Whenever i setup the replication if i tell it to create schema and data, it
create dbo.table on the detsination. If i chose to not create ...

Hi, I want to ask about SQL Merge replication between 40 MSDE2000 as
Publishers and SQL 2005 as Subscriber.
I received an error message while configuring the replication saying "For
Merge publications, The version of the subscriber must not exceed the version

Hi Guys;
What proc would I use to add an existing column to an existing merge
publication?
I realize that an entire reinitialization will have to take place :(

can someone explain the proper usage of a queued updatable subscriber in a
transactional replication scheme? in other words, what are the ways in which
you can tell the subscriber to empty the queue of outstanding transactions
that are to be applied back at the publisher (keep in ...

SQL Live-Live – what are the options for the DB clusters to be in an
ACTIVE/ACTIVE configuration with multi-master “merge” replication? What is
the network requirements, what about data integrity, latency, performance?
Basically I am trying to design a new SQL Database ...

Can I make a backup of my Publisher DB and then restore it on the
Subscriber, or this operation can generate problems?

I want to implement transactional replication for failover purposes. I need
to replicate data from a primary database to a secondary one that will be
used if the primary goes down. In the event of a primary failure I need to
switch the applications to run off the secondary. When ...

I'm trying to establish whether Transactional Replication with
Updating Subscribers meets my requirements.  I have chosen to use
"publisher wins" for the conflict resolution. (I'm using SqlServer
2005 Developer Edition on Win XP SP2 on both machines)

When using merge replication and all subscribers use the same
subscription and when two or more subscribers insert new records, does
replication on the server automatically modify the unique ID field for
that record. In other words, if mobile user A inserts a record and the