URGENT: Merge Agent in RMO error running in a Windows Service in vb.net

  • Hi all,

    I've a great problem that struggle me since a week...this is the scenario: I've a SQL Server 2005 as Publisher and Distributor and hundreds of client connected with XP Pro, a local SQL Server Express 2005 and a simple command line program in RMO to run a web merge replica some times during the day. In this scenario all works fine for months: now I've implemented a new version with a simple program in vb.net, a windows service and the merge agent in RMO.

    The code of the agent is this (I copy only the more working function)

    Public Function StartTransmission() As Boolean

    Dim retval As Boolean = False

    Dim sw As StreamWriter

    InitLog()

    ' Create a connection to the Subscriber.

    Dim conn As ServerConnection = New ServerConnection(_subscriberName)

    conn.LoginSecure = False

    conn.Login = _SQLExpressUserName

    conn.Password = _SQLExpressPassword

    Dim subscription As MergePullSubscription

    Dim agent As MergeSynchronizationAgent

    sw = File.AppendText(LogFile)

    Try

    sw.WriteLine("---- START TRANSMISSION ----")

    ' Connect to the Subscriber.

    conn.Connect()

    ' Define the pull subscription.

    subscription = New MergePullSubscription()

    subscription.ConnectionContext = conn

    subscription.DatabaseName = _subscriptionDbName

    subscription.PublisherName = _publisherName

    subscription.PublicationDBName = _publicationDbName

    subscription.PublicationName = _publicationName

    subscription.HostName = _hostUserName

    ' If the pull subscription exists, then start the synchronization.

    If subscription.LoadProperties() Then

    ' Check that we have enough metadata to start the agent.

    If Not subscription.PublisherSecurity Is Nothing Or subscription.DistributorSecurity Is Nothing Then

    agent = subscription.SynchronizationAgent

    agent.OutputVerboseLevel = 1

    agent.Output = LogFile

    agent.SubscriberSecurityMode = SecurityMode.Standard

    agent.SubscriberLogin = _SQLExpressUserName

    agent.SubscriberPassword = _SQLExpressPassword

    agent.InternetTimeout = "1000"

    agent.HostName = _hostUserName

    ' Synchronously start the Merge Agent for the subscription.

    agent.Synchronize()

    retval = True

    Else

    sw.WriteLine("There is insufficent metadata to synchronize the subscription. Recreate the subscription with the agent job or supply the required agent properties at run time.")

    retval = False

    End If

    Else

    ' Do something here if the pull subscription does not exist.

    sw.WriteLine(String.Format("A subscription to '{0}' does not exist on {1}", _publicationName, _subscriberName))

    retval = False

    End If

    Catch ex As Exception

    sw.WriteLine("The subscription could not be synchronized. Verify that the subscription has been defined correctly.")

    sw.WriteLine("Error:" & ex.InnerException.ToString)

    sw.WriteLine("Source:" & ex.Source.ToString)

    sw.WriteLine("Message:" & ex.Message.ToString)

    retval = False

    Finally

    conn.Disconnect()

    sw.WriteLine("---- END TRANSMISSION ----")

    sw.Flush()

    sw.Close()

    End Try

    Return retval

    End Function

    So when I call "agent.Synchronize()" a error thrown with "The Proxy Auto-configuration URL was not found."...so I'm coming mad becouse I'd tryed EVERYTHING but this damned windows service doesn't run!

    For more info, the service is running as Local system account...if I change the settings giving a machine local account with administration privilegies it runs!!! I've tryed to write impersonalization before running this code but the code doesn't works!!!

    So...I've to run the windows service with Local system account (for my reason :D).......I've need urgent help on this problem...anyone can help me?

  • Hi

    Whats the SQL Version you are using on both sides of replication ? Post is bit old too, is this already resolved?

    thanks

    Anuj

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