sql server replication: I've notice that when I disable replication the rowguide column remains on
each table.
Is there an easy way to remove it?

here is something. It will destroy all active publications and
subscriptions, make sure you drop them before running this.

exec sp_configure N'allow updates', 1
go
reconfigure with override
go

DECLARE @name varchar(129)
DECLARE @username varchar(129)
DECLARE @insname varchar(129)
DECLARE @delname varchar(129)
DECLARE @updname varchar(129)
set @insname=''
set @updname=''
set @delname=''

DECLARE list_triggers CURSOR FOR
select distinct replace(artid,'-',''), sysusers.name from
sysmergearticles,sysobjects, sysusers where
sysmergearticles.objid=sysobjects.id
and sysusers.uid=sysobjects.uid

OPEN list_triggers

FETCH NEXT FROM list_triggers INTO @name, @username
WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN
PRINT 'dropping trigger ins_' +@name
select @insname='drop trigger ' +@username+'.ins_'+@name
exec (@insname)
PRINT 'dropping trigger upd_' +@name
select @updname='drop trigger ' +@username+'.upd_'+@name
exec (@delname)
PRINT 'dropping trigger del_' +@name
select @delname='drop trigger ' +@username+'.del_'+@name
exec (@updname)
FETCH NEXT FROM list_triggers INTO @name, @username
END

CLOSE list_triggers
DEALLOCATE list_triggers
go

if exists (select * from dbo.sysobjects where id =
object_id(N'[dbo].[syspublications]') and OBJECTPROPERTY(id, N'IsUserTable')
= 1) begin DECLARE @name varchar(129)
DECLARE list_pubs CURSOR FOR
SELECT name FROM syspublications

OPEN list_pubs

FETCH NEXT FROM list_pubs INTO @name
WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN
PRINT 'dropping publication ' +@name
EXEC sp_dropsubscription @publication=@name, @article='all', @subscriber
='all'
EXEC sp_droppublication @name
FETCH NEXT FROM list_pubs INTO @name
END

CLOSE list_pubs
DEALLOCATE list_pubs
end
GO


DECLARE @name varchar(129)
DECLARE list_replicated_tables CURSOR FOR
SELECT name FROM sysobjects WHERE replinfo <>0
UNION
SELECT name FROM sysmergearticles

OPEN list_replicated_tables

FETCH NEXT FROM list_replicated_tables INTO @name
WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN
PRINT 'unmarking replicated table ' +@name
--select @name='drop Table ' + @name
EXEC sp_msunmarkreplinfo @name
FETCH NEXT FROM list_replicated_tables INTO @name
END

CLOSE list_replicated_tables
DEALLOCATE list_replicated_tables

GO

UPDATE syscolumns set colstat = colstat & ~4096 WHERE colstat &4096 <>0
GO
UPDATE sysobjects set replinfo=0
GO

DECLARE @name nvarchar(129)
DECLARE list_views CURSOR FOR
SELECT name FROM sysobjects WHERE type='V' and (name like 'syncobj_%' or
name
like 'ctsv_%' or name like 'tsvw_%' or name like 'ms_bi%')

OPEN list_views

FETCH NEXT FROM list_views INTO @name
WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN
PRINT 'dropping View ' +@name
select @name='drop View ' + @name
EXEC sp_executesql @name
FETCH NEXT FROM list_views INTO @name
END

CLOSE list_views
DEALLOCATE list_views

GO

DECLARE @name nvarchar(129)
DECLARE list_procs CURSOR FOR
SELECT name FROM sysobjects WHERE type='p' and (name like 'sp_ins_%' or
name
like 'sp_MSdel_%' or name like 'sp_MSins_%'or name like 'sp_MSupd_%' or name
like 'sp_sel_%' or name like 'sp_upd_%')

OPEN list_procs

FETCH NEXT FROM list_procs INTO @name
WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN
PRINT 'dropping procs ' +@name
select @name='drop procedure ' + @name
EXEC sp_executesql @name
FETCH NEXT FROM list_procs INTO @name
END

CLOSE list_procs
DEALLOCATE list_procs

GO

DECLARE @name nvarchar(129)
DECLARE list_conflict_tables CURSOR FOR
SELECT name From sysobjects WHERE type='u' and name like '_onflict%'

OPEN list_conflict_tables

FETCH NEXT FROM list_conflict_tables INTO @name
WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN
PRINT 'dropping conflict_tables ' +@name
select @name='drop Table ' + @name
EXEC sp_executesql @name
FETCH NEXT FROM list_conflict_tables INTO @name
END

CLOSE list_conflict_tables
DEALLOCATE list_conflict_tables

GO

UPDATE syscolumns set colstat=2 WHERE name='rowguid'

GO


Declare @name nvarchar(200), @constraint nvarchar(200)
DECLARE list_rowguid_constraints CURSOR FOR
select sysusers.name+'.'+object_name(sysobjects.parent_obj), sysobjects.name
from sysobjects, syscolumns,sysusers where sysobjects.type ='d' and
syscolumns.id=sysobjects.parent_obj
and sysusers.uid=sysobjects.uid
and syscolumns.name='rowguid'

OPEN list_rowguid_constraints

FETCH NEXT FROM list_rowguid_constraints INTO @name, @constraint WHILE
@@FETCH_STATUS = 0 BEGIN
PRINT 'dropping rowguid constraints ' +@name
select @name='ALTER TABLE ' + rtrim(@name) + ' DROP CONSTRAINT '
+@constraint
print @name
EXEC sp_executesql @name
FETCH NEXT FROM list_rowguid_constraints INTO @name, @constraint END

CLOSE list_rowguid_constraints
DEALLOCATE list_rowguid_constraints

GO

Declare @name nvarchar(129), @constraint nvarchar(129)
DECLARE list_rowguid_indexes CURSOR FOR
select sysusers.name+'.'+object_name(sysindexes.id), sysindexes.name from
sysindexes, sysobjects,sysusers where sysindexes.name like 'index%' and
sysobjects.id=sysindexes.id and sysusers.uid=sysobjects.uid

OPEN list_rowguid_indexes

FETCH NEXT FROM list_rowguid_indexes INTO @name, @constraint WHILE
@@FETCH_STATUS = 0 BEGIN
PRINT 'dropping rowguid indexes ' +@name
select @name='drop index ' + rtrim(@name ) + '.' +@constraint
EXEC sp_executesql @name
FETCH NEXT FROM list_rowguid_indexes INTO @name, @constraint END

CLOSE list_rowguid_indexes
DEALLOCATE list_rowguid_indexes
GO


Declare @name nvarchar(129), @constraint nvarchar(129)
DECLARE list_ms_bidi_tables CURSOR FOR
select sysusers.name+'.'+sysobjects.name from
sysobjects,sysusers where sysobjects.name like 'ms_bi%'
and sysusers.uid=sysobjects.uid
and sysobjects.type='u'

OPEN list_ms_bidi_tables

FETCH NEXT FROM list_ms_bidi_tables INTO @name
WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN
PRINT 'dropping ms_bidi ' +@name
select @name='drop table ' + rtrim(@name )
EXEC sp_executesql @name
FETCH NEXT FROM list_ms_bidi_tables INTO @name
END

CLOSE list_ms_bidi_tables
DEALLOCATE list_ms_bidi_tables

GO

Declare @name nvarchar(129)
DECLARE list_rowguid_columns CURSOR FOR
select sysusers.name+'.'+object_name(syscolumns.id) from syscolumns,
sysobjects,sysusers where syscolumns.name like 'rowguid' and
object_Name(sysobjects.id) not like 'msmerge%'
and sysobjects.id=syscolumns.id
and sysusers.uid=sysobjects.uid
and sysobjects.type='u' order by 1


OPEN list_rowguid_columns

FETCH NEXT FROM list_rowguid_columns INTO @name
WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN
PRINT 'dropping rowguid columns ' +@name
select @name='Alter Table ' + rtrim(@name ) + ' drop column rowguid'
print @name
EXEC sp_executesql @name
FETCH NEXT FROM list_rowguid_columns INTO @name
END

CLOSE list_rowguid_columns
DEALLOCATE list_rowguid_columns
go

Declare @name nvarchar(129)
DECLARE list_views CURSOR FOR

select name From sysobjects where type ='v' and status =-1073741824 and name

Robert,
you'll need to do this manually. This is by design as your T-SQL code may
refer to the column, either directly or indirectly, so until the dependency
is removed, the column has to remain.
Regards,
Paul Ibison

You will have to do a Alter table drop column, You can create a script to
make this easier.

thanks
gopal

Very impressive! - like sp_removedbreplication but a bit more comprehensive.
Regards,
Paul