"Earl" <brikshoe@newsgroups.nospam> wrote in message
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> When or where does the Merge agent create a snapshot? Whenever I click on
> the "Explore Snapshot" button, I get "file not found". Yet (on this
> particular server), replication works perfectly.
>

"Hilary Cotter" <hilary.cotter@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> The snapshot files could already have been cleaned up. Regenerate your
> snapshot and see if you can explore it now.
>
> "Earl" <brikshoe@newsgroups.nospam> wrote in message
> news:%23yEBBpw5FHA.1996@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> When or where does the Merge agent create a snapshot? Whenever I click on
>> the "Explore Snapshot" button, I get "file not found". Yet (on this
>> particular server), replication works perfectly.
>>
>
>

"Earl" <brikshoe@newsgroups.nospam> wrote in message
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> Thanks Hilary. Of course, that gives me several followup questions:
>
> When does the snapshot get "cleaned up" and why?
> When you say "regenerate", you mean run the agent again?
>
> "Hilary Cotter" <hilary.cotter@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:eWAqdSz5FHA.3760@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>> The snapshot files could already have been cleaned up. Regenerate your
>> snapshot and see if you can explore it now.
>>
>> "Earl" <brikshoe@newsgroups.nospam> wrote in message
>> news:%23yEBBpw5FHA.1996@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>>> When or where does the Merge agent create a snapshot? Whenever I click
>>> on the "Explore Snapshot" button, I get "file not found". Yet (on this
>>> particular server), replication works perfectly.
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

"Hilary Cotter" <hilary.cotter@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>A job runs daily at 1 am; the reason is to minimize disk space.
>
> By regenerate I mean run the snapshot agent again. This may or may nor
> regenerate the files. You may have to reinitialize the subscription to get
> the files generated.
>
> "Earl" <brikshoe@newsgroups.nospam> wrote in message
> news:%234T26c05FHA.2776@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> Thanks Hilary. Of course, that gives me several followup questions:
>>
>> When does the snapshot get "cleaned up" and why?
>> When you say "regenerate", you mean run the agent again?
>>
>> "Hilary Cotter" <hilary.cotter@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:eWAqdSz5FHA.3760@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>> The snapshot files could already have been cleaned up. Regenerate your
>>> snapshot and see if you can explore it now.
>>>
>>> "Earl" <brikshoe@newsgroups.nospam> wrote in message
>>> news:%23yEBBpw5FHA.1996@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>>>> When or where does the Merge agent create a snapshot? Whenever I click
>>>> on the "Explore Snapshot" button, I get "file not found". Yet (on this
>>>> particular server), replication works perfectly.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

"Earl" <brikshoe@newsgroups.nospam> wrote in message
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> Hmmmm ... I don't understand why replication works without the snapshot
> files.
>
> "Hilary Cotter" <hilary.cotter@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:OlA2Qz35FHA.1600@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>>A job runs daily at 1 am; the reason is to minimize disk space.
>>
>> By regenerate I mean run the snapshot agent again. This may or may nor
>> regenerate the files. You may have to reinitialize the subscription to
>> get the files generated.
>>
>> "Earl" <brikshoe@newsgroups.nospam> wrote in message
>> news:%234T26c05FHA.2776@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>>> Thanks Hilary. Of course, that gives me several followup questions:
>>>
>>> When does the snapshot get "cleaned up" and why?
>>> When you say "regenerate", you mean run the agent again?
>>>
>>> "Hilary Cotter" <hilary.cotter@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:eWAqdSz5FHA.3760@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>>> The snapshot files could already have been cleaned up. Regenerate your
>>>> snapshot and see if you can explore it now.
>>>>
>>>> "Earl" <brikshoe@newsgroups.nospam> wrote in message
>>>> news:%23yEBBpw5FHA.1996@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>>>>> When or where does the Merge agent create a snapshot? Whenever I click
>>>>> on the "Explore Snapshot" button, I get "file not found". Yet (on this
>>>>> particular server), replication works perfectly.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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