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Limitations on the HostName property and the Subscriber-requested snapshot

If you try to initialize a SQL Server Mobile Edition subscription by using a filtered HostName property, initialization fails. This problem occurs when the value that is supplied for the HostName property contains more than 12 characters. To work around this problem, disable Subscriber-requested snapshot delivery at the Publisher. You can also use a value for the HostName property that contains fewer than 12 characters.

To disable Subscriber-requested snapshot delivery at the Publisher, follow these steps:

1. Right-click the Publication name, and then click Properties.
2. In the Publication Properties dialog box, click Data Partitions.
3. Click to clear the Automatically define a partition and generate a snapshot if needed when a new Subscriber tries to synchronize check box, and then click OK.
4. Regenerate the snapshot:
   1. Right-click the Publication, and then click View Snapshot Agent Status.
   2. In the View Snapshot Agent Status dialog box, click Start.

For more information, see the "How to: generate a snapshot for a Merge Publication with parameterized filters (SQL Server Management Studio)" topic in SQL Server 2005 Books Online. To download SQL Server 2005 Books Online, visit the following Microsoft Web site: