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Event Mechanism in SQL Server 2008


I have a windows service that constantly queries a table in DB1 and if any changes are found in it, it transfers those changes to DB2. For that, it constantly queries the DB1.

Is there any mechanism by which I can subscribe to an event in DB1 such that any changes in table is notified to the window service ?

The tables in DB1 are capture tables which have only the changed values.


Solution

  • Yes, there is such a mechanism, named Notification services, but it only valid for sql 2005, in 2008 you can use the well known other options:

    • SSIS
    • replication
    • Log shipping
    • mirroring
    • custom triggers and modifications queue tables

    which need not the intermediate services to run with, except the last one