Replication errors - vicious circle

When I try to create a transactional publication, when I select the table I
want to replicate, I get the error "This table cannot be published because it
does not have a primary key column. Primary key columns are required for all
tables in transactional publications".
Then When I try to make the necessary changes to the table, such as adding a
column for the primary key, I get the error "Unable to modify table. Cannot
drop the table "tablename" because it is being used for replication."
I have never successfully replicated this table or any other. I can find no
evidence of any publications to remove.
I'm stuck!
Just answered my own question after reading thru a ton of posts on this forum.
"run sp_removedbreplication on each database..."
Thanks Paul Ibison!
"TahoePete" wrote:

> When I try to create a transactional publication, when I select the table I
> want to replicate, I get the error "This table cannot be published because it
> does not have a primary key column. Primary key columns are required for all
> tables in transactional publications".
> Then When I try to make the necessary changes to the table, such as adding a
> column for the primary key, I get the error "Unable to modify table. Cannot
> drop the table "tablename" because it is being used for replication."
> I have never successfully replicated this table or any other. I can find no
> evidence of any publications to remove.
> I'm stuck!
>
|||Issue the following statements
sp_MSunmarkreplinfo 'ProblemTableName'
Then you need to update the colstat column
sp_configure 'allow updates', 1
go
reconfigure with override
go
UPDATE syscolumns
SET colstat = colstat & ~4096
WHERE colstat & 4096 <>0
go
sp_configure 'allow updates', 2
go
reconfigure with override
go
Hilary Cotter
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"TahoePete" <TahoePete@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> When I try to create a transactional publication, when I select the table
> I
> want to replicate, I get the error "This table cannot be published because
> it
> does not have a primary key column. Primary key columns are required for
> all
> tables in transactional publications".
> Then When I try to make the necessary changes to the table, such as adding
> a
> column for the primary key, I get the error "Unable to modify table.
> Cannot
> drop the table "tablename" because it is being used for replication."
> I have never successfully replicated this table or any other. I can find
> no
> evidence of any publications to remove.
> I'm stuck!
>
|||I receive the error "ad hoc updates to system catalogues are not allowed"
from the update command.
"Hilary Cotter" wrote:

> Issue the following statements
> sp_MSunmarkreplinfo 'ProblemTableName'
> Then you need to update the colstat column
> sp_configure 'allow updates', 1
> go
> reconfigure with override
> go
> UPDATE syscolumns
> SET colstat = colstat & ~4096
> WHERE colstat & 4096 <>0
> go
> sp_configure 'allow updates', 2
> go
> reconfigure with override
> go
>
> --
> Hilary Cotter
> Looking for a SQL Server replication book?
> http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602.html
> Looking for a FAQ on Indexing Services/SQL FTS
> http://www.indexserverfaq.com
> "TahoePete" <TahoePete@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:346CE295-5031-45F3-90DA-9CA7A25424A5@.microsoft.com...
>
>
|||I'm not sure what is wrong here - this command should enable this
sp_configure 'allow updates', 1
go
reconfigure with override
go
Hilary Cotter
Looking for a SQL Server replication book?
http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602.html
Looking for a FAQ on Indexing Services/SQL FTS
http://www.indexserverfaq.com
"TahoePete" <TahoePete@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I receive the error "ad hoc updates to system catalogues are not allowed"
> from the update command.
> "Hilary Cotter" wrote: