Changing field length for Merge

Hello -
I am using Merge replication, pushing subscriptions to clients, and SQL
Server 2000.
I need to change the field size in one of the tables that is in a
publication. Basically, from nvarchar[4] to nvarchar[8].
Can I do this without having to drop/add all subscribers?
I'm hoping that the schema changes can be propagated to clients with a
reinit-subscription.
Thanks.
Regards,
bruce
Please have a look at this article:
http://www.replicationanswers.com/AddColumn.asp. BTW, such changes are much
simpler (just Alter Table...) in SQL Server 2005.
HTH,
Paul Ibison SQL Server MVP, www.replicationanswers.com
(recommended sql server 2000 replication book:
http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602p.html)
|||Hi, I have the same problem than Bruce, I'm using a merge replication but
with a sligtly difference, the field I must change is part of the table's
primary key... I read the Paul Ibison's article but it look fine for fields
doesn't belongs to the primary key, because if I drop the field in order to
made the change on the field, it will throw an duplicate key error. So, what
else can I do?
Thanks in advance
"Paul Ibison" wrote:

> Please have a look at this article:
> http://www.replicationanswers.com/AddColumn.asp. BTW, such changes are much
> simpler (just Alter Table...) in SQL Server 2005.
> HTH,
> Paul Ibison SQL Server MVP, www.replicationanswers.com
> (recommended sql server 2000 replication book:
> http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602p.html)
>
>