Today’s README file explains how to create connection strings to SQL Server databases using Visual Studio’s built-in tools. To provide an example using real source, I created a simple Winforms ...

SSDT can be installed using Visual Studio 2017 by searching for “installer” in the Windows Start menu. The installer will ask you for what edition of Visual Studio you would like to add SSDT to, and ...

I'm down on SQL Server Management Studio right now. I basically just spent a day trying to swap out the evaluation version of SQL Server 2008 R2 with the Express version, and SSMS just wouldn't ...

And if you install SQL Server 2008 CTP, you should know that you can't read SSCE 3.1 files using the 2008 Management Studio. The point to remember is this: VS/SQL2008 = Compact 3.5, and VS/SQL 2005 = ...