I like to use the SQL Tools in VS but I would like to have some intellisense for SQL, with sql manager I can get the Redgate SQL prompt but I would like to stay in VS, any Ideas?
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is there anything other then Redgate SQL prompt? that dose error checking like the way R# or dev express?
Red-Gate SQL Prompt (at least more recent versions, I believe 3.x and up) also works inside Visual Studio. I don't think you need another extra tool, really.
See the Red-Gate SQL Prompt feature page
It says clearly:
Integrates with SSMS, SSMS Express, Query Analyzer and Visual Studio
Marc
With Red Gate SQL Prompt you also will stay in VS and this product supports now just VS 2008.
SQL Prompt web page
If you don't like it I can propose you to try SQL Assist or SQL Complete. I use this tool and as for me it's really reliable one.
Apart from tools mentioned above there is a pretty neat tool from ApexSQL called “Complete”. I think this article can explain further http://blog.apexsql.com/ssms-intellisense-add-in-and-ssms-intellisense/
And the tool itself
Yes, SQL Prompt 3.x and 4.x beta for sure work with Visual Studio 2005/2008
You can download the 4.x beta to play with, and visit their forum if you have any question/problem. Red Gate people are very nice and helpful
http://www.red-gate.com/MessageBoard/viewforum.php?f=98
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Just want to find out if anyone has used or is currently using Sql Compact 4.0 for development. Basically we are looking for tools that can support the creation of change script similar to the one we have in Sql Server 2008 Management Studio.
If you are not sure what that feature is, basically whenever you make schema changes, you can simply generate the change script to be run elsewhere. I haven't come across any tools that can provide that kind of feature for Sql Compact 4.0.
Has anyone come across that kind of tool? If so, can you please let me know?
Thanks in advance.
You can use my SQL Server Compact Toolbox (VS add-in or standalone) http://sqlcetoolbox.codeplex.com to do schema diff scripting
The image below shows the context menu I'm asking about. I've had it in SSMS 2008 R2 for so long I thought it was a feature of SSMS. Today I'm working with two other developers and it turns out they do not have this nice little feature, in fact they've never seen it. So now we are wondering where it came from. Is it an add-in? Is it turned on by some obscure feature?
That is a feature not supported by Microsoft. It is an Addin for SSMS (SQL Server Management Studio).
Is there a plug-in like the java applet # SQLinForm.com for MS SQL Server Management Studio 2008?
I tried SSMS tools based on someone's answer to my previous question but I don't find any functionality to format (beautify/tabify) SQL.
If somebody could please point out that in SSMS tools or suggest some other tool (preferably free)
Thanks :)
Finally, I found something online which is free:
http://www.dpriver.com/pp/sqlformat.htm
Is it possible to get the same level of syntax highlighting in Visual Studio 2008, that SQL Server Management Studio has? This is regarding T-SQL.
For example SSMS has separate highlighting options for operands, system functions etc, while Visual Studio 2008 only seems to have one 'keyword' for T-SQL.
Not sure if this is what you're looking for but someone did come up with an app that will take your VS color settings and convert them over to ones that will work in SQL Server Management Studio. You can find the post about it here.
See this: related question
To get a better level of control you will have to write an addin and a parser, both of which are very tricky.
VS 2010 will have MEF and WPF which means that writing addins which change the visuals will be significantly simpler.
If you are looking for a simpler framework to write this kind of stuff in VS 2008 have a look at DXCore.
I use SQL 2008 and VS 2008 DB Pro edition. And what I often do is writing SQL in SSMS and copy & paste to VS.
New version of Management Studio (i.e. the one that ships with SQL Server 2008) finally has a Transact-SQL IntelliSense feature. However, out-of-the-box it only works with SQL Server 2008 instances.
Is there some workaround for this?
There's no known trick 'in the wild' for getting around this, other than using CTP-6 of SQL Server 2008 (in favour of the RTM).
the reasons for removing backward compatability (and a lot more discussion besides) are provided at the relevant feedback in microsoft connect.
edit: sorry i don't know where this ctp is available, if at all
Has anyone tried either patching SSMS not to check the version (perhaps try looking at the binary differences between CTP 6 and RTM?), or patching SS 2005 to pretend to be 2008?
Unclean, I know, but I don't see any other way.