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 ...

Introduction to the SQL Server Database Project. Creating a new SQL Server Database Project. Importing a database schema from various sources such as an existing database, a .sql script file, or a ...

Having recently set up an old desktop as a dev machine in order to avoid trashing my main computer with evaluation software (don't get me started), I decided it was time to try out Visual Studio 11 ...

SQL Server 2016 and Azure SQL Database both give you tables that automatically keep track of changes to your data. Here's how to both create those tables and alter existing tables so they track the ...

With the Visual Studio tools, developers can perform necessary tasks without needing the admin-focused SQL Server Management tool on their developer computer. Essentially, Visual Studio removes ...

This post describes the steps needed to create a new NAV database from a NAV backup (.fbk) file. All the steps are done from a NAV client: 1) Start a NAV client (finsql.exe), then go to File -> ...

Book Abstract: A guide to the practical issues and applications in database programming with updated Visual Basic.NET. SQL Server Database Programming with Visual Basic.NET offers a guide to the ...

SQL Server 2016 and Azure SQL Database both give you tables that automatically keep track of changes to your data. Here's how to both create those tables and alter existing tables so they track the ...