Just installed redgate's VS integration for db development. Can't seem to navigate to procedures called from within other procedures (eg ctrl-click to get there).
This would seem a no brainer feature. Am I missing something?
Thanks
Tim
The edit windows do not have the same go-to capabilities as programming code (C#, VB) windows. I added an enhancement request to the Red Gate bug tracker.
Red Gate Software make a few distinct, separate extensions to the Visual Studio development environment for managing databases. SQL Connect is for source controlling databases, and SQL Prompt adds intellisense to database projects. If you can say which extension and how you believe it's supposed to behave, perhaps I can offer some advice.
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I recently installed Microsoft new "Visual Studio Code" on Windows. The entire setup was quick and nice. What technology is that? Is it clickonce? It was smooth and quick
It's using Squirrel to create a self extracting zip archive containing a nuget package. Squirrel only supports per-user installation and because of that it doesn't impress me.
Enterprises want per-machine installations with auto-update disabled so that change can be centrally managed. Technologies like Click Once and Squirrel just ignore this and do limited things in the per-user context with auto updates enabled. Two different animals.
I have been looking for solutions to providing source control for my SQL Server 2012 instance. I have looked at Red-Gate's solution but it is outside my price range. Since I already make use of Visual Studio Online (VSO) source control for my .NET projects I was wondering if it was able to provide source control for SQL Server?
I have seen articles (listed below) that discuss using Team Foundation Server (TFS) for source control however I do not have a dedicated TFS server, just VSO.
Use Team Foundation Server (TFS) as your Source Control in SSMS
Using the TFS as a source control repository for SSMS projects
Has anyone made use of VSO to handle source control for their SQL Server database?
I would definitely recommend using Visual Studio Online or Team Foundation Server to hold your database scheme in version control. There is a fairly recent article in Visual Studio Magazine that discusses using the SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) to be able to make that easier for you: Simplifying Development with Visual Studio Database Projects. SSDT is available for any version of Visual Studio including the Community and Express editions.
Redgate was out of my price range too unfortunately...
The SSDT tools for VS are amazing, and i recently started using it for comparing DB versions - and then generating change scripts.
Here's a start point if you want to get into that...
Other Free Alternatives?
Liquibase
gitSQL
Liquibase - i couldn't get my head around but if you can get it working, it may be better for other databases, if you have the requirement to use other databases.
I use gitSQL - it's free up to 20 tables...
If you have more than 20 tables then it costs $40 - which is still so much cheaper than the redgate solution.
gitSQL are also setting up command line options in a future release, so potentially you could run it via a batch file, and set up continuous integration.
gitSQL are also talking about postgres, mysql editions in the future.
Does no such plugin exist?
So to be clear, I realize that RedGate has their own SSMS SCC app, and I realize that VSS2k5 will integrate in. I'm looking to stay with Hg as that's where my source already is, and I'ld like to find something that my team can stay consistent with on their tools.
As is, I guess I'm going to have to just run it through TortoiseHg and a folder with manual maintenance. Which isn't terrible, but naturally it would be nicer if there was an app pre-existing that I could consume.
And no, I don't have the time or inclination to write one myself. Not before Summer 2011.
Thoughts or ideas?
There are two versions of HgScc plugin:
HgScc - uses old MS SCCI API, works with MS VS2005/2008/2010 and with some third party IDEs. Last version of this plugin was released in 2008. It is not actively developed anymore, because MS SCCI API is very limiting and does not allow a tight integration with Visual Studio.
HgSccPackage - uses MS SCC Package, works only with MS VS2008/2010. This version of plugin currently in active development.
To get the first version of HgScc follow the instructions here:
MSSCCI compliant Mercurial client
Red Gate SQL Source Control is looking into supporting Mercurial in a future version, http://redgate.uservoice.com/forums/39019-sql-source-control/suggestions/803713-mercurial-support-as-source-control-system.
SQL Server 2012 (Denali) is using the Visual Studio 2010 Shell as the basis for the new Management Studio. I haven't tried it yet but I am hoping that tools such as VisualHg will work in Sql Server 2012. I will update this post after I get on my laptop that has the 2012 SQL Management Studio installed.
Have you tried hgscc? I know it integrates with Visual Studio, but I haven't tried it with SSM
What in your view are the most important differences?
Need to make an expensive decision...
Information:
We have both Java and .NET Projects (few more .NET)
Very interested in project life cycle management.
Migrating from ClearCase
Both TFS and RTC are CRRM integrated to development environment (Visual Studio or Eclipse): they provide:
Change Management (CM)
VCS (Version control system)
Release Management (RM)
The difference is mainly in their architecture, where:
TFS provides a server SDK for facilitating integration with Visual Studio
RTC is build on top of an open-source application HUB able to aggregate any kind of tools (RTC baing the IBM Rational commercial implementation of Jazz)
The challenge in both CRRM tools is to manage the necessary bridge you will have to setup for various legacy tools (like an existing ticket system for instance).
Stay away from Accurev, it is a nightmare, as a developer with personal daily battles with it. Git, Mercurial, Darcs, or SVN are much better choices. As far as all of the "features" of Accurev, you likely won't ever miss them, you'll be too busy swearing.
RTC is Visual Studio friendly, and TFS is Eclipse friendly:
(RTC visual studio integration listed here)
https://jazz.net/downloads/rational-team-concert/releases/3.0
(TFS eclipse integration detailed here)
http://teamprise.com/ (purchased and renamed by MS)
I'd personally rather work with TFS, and I write integrations with version control systems for a living, and have touched both of these systems in a deep way. Ask if you want the details.
If you have a choice in the matter, go with Mercurial. Git is fantastic, but I found the Windows experience lacking. Get a separate bug tracker.
If you have a choice but must have version control integrated tightly with tickets, try http://fossil-scm.org/ - far less pain than either TFS or RTC to setup and maintain, though the IDE integration simply does not exist. But it competes solidly on core features with them in about 1 megabyte of download.
TFS doesnt have any support for eclipse or any such editors yet, (they are about to come, but no news yet). So which editor you use for your java projects that matters here. But Microsoft is coming up with teamprise which can let you connect TFS (which can work better for your java+.net)
And ofcourse for .net projects, TFS is the best, eclipse support for .net/c# is bad, we are using TFS and am lot happy with 2010.
I think for RTC dont know how much support is there for .net editors (VS or any other you prefer) but with TFS, you can certainly make .NET project work great and you can find Teamprise + TFS to work with eclipse also.
Is it really a question? Not nagging, but what is your toolstack to start with. What versions we talk about? (note Visual Studio 2010 and TFS 2010 are just around the corners - both a lot better, still usable for .NET 2.0 upward).
Without more information you get tons of idiotic little feature lists - because we dont know how to answer properly in the big picture. This is like "what are all the differences between a BMW 3 and a Mercedes SLK" - TONS of small things, TONS of relevant things, but what do you want? ;)
I found a great article on integrating different diff and merge tools with Visual Studio 2005 and 2008: http://blogs.msdn.com/jmanning/articles/535573.aspx.
Does anyone know how I might integrate a tool like KDiff3 in the same way with Visual Studio.Net 2003? I would like to have KDiff3 be the default diff tool when I use the "Compare Versions..." menu item in the Solution Explorer.
For our source control, we're using Team System 2005, using the msscci provider to integrate.
What source control system are you using?
With certain systems you can specify what diff tool you'd like to use. Perforce has this...and I believe VisualSVN lets you choose what diff tool as well.
If you've got VSS...I think you're out of luck...
Thank you for that question and comment. It got me to realize the compare was coming from VS2005, even though I'm using VS2003, because the msscci provider I'm using for source control integration is the VS2005 version.
So, by going into VS2005 and using "Configure User Tools...", it forces 2003 to use the same tools.
I know that Devart CodeCompare shows good results on the integration with Visual Studio. But I don't know what VS versions are compatible with CodeCompare.