2014-06-24
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Management Studio (SSMS)
2014-05-30
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2014-05-16
1,644 reads
2014-05-02
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2014-04-18
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Why I Developed SQL Code Guard: A Fairy Tale from a DBA
This is the story of how a free addin for SSMS, SQL Code Guard, was created and joined the Red Gate SSMS Ecosystem project.
2014-03-10
5,251 reads
SQL Enlight for SQL Server Management Studio
The process of doing SQL code-reviews used to be tedious and error-prone. Until SQL Enlight, it was a process that was difficult to automate for release and deployment. As it is now both a Command-line utility and an SSMS add-in, the database developer can see immediately the parts of the code that would raise eyebrows with the vigilant production DBA.
2014-01-14
4,134 reads
Introducing the Red Gate SSMS Ecosystem
The Red Gate SSMS Ecosystem is a framework that makes it easy to develop, share and manage SSMS add-ins. We aim to help add-in developers build everything from homegrown solutions and community-driven projects to commercial solutions provided by partner companies. We hope that DBAs and database developers will benefit from better integrated tools.
2013-11-26
3,631 reads
Setting Different Colors for Connections in SSMS
Learn how to set colors for different connections in SSMS.
2015-03-13 (first published: 2013-09-17)
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How to hide SQL Server user databases in SQL Server Management Studio
I have a SQL Server instance that has hundreds of databases. Navigating the database tree in SSMS is a pain and I was wondering if there was a way to limit the list of databases that I see in SSMS?
2013-08-28
4,875 reads
Blogs
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Restoring On Top II
I have a database, DNRTest, that has a number of tables and other objects in it. The other day, I was trying to mock up a test and ran this code on the same server:
-- run yesterday CREATE DATABASE DNRTest2 GO USE DNRTest2 GO CREATE TABLE NewTable (id INT) GOToday, I realize that I need a copy of DNRTest for another mockup, and I run this:
-- run today USE Master BACKUP DATABASE DNRTest TO DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' GO RESTORE DATABASE DNRTest2 FROM DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' WITH REPLACEWhat happens? See possible answers