I finally got some time to setup a powershell script that mimics the vcvars32.bat file that the Visual Studio 2008 command prompt loads (if you're on a 32-bit machine) and sets up all the environment variables for using the development command-line tools...

Ever wondered how to configure a connection string using the Data Link properties dialog? Well, I have. And just last night I decided to check out exactly how to do this. Here's a simple list with all the required steps: Add a reference to "Microsoft...