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Agile Database Techniques

gertd — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:16:52 GMT

I am happy to announce that there is a new class dedicated to VSDB. “ Agile Database Techniques ”, is a 3-days course that provides students with the knowledge and skills to properly manage the SQL Server database development lifecycle in an agile environment....(read more)

Assigning MSBuild Properties to SQLCMD Variables

gertd — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 23:21:44 GMT

I am receiving the following question a lot: How do I propagate MSBuild properties to SQLCMD variables. In order to make the Visual Studio 2008 Team System Database Edition GDR release use the data from an MSBuild property inside a SQLCMD variable you...(read more)

DBSchema file for SQL LiteSpeed XP’s

gertd — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:10:38 GMT

Based on a customer request I created a .dbschema file which contains the definitions of all the extended stored procedures used by SQL LiteSpeed 5.0 that live inside the master database. Since schema import does not import the definition of extended...(read more)

System Objects in TEMPDB

gertd — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:17:09 GMT

Today a user send me a question how to resolve reference of system objects inside tempdb? My first thought was this should get resolved by loading the master.dbschema file. However this did not resolve the issue, so time to ask for an example, which slightly...(read more)

Declarative Database Development

gertd — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 22:58:36 GMT

Define What You Want, Not How You Get There! If Not Exists… Database development is many aspects behind in comparison to regular application development. If you look how database development is integrated with regular application development or...(read more)

RTM of VSDB 2008 GDR R2

gertd — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:32:12 GMT

The QFE rollup release for the Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR release is now available. You can download the SETUP.EXE from the regular location. ( http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=bb3ad767-5f69-4db9-b1c9-8f55759846ed...(read more)

Release Candidate of GDR QFE

gertd — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 01:31:16 GMT

Yesterday, March 25th, the development team released an RC of the upcoming QFE of the Visual Studio 2008 Team System Database Edition GDR bits. I was surprised to read the new naming “ Visual Studio 2008 Database Edition GDR v2 RC1 ”. Anyhow what is in...(read more)

SQL Connections Slides and Demo Posted

gertd — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:55:54 GMT

It was great to be able to meet many new users of the Database Edition product at the SQL Connection Spring 2009 conference this week. Thank you for attending the sessions. There were lots of great questions, critical feedback and input for new features...(read more)

DBPROJ vs. DBP

gertd — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:52:09 GMT

Can the “real” database project please indentify itself? Life can be confusing and we did not help you making it much easier by having two types of Database Projects inside Visual Studio. For the longest time there has been a “Database Project” inside...(read more)

Up to SQL Connections Spring 2009 (Orlando, FL)

gertd — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 18:46:25 GMT

Next week I will be presenting at SQL Connections in Orlando where I will be covering some fun topics on DataDude and general SQL Server. Here is the list. SQL Connections Spring 2009 (Orlando, FL) SDB413: Automating Database Deployment Do you have a...(read more)

FIX: Blank Unit Test Designer Problem

gertd — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:21:10 GMT

If you are running in to the following problem when creating unit tests when using database projects, there now is a fix! Consider the following scenario, you have you database project (.dbproj) open and requesting the creation of a Database Unit Test...(read more)

Dealing with Confused Installations

gertd — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 23:43:00 GMT

Is your Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR installation confused? Does your menu suffer from multiple instance disorder? Here is what you can do about it. Make sure that Visual Studio (devenv.exe) is closed. Start an elevated command...(read more)

Must Read MSDN Magazine Article

gertd — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 05:36:37 GMT

Jamie Laflen and Barclay Hill wrote a great, must read article for MSDN Magazine, detailing the Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR functionality. Besides that it has a great intro describing the base principles of offline database schema development.

Check out MSDN Magazine March 2009

Database Development
Introducing New Features In The VSTS Database Edition GDR
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/dd483214.aspx

Enjoy the great read!
-GertD

Oracle DSP Announced

gertd — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:02:55 GMT

Today Quest Software announced that they will offer a Database Schema Provider (DSP) for Oracle that plugs in to the Visual Studio Team System 2010 release.

You can read the announcement at the Quest Software website: http://www.quest.com/newsroom/news-releases-show.aspx?contentid=9102, you can find more detail, like screen shots and sign up for the beta here: http://www.teamfuze.net/index.jspa

For more detail also see Terry Clancy his posting about this: http://blogs.msdn.com/terryclancy/archive/2009/02/24/quest-software-announces-oracle-database-schema-provider-for-visdual-studio-team-system-2010.aspx

-GertD

VSTSDB Blog Site

gertd — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 05:36:28 GMT

The Visual Studio Team System Database Edition team has created a new blog site to keep you informed and update about the latest developments.

Please check out: http://blogs.msdn.com/vstsdb

Thanks,
-GertD