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DefaultDataPath

gertd — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:48:10 GMT

VSDB uses the the ($DefaultDataPath) SQLCMD variable to represent the location where you would place your data and log file of your database. The deployment engine sets the value of SQLCMD variable by querying SQL Server using the following query: 1:...(read more)

Pre and Post Deployment Events

gertd — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:33:39 GMT

Visual Studio makes it relatively easy to hook in to pre and post build events, by using the Project properties tab named Build Events. However when using Database Projects (.dbproj) you more often need to do something at deployment time. The good news...(read more)

SqlCmdVars.exe

gertd — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 03:46:53 GMT

This post announces the availability of a small helper utility that will allow you to maintain your database.sqlcmdvars files from a command line tool. Description: What is the scenario? If you are using vsdbcmd.exe to deploy your schema, you include...(read more)

VSDB 2008 Version Numbers

gertd — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 01:37:42 GMT

We frequently get asked how to identify the version a user is running with, so here is the list of Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition releases. The information is retrieved using Help => About Microsoft Visual Studio inside the Visual...(read more)

VSDBCMD.EXE Return Codes

gertd — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 23:09:31 GMT

Quick one based on a forum question where somebody asked how to detect if VSDBCMD.EXE failed or succeeded inside a batch file. VSDBCMD.EXE does not return a very elaborate amount of information, there are just two return values 0 and 1, where zero indicates...(read more)

Assigning MSBuild Properties to SQLCMD Variables

gertd — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 02:21:44 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 03:10:38 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)

Declarative Database Development

gertd — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 01:58:36 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)

DBProj.com

gertd — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 05:37:36 GMT

Some of you already know or noticed through sites like LinkedIn or Facebook that per the beginning of this month I started in a new role inside Microsoft. I moved in to an Software Architect role, working on the new Directory Services stack. Hence I needed a new place to publish my DataDude contributions to the community, this new place is DBProj.com

The goal of the site is very simple, provide as much as possible information about the “Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR” product. Yes, you are reading it correctly, the site will solely focus on the “GDR” release. When a next release will become available that builds on top of the GDR architecture, Visual Studio 2010, I will expand the scope to include that as well. Since it is no longer my primary job, I need to focus on something, I hope you understand.

Anyhow, from now on I will publish on the DBProj.com.

This is the end of a great 3-year journey, but that journey would not have been possible without the support of a great team of testers, program managers and developers.

Thank you all! This site is a contribution to your work and dedication!

Thanks,
-GertD forever a “DataDude”