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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)

SQL Server 2008 R2

gertd — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:26:20 GMT

Now that SQL Server 2008 R2 November CTP is available, I found some time to install it and test the existing Visual Studio 2008 Team System Database Edition GDR R2 release with it. The only thing that is really different from a SQL Server point of view...(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)

Pre-Deployment Scripts

gertd — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:48:00 GMT

Pre-deployment script do not change the outcome of deployments! The above statements is something that most users do not realize when using pre-deployment scripts. Since the pre-deployment script is included in to the deployment script, it therefore by...(read more)

NESQL Presentation – Declarative Database Development

gertd — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:57:03 GMT

Last week, September 10, I was invited by the New England SQL Server User Group to present about my favorite topic “ Declarative Database Development ”. I posted the slides of the presentation at DBProj.com . GertD @ www.DBProj.com...(read more)

MyDevConnections Volume 2 issue 1

gertd — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 06:26:43 GMT

The DevConnections conference organization (Tech Conferences Inc.), just released the latest issue of the magazine accompanying the conferences, named: MyDevConnections . In this edition (volume 2, issue 1) you will find an article that I wrote about...(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)

Release Candidate of GDR QFE

gertd — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 04:31:16 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 23:55:54 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 18:52:09 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 21:46:25 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)