The underlying technology for database projects is bundled into SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT), which is included in all versions of Visual Studio 2013 (including the Express version). However, even if ...

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Today’s README file explains how to create connection strings to SQL Server databases using Visual Studio’s built-in tools. To provide an example using real source, I created a simple Winforms ...

The SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) are modern development tools for building SQL Server relational databases, Azure SQL databases, bases in Azure SQL, Analysis Services (AS) data models, Integration ...

Microsoft revealed the official names Monday of the next major upgrades to its Visual Studio software development tools platform and its SQL Server database, which will be called, simply, Visual ...

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 28, 2003 — Kicking off the second day of the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference (PDC) 2003, Microsoft Corp. gave PDC attendees prerelease versions of Visual Studio, ...

The Redmond, Wash.-based software giant had hoped both products would ship by late summer, but solution providers have said that timetable was overly optimistic. Also on Monday, Microsoft announced ...

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