Introduction to the SQL Server Database Project. Creating a new SQL Server Database Project. Importing a database schema from various sources such as an existing database, a .sql script file, or a ...

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 ...

Having recently set up an old desktop as a dev machine in order to avoid trashing my main computer with evaluation software (don't get me started), I decided it was time to try out Visual Studio 11 ...

In Azure SQL Database you can also set a HISTORY_RETENTION_PERIOD (and should be able to do it in SQL Server 2017) to control how far back in time your history will extend. Converting Existing Table ...

Book Abstract: A guide to the practical issues and applications in database programming with updated Visual Basic.NET. SQL Server Database Programming with Visual Basic.NET offers a guide to the ...

Publish-DacPac allows you to deploy a SQL Server Database DacPac to a SQL Server instance using a DAC Publish Profile. The target can be a on-premise SQL Server instance, an Azure SQL Managed Instance ...

Wide World Importers is the new sample for SQL Server. It illustrates how the rich SQL Server feature set can be used in a realistic database. It does not attempt to use every single SQL Server ...

SQL Server 2016 and Azure SQL Database both give you tables that automatically keep track of changes to your data. Here's how to both create those tables and alter existing tables so they track the ...