See table data in visual studio server explorer
See table data in visual studio server explorer update#
When you are done with the table design, click the Update button in the upper left corner. None of your changes are committed until you specifically select to perform an Update. The Power Buffer is like a scratch pad where you can make any of your database changes without actually altering the database. Just don’t try to find out more about “Power Buffer” by entering it into Bing or Google! All of the database changes are being made in memory using what is called SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) Power Buffer technology. Looking in the SQL Server Object Explorer, you’ll notice that the new table is not there. You can use the Properties window (View | Properties Window) to set additional properties for the fields on the table, such as the Identity information. To name the table, edit the Create Table statement in the T-SQL. Notice that Visual Studio automatically generates the matching row in the grid: In this example, the FirstName field was added in the T-SQL. Notice that Visual Studio automatically generates the matching T-SQL: In the example below, the LastName was added in the upper left panel. To add a new table to a SQL Server database using SQL Server Object Explorer:ġ) Open the SQL Server Object Explorer toolbox using View | SQL Server Object Explorer from Visual Studio.Ģ) Drill down to the Databases node, then to your database, then to Tables.Ĥ) Visual Studio creates a new table called "Table" and opens it in the Table designer.Īt this point you can use the design grid in the upper left panel or the T-SQL in the bottom panel or any combination of both to define your table. See this link for details on creating a new database with SSDT. See this link for an introduction to SQL Server Object Explorer. You can use the SQL Server Object Explorer from the SSDT to create and maintain tables in your databases. OK, no more SSDT jokes! SSDT, or SQL Server Data Tools, give you the features of SQL Server Management Studio within Visual Studio 2012.