SQL Editor Plus New: Expand SELECT * to show columns from the tables, views, UDFs, CTEs, etc used in your query. New: Quickly find an object in Object Explorer by pressing F12.
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Full support for SSMS 17 All reported issues during the beta support have been resolved. Connection Coloring Connection Coloring is now improved by coloring the server/database in Object Explorer as well.
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Beta support for SSMS 2017 RC1 Beta support for SSMS 17 RC1. Due to beta status this might have various bugs. Since SSMS 17 RC1 has just been released and is not recommended for production use the SSMS Tools Pack for it might run into various issues as well.
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Full support for SSMS 2016 RTM which came out June 1st 2016.
This new release brings the following feature improvements: SQL Editor Plus Renamed tabs get the custom name stored and properly restored in the SQL History's Tab Session.
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This new release brings the following new features and feature improvements: Export to Excel: Properly export result sets, one or multiple tables or the whole database to Excel files. This feature doesn't need Excel installed to work.
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This new feature brings the following improvements:
Support for SSMS 2016 CTP 2.3 and up: With each new SSMS 2016 CTP the compatibility might break. Future updates will come as soon as possible.
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The new feature is called Global Replacement Texts. It gives you the ability to add custom replacement texts to your scripts in four different features. Licensing now gives you the ability to upgrade your existing license from the previous major version.
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With version 3.0 the SSMS 2014 is fully supported. Since this is a new major version you'll eventually need a new license. Please check the EULA to see when. As a thank you for your patience with this release, everyone that bought the SSMS Tools Pack after April 1st, the release date of SQL Server 2014, will receive a free upgrade.
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As we were working on our first SQL Saturday in Slovenia, we came to a point when we had to print out the so-called SpeedPASS's for attendees. This SpeedPASS file is a PDF and contains thier raffle, lunch and admission tickets.
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We’ve all written a CASE expression (yes, it’s an expression and not a statement) or two every now and then. But did you know there are actually 2 formats you can write the CASE expression in?
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2013 has started great and the SQL community is already brimming with events. At some of these events you can come say hi. I’ll be glad you do!
These are the events with dates and locations that I know I’ll be speaking at so far.
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This version adds support for SQL Server 2012 RC0 and fixes a few bugs with SQL History.
Because of the support for regions in SSMS 2012 the regions and debug sections feature has been removed from SSMS Tools Pack for SQL Server 2012.
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Two years ago 59 SQL Server MVP's came together and helped make one of the best book on SQL Server out there. Each chapter was written by an MVP about a part of SQL Server they loved working with.
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What better way to end the summer and start those productive autumn days ahead than with a fresh new version of the SSMS Tools Pack.
This is a big release with two new features that are huge productivity boosters.
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My MVP rotation came up today and I'm happy to say that I've been renewed for one more year as a SQL Server MVP. Hm…. looks like I'll have to start blogging some more.
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SQLBits: April 7th - April 9th 2011 in Brighton, UK
Free community event on Saturday (April 9th) with a paid conference day on Friday (April 8th) and a Pre Conference day full of day long seminars (April 7th).
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SQL injection is a method by which a hacker gains access to the database server by injecting specially formatted data through the user interface input fields. In the last few years we have witnessed a huge increase in the number of reported SQL injection attacks, many of which caused a great deal of damage.
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After about 6 months of work, the new book I've coauthored with Grant Fritchey (Blog|Twitter), Phil Factor (Blog|Twitter) and Alex Kuznetsov (Blog|Twitter) is out. They're all smart folks I talk to online and this book is packed with good ideas backed by years of experience.
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This release adds a great new feature and fixes a few bugs.
The new feature called Window Content History saves the whole text in all all opened SQL windows every N minutes with the default being 30 minutes.
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We’re all familiar with the ability to restore a database to point in time using the RESTORE WITH STOPAT statement. But what if we have multiple databases that are accessed from one application or are modifying each other?
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