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SQL Server Compact/SQLite Toolbox for SSMS

SQL Server Compact/SQLite Toolbox for SSMS

ErikEJ

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SQL Server Compact/SQLite Toolbox add-in for SQL Server Management Studio. This add-in adds several features to help your embedded database development efforts: Scripting of tables and data, import from SQL Server and CSV files and much, much more.
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If you have trouble installing the SSMS extension, try the following command line:

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\Common7\IDE\vsixinstaller.exe" "full path to extension.vsix"

The SQL Server Compact & SQLite Toolbox adds several features to help your SQL Server Compact and SQLite development efforts:

Explore!

  • Connect to SQL Server Compact 4.0, 3.5, SQL Server and SQLite database files in SQL Server Management Studio 17.x
  • Displays object properties in Properties window
  • Explore all database objects: Tables, Columns, Indexes, Keys, Views, Triggers, Statistics, Merge Subscriptions, Sync Scopes
  • Rename connections and tables
  • Copy the database file for example to your project or any other folder

Script/Migrate!

  • Script entire schema and/or all data from SQL Server Compact, SQLite and SQL Server databases, and choose tables to script - with high fidelity
  • Import to SQL Server Compact or SQLite from a SQL Server database or a CSV file
  • Migrate a SQL Server Compact or SQLite database directly to SQL Server (LocalDB/Express)
  • Migrate from SQL Server Compact or SQLite to SQL Server, SQL Azure and SQLite via script
  • Migrate from SQL Server or SQLite to SQL Server Compact, either via script or in a single step
  • Build CREATE TABLE scripts, and Index/Column and Foreign Key scripts from the UI

Query!

  • Basic, free form query execution in editor with syntax coloring, support for large files, and built-in search with result highlighting
  • Parse SQL scripts
  • Display graphical estimated and actual execution plan
  • Check query duration
  • Explore query results with filtering, sorting and grouping
  • Edit table data in a grid, with column sorting, clever column sizing, image import/export, quick search and free form query
  • View table data as a report, with options to page through data, print and export as Excel/Word/PDF

Manage versions!

  • Database File version check
  • Maintain databases: Set password, Verify, Shrink, Compact, Repair (SQLCE), Vaccum, Reindex (SQLite)
  • About box with detailed SQL Server Compact engine version information
  • Upgrade version 3.1/3.5 files to version 4.0 in a single step

Synchronize!

  • Create and manage SQL Server Merge Replication subscriptions

For support, full source code and feedback, go to: https://github.com/ErikEJ/SqlCeToolbox - the source code also includes a scripting API and command line versions of many of the features in the Toolbox.

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