Richard Fennell : SQL

Recording of my SQLBits Session on Visual Studio 2008

But it works on my PC! — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:16:46 GMT

A webcast recording of SQLBits IV session ‘Making the SQL developer one of the family with Visual Studio Team System’ is now available on the SQLBits site. This discusses the features of the VS2008 Database GDR Edition. Unfortunately I will not be proposing...(read more)

Fun with a SQLExpress 2005 upgrade 2008

But it works on my PC! — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:33:33 GMT

On my development PC I had a 2005 instance of SQLExpress that was installed as part of the VS2008 setup. I thought I had upgraded it when I put on the SQL 2008 Management tools and/or VS2010 beta, but it seems I didn’t. I thought I would try the new Microsoft...(read more)

Follow up to my session yesterday at VBug Newcatsle on DataDude GDR

But it works on my PC! — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 09:30:59 GMT

Thanks to everyone who attended my session at VBug Newcastle last night, hope you enjoyed. As I mentioned in my session, to celebrate my talking at VBug, Microsoft chose to release the Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR R2 yesterday....(read more)

Speaking in Newcastle tomorrow

But it works on my PC! — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:30:09 GMT

If you are in Newcastle on the evening of the 22nd I will be speaking at Vbug on Visual Studio 2008 Database Edition . Hope to see you there....(read more)

Visual Studio 2008 DBPRO GDR QFE (wow loads of TLAs there)

But it works on my PC! — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 09:48:29 GMT

At my session at SQLBits IV on Visual Studio 2008 DBPro GDR it was mentioned that there was a major patch just about to be released to address some known issues. Well Brian Harry has provided links to the release of the release candidate of the GDR QFE...(read more)

Visual Studio 2008 Database Edition GDR release - Createdeployment

But it works on my PC! — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 22:28:37 GMT

Whilst preparing for my session at SQLBits next weekend I was re-watched Gert Drapers' PDC session (TL45) where he used a command tool to deploy a database via a USB pen drive (about 30 minutes into the session) . Now it seems that the createdeployment...(read more)

'Datadude' merged with Team Developer

But it works on my PC! — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:45:51 GMT

It was announced overnight by Microsoft that the Database Professional SKU for Visual Studio will be made available to all people who have a licensed copy of Team Developer. This is great news as it addresses the problem of where to put the expensive...(read more)

Leeds SQL Usergroup

But it works on my PC! — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:32:12 GMT

Thanks to everyone one who attended my session at the Leeds SQL User group on Visual Studio Database Edition and to UPCO for hosting the event. The slide stack is available on the Black Marble web site...(read more)