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2/7/2020

DataDude Notes

Using T4 Templates with Visual Studio 2010 Database Projects

I had a request to update my Visual Studio 2008 GDR Database projects CRUD generator to...

Author: psirr-MSFT Date: 04/12/2011

Database Project Extensibility – Merge Table and View Scripts

In this blog I’ve created a project feature extension to combine Table and View child scripts...

Author: psirr-MSFT Date: 01/05/2011

Template Driven Sql Generation Updated for Visual Studio 2010

More than a year ago I presented a simple template processor for Visual Studio 2008 Database...

Author: psirr-MSFT Date: 12/28/2010

Converting .dbp files to .dbproj files

With the release of Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2, database projects with the .dbp extension are...

Author: psirr-MSFT Date: 11/16/2009

Interesting Memory Leak in .Net 3.5 Binary Deserialization

Recently I was analyzing an application written in managed code for memory problems. In...

Author: psirr-MSFT Date: 11/13/2009

Sample Visual Studio 2008 Fonts and Color Provider

Adding a new Font and Color category to the Visual Studio Options dialog is, admittedly, a little...

Author: psirr-MSFT Date: 11/13/2009

Template Driven Sql Generation

Recently Duke Kamstra and I demonstrated how you can use Visual Studio 2008 Database and Server...

Author: psirr-MSFT Date: 07/31/2009

Using T4 Templates with GDR Database Projects

For this blog I’ve developed an add-in for General Distribution Release (GDR) for Visual Studio Team...

Author: psirr-MSFT Date: 12/29/2008

Navigating the Data Dude Object Model

In this blog I’ll introduce you to the basics of navigating the General Distribution Release (GDR)...

Author: psirr-MSFT Date: 12/11/2008

Database Project Import Scripts Add In

In this blog I’ll introduce you to the Import Scripts add-in to the General Distribution Release...

Author: psirr-MSFT Date: 11/24/2008

Data Compare DTE Commands

In this blog I’ll lead you through the various parameters for the “Data.NewDataComparison” command...

Author: psirr-MSFT Date: 11/22/2008

Schema Compare DTE Commands

In this blog I’ll lead you through the various parameters for the “Data.NewSchemaComparison” command...