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Connect To Azure SQL Database (AccessToSQL)

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Use the Connect to SQL Azure dialog box to connect to the database in Azure SQL Database that you want to migrate.

To access this dialog box, on the File menu, select Connect to SQL Azure. If you have previously connected, the command is Reconnect to SQL Azure.

Options

Server Name

Select or enter the Server Name for connecting to SQL Azure.

Database

Select, enter or Browse the Database name.

Important

SSMA for Access does not support connection to master database in SQL Azure.

User name

Enter the user name that SSMA will use to connect to Azure SQL Database

Password

Enter the password for the user name.

Encrypt

SSMA recommends encrypted connection to SQL Azure.

Create database

To create a new database, follow the following steps

  1. click on browse button that is present in the Connect to SQL Azure dialog box

  2. If there are no databases, two menu items appear

    1. (no databases found) which is disabled and grayed out all the time

    2. Create new database which is always enabled, enabling the user to create a new database. Upon clicking this menu item, create database dialog box is present with database name and size.

  3. At the time of database creation, these two parameters is given as input.

    1. Database Name: Enter the Database name.

    2. Database Size : Select the Database size that you need to create in SQL Azure account.