Debugging SQL

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With the Visual Studio 2005 debugger, you can now debug managed common language runtime (CLR) assemblies running inside the SQL Server 2005 process in much the same way that you have debugged stored procedures, functions, triggers, and other kinds of database objects.

For more information, see What's New in the Visual Studio Debugger.

In This Section

• SQL Debugging Limitations
  Describes restrictions and limitations on the use of SQL Debugging features.

• Setting Up SQL Debugging
  Lists software requirements for SQL debugging, for the server and workstation, instructions for enabling SQL debugging, installing, configuring, and troubleshooting setup.

• Debugging SQL Database Objects
  Provides detailed instructions and samples for each type of SQL Server database object that can be debugged.

• Multi-tier Application Database Debugging
  Describes how to debug applications whose components are located on multiple machines.

Related Sections

• Overview of Visual Database Tools
  Describes and provides links to topics on Microsoft Visual Database Tools and database connections and references.

• Creating SQL Server 2005 Objects in Managed Code
  Describes how to create CLR SQL database objects in Visual Studio using the SQL Server project type.

See Also

Concepts

Debugger Security

Other Resources

Debugging in Visual Studio