How we Connect SQL Server 2008 r2 enterprise to visual Studio 2012?

Question

How we Connect SQL Server 2008 r2 enterprise to visual Studio 2012?

can anybody help me to solve this issue ?

Answer 1

Hello,

In which way do you want to "connect" Visual Studio to SQL Server? Using the "Server Explorer" or "SQL Server Object Explorer"?

To manage SQL Server the best Option is using SSMS = SQL Server Management Studio.

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Answer 2

Dear i have no idea please guide me how i connect each other ..

Answer 3

Dear i am in the initial stage so i don't know how the connection is established..

Answer 4

Hi Hafiz,

You can perform the steps in the following article to connect to a SQL Server 2008 R2 database from Server Explorer or SQL Server Object Explorer in Visual Studio 2012.

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/0wbea1ae(v=vs.110).aspx

Thanks,
Lydia Zhang

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Lydia Zhang
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