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I have read that while plug-ins are not supported for SQL Server Management Studio, it can be done.
Does anyone have any resources or advice on how to go about it using C#?
A company that is currently offering plug-ins to Management Studio is Red Gate: http://www.red-gate.com/products/SQL_Refactor/index.htm
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Usually, SSMS is installed on the same machine (server) where the SQL Server Engine and other features are installed, but sometimes database developers do not have remote access to the database server and they need SSMS installed locally and connect to the remote databases.
Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Microsoft SQL Server, point to Configuration Tools, and then click SQL Server Configuration Manager. If you do not have these entries on the Start menu, SQL Server is not correctly installed.
To start SQL Server Management Studio On current versions of Windows, on the Start page, type SSMS, and then select Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio. When using older versions of Windows, on the Start menu, point to All Programs, point to Microsoft SQL Server, and then select SQL Server Management Studio.
Here is a very good guide to creating a plugin for SQL Server Management Studio: http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/shair/archive/2008/07/28/how-to-create-sql-server-management-studio-addin.aspx
Basically, it consists of the following:
The article includes a nice sample that you can use to skip some of the manual steps.
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