Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2010 Unleashed

Creating a Database Project

Database projects use the same project template system and “new project” process as all other Visual Studio project types. This means that we launch the creation process by selecting File, New, and then selecting one of the templates located in the Database/SQL Server/Advanced category on the New Project dialog box. Visual Studio ships with support for SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2008, and because these require different parsing and tooling support, they are both represented by different templates. In fact, we have three templates to pick from for both SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2008: One template uses a wizard to guide us through creating the project, the other creates an empty or blank database project for ...