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dbForge Studio for SQL Server

dbForge Studio for SQL Server is an SQL server development tool incorporating query builder, data import/export and compare tools for managing and analyzing data.

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  1. Add an option allowing to check if a record already exists when adding identical record.

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  2. Ability To Hide Relationships On A Diagram

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  3. Please, make it possible to connect MS SQL help in dbForge. Following this improvement need to use sql server management studio completely disappear.

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  4. I'd like a hotkey option to copy database diagram to my chosen default format, like PNG. I'm currently having 3-4 steps to simply save the diagram as a PNG. I'd also like the option to COPY TO CLIPBOARD AS: PNG, JPEG, ETC.

    One additional thought, attaching a comment to a table, not free floating. Kinda like a visio diagram. That would be nice for helping improve speed of documentation.

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  5. Add the ability to pan the schema using the mouse. Like we see on other product with the hand tool icon. It would be simpler then using the scroll bar or or mouse wheel with keyboard.

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  6. Please implement selective export of certain records and all related records in child tables (by foreign key).
    Doing whole data compare in our case is estimated at 7.5hrs, which is too long for practical use.
    This feature would be very useful in our reproduce/troubleshoot workflows, replacing whole DB backup/restore, which is roughly 150GB, times 2, to be moved over network.

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  7. In smss while typing a query single quotes create a closing one automatically the move the carret back inside the to quotes. Is there a way to set up dbForge Studio for SQL Server in order to get the same behavior?

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  8. Do you plan adding user extensions for the IDE (plagins) or some other mechanism to extend the functionality with external utilities?

    For example:

    1. Using the external xml (you could include the editor), add an ability to add menu items (main, popup menu for a database, object, in the editor) where an external program with parameters will run (on a modal window) upon a click: current connection string (with a password, asking the user's permission), current database, current object type, current object name, etc.

    A return code will tell what to do ( -1 - error, 0 -nothing to do, 1-update…

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  9. In SQL it is possible, when adding a column with a default value to a table with existing data, to set the value of the column in the existing rows to the default value:

    ALTER TABLE {TABLENAME}
    ADD {COLUMNNAME} {TYPE} {NULL|NOT NULL}
    CONSTRAINT {CONSTRAINTNAME} DEFAULT {DEFAULTVALUE}
    [WITH VALUES]

    I would like to select this option when adding a column to the table in the designer, and also be able to include the option when scripting the changes to the table - when a schema comparison is done, have the WITH VALUES option included in the script.

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  10. usefull for coding

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  11. Add ability to also search in SQL Server Agent Jobs for references to stored procedures, tables etc. to dbForge Search.

    Redgate SQL Search has this functionality.

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  12. There should be possible to rename a tab. This should override the SSMS Caption template. It should not override the filename if it is a file that is saved to disk.

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  13. The DevExpress grid control has the ability to fix (freeze) columns so that they remain visible as you horizontally scroll the other columns. It would be great to have that available in the DbForge grid:

    https://www.devexpress.com/products/net/controls/winforms/grid/~data-presentation~fixed-bands-%26-columns

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  14. Hi,
    It would be good to add a "modified date" filter to the defaults. Currently it is very hard to display only recently modified elements.

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  15. llow to group/organize Functions or Stored Procedures within folders created by the user. This way, it is possible to group by functionality.
    Over time these kind of objects pile up and become increasely difficult to manage.

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  16. Please add a filter to Object Search results like 'Display distinct names of objects only' (or similar),. That will help with searching objects (tables/views) that contain certain data, but not data itself. Say when I search for string 'rufhweirfi' in my a database, it returns me 4000+ rows from 58 tables, but I need only names of objects that contain such data. That would help with searching pairs master-detail in database that has no relationships for tables.

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  17. Data Viewer is not working after a day of application activity

    Data Viewer stops displaying anything in a day after being started. You will need to restart the application so it starts working again.

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  18. It would be great if the results pane a consistent height rather than resizing to the take up all available space not used by the query. Sometimes you'll run a query that to get an idea of the type of data in a table but mean to expand on the query. With the current set up you have to resize the results window to write a multi line query after running the initial one line query.

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    Please note that you can redirect the query result to the Data window:

    1. Select ‘Tools → Options…’. The ‘Options’ window opens.
    2. Navigate to the ‘Environment → Documents → SQL documents’ section.
    3. Select ‘Redirect data to Data window if Data view is closed’.

  19. In Delphi if you use the Devart SQL server components, dbForge studio is launched automatically. There is a bug if you close Delphi, studio hangs and is no longer usable.

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    Could you please let us know what version of dbForge Studio for SQL Server you are using?

  20. When using the "Truncate Table" feature on a table which has an active table lock, dbForge completely freezes up and ultimately crashes. The app should "gracefully wait" rather than crash.

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    Could you please specify what product version you are using?

    Please also provide us a screenshot of any possible error and perform the following:
    1. Select ‘Tools → Options…’ from the main menu. The ‘Options’ window opens.
    2. Navigate to the ‘Environment → Output’ branch.
    3. Select the ‘Write queries sent by the program to the SQL Log’ and ‘Log application errors’ options.
    4. Unselect the ‘Delete application log after closing’ option. Click ‘OK’.
    5. Reproduce the issue and send us the *.log file with the latest date from the folder:
    SystemDrive\Users\%UserName%\AppData\Roaming\Devart\dbForge Studio for SQL Server\

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