SQL Server 2008 Management Studio Express的备用选项

Question

I am trying to install SQL Server 2008 Management Studio Express found here , but I am getting a win32 not an application error.

Is there another option for managing Windows SQL Server databases other than Visual Studio? I just have to be able to log in to the server and run some test SQL like:

ALTER TABLE test ADD column VARCHAR(50)

Can you run that query in Visual Studio? If so that would solve the problem too.

Answer 1

There is the command line sqlcmd utility .

The sqlcmd utility lets you enter Transact-SQL statements, system procedures, and script files at the command prompt, in Query Editor in SQLCMD mode, in a Windows script file or in an operating system (Cmd.exe) job step of a SQL Server Agent job.

Answer 2

Yes, you can run ad-hoc queries to a SQL Server database from Visual Studio.

Find/create a Data Connection in Server Explorer, right-click, and choose New Query.