Why haven't you used *Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Express?* it's basically the Enterprise Manager redeux.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=C243A5AE-4BD1-4E3D-94B8-5A0F62BF7796&displaylang=en On Sat, Jun 28, 2008 at 12:08 AM, Mike Kear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Actually I've been stuck with VIsual Studio since SQLServer dropped > Enterprise Manager and forced us to have VS. > > I think its the worst application on my machine. It's slow as a rainy > Sunday to load, the documentaion is so appallingly written it's > impossible to figure out how to do anything - i'd do almost anything > to avoid using it. Even use notepad. I have tried many times to > understand what's going on and how to use it properly, and without > success. Any time i try to use the documentation i get so sick of the > endless nested sidetracks ( "... to read more about this click here > ...") that can take me up to 10 links away from what i originally set > out to learn. That's the worst aspect of any of Microsoft's > documentation - no one there (except perhaps you, Scott) seems able to > write a straightforward document in plain easy-to-understand language > about anything. > > So i haven't been able to get that grossly bloated and over=weight > application to do anything for me except uploading databases to my > remote server and bringing them down to my dev machine. > > For anything else I'll run a mile from Visual Studio. I just dont > have enough of my life left remaining to waste trying to figure out > this IDE. > > > Cheers > Mike Kear > Windsor, NSW, Australia > Adobe Certified Advanced ColdFusion Developer > AFP Webworks > http://afpwebworks.com > ColdFusion, PHP, ASP, ASP.NET <http://asp.net/> hosting from AUD$15/month > > > > > > On Sat, Jun 28, 2008 at 2:30 PM, Scott Barnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > I dare you to do it barry. write in Notepad vs VS Studio 2008... > > > > You're on crack if you think VS Studio isn't one of the most power IDE"s > on > > the planet. I'll deflect and absorb a lot of crap around being all things > > Microsoft, but i've meet die hard Java fanbois through to Adobe staffers > > whom have all agreed - Visual Studio is powerful. Now if it's not your > cup > > of tea, that's cool but "spagetti code" ... you = epic fail :) > > btw do you ever stop whining about Microsoft? you grumpy muso :) heheh. > > On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 11:59 PM, Barry Beattie <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > wrote: > >> > >> is this turning into a Frameworks Vs tools debate? > >> > >> > > > > -- Regards, Scott Barnes http://www.mossyblog.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "cfaussie" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cfaussie?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
