Posted by Erland Sommarskog on 11/17/59 11:57

tlyczko (tlyczko@gmail.com) writes:
> I have Visual Studio Tools for Office (VSTO) and the SS 2005 Developer
> that comes with it, all of which I can install on my local XP box.
>
> 1. Which one do I install first, VSTO or SS 2005 Developer??

It should matter, I think, but I would install SQL Server first.

> 2. Regardless of which one is installed first, what's the best way
> after that to move or copy database objects like tables, queries,
> reports, etc. from the XP/developer box to an SS 2005 Server??

Depends on what the purpose of the copying is, but assuming that the
other box is a production machine, it is my opinion that all source
code should be under version control, and all deployment should be
performed from the version-control system.


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Erland Sommarskog, SQL Server MVP, esquel@sommarskog.se

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