

Press Enter, and you get prompt for a database name.

You can also specify ADO.NET connecting string. It opens a prompt to ask for a server name. Now, let’s add a new connection to SQL Server in VS code. It installs, enables the extension globally along with the SQL tools service for the mssql extension. You can search for a specific extension in the marketplace.Ĭlick on Install for SQL Server (mssql) extension. It treats the whole script as a regular file.Ĭlick on recommendation, and it opens the recommended extension for SQL Server. In the below image, we see that you do not get different color codes for the database object. We can work on SQL scripts without extension as well, but it does not give added functionality to work on T-SQL. For example, if we open the T-SQL script, it recommends you for the below extension. We need to use extensions in the VS code to work with these languages. It supports various programming languages t-SQL, Python, PHP, AWS CLI, PowerShell, etc. When selected, formats text that is pasted into the editor to fit the formatting options selected for the editor.In the previous article, Getting started with Visual Studio Code (VS Code), we took a detailed overview of the popular code editor. When selected, formats text when Enter is pressed, to fit the formatting options selected for the editor. When selected, formats code blocks according to the formatting options selected for the editor as soon as you complete the code block. When selected, formats statements at completion according to the formatting options selected for the editor. When deselected, the format statement on and format block on } options are disabled. These settings affect when the code editor applies formatting options to code. Formatting (General) page General settings When you change a setting by selecting a radio button or check box, the preview window updates to show the effect of the new setting. The preview window shows an example of the selected option. To use the preview window, select a formatting option. The Indentation, New Lines, Spacing, and Wrapping subpages each display a preview window at the bottom that shows the effect of each option.
