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Use Visual Studio Code to create and run Transact-SQL scripts for SQL Server. 6 minutes to read.
Contributors. In this article APPLIES TO: SQL Server (Linux only) Azure SQL Database Azure SQL Data Warehouse Parallel Data Warehouse This article shows how to use the mssql extension for Visual Studio Code (VS Code) to develop SQL Server databases. Visual Studio Code is a graphical code editor for Linux, macOS, and Windows that supports extensions. The enables you to connect to SQL Server, query with Transact-SQL (T-SQL), and view the results.
Install VS Code. If you have not already installed VS Code, on your machine. Start VS Code. Install the mssql extension The following steps explain how to install the mssql extension. Press CTRL+SHIFT+P (or F1) to open the Command Palette in VS Code. Select Install Extension and type mssql.
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Note For Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 or lower versions, you must download and install the. Download and open the zip file. Then run the installer (.msu file) targeting your current OS configuration. Create or open a SQL file The mssql extension enables mssql commands and T-SQL IntelliSense in the editor when the language mode is set to SQL.
Press CTRL+N. Visual Studio Code opens a new 'Plain Text' file by default.
Press CTRL+K,M and change the language mode to SQL. Alternatively, open an existing file with.sql file extension.
The language mode is automatically SQL for files that have the.sql extension. Connect to SQL Server The following steps show how to connect to SQL Server with VS Code.
In VS Code, press CTRL+SHIFT+P (or F1) to open the Command Palette. Type sql to display the mssql commands. Select the MS SQL: Connect command. You can simply type sqlcon and press ENTER.
Select Create Connection Profile. This creates a connection profile for your SQL Server instance. Follow the prompts to specify the connection properties for the new connection profile. After specifying each value, press ENTER to continue. The following table describes the Connection Profile properties. Setting Description Server name The SQL Server instance name. For this tutorial, use localhost to connect to the local SQL Server instance on your machine.
If connecting to a remote SQL Server, enter the name of the target SQL Server machine or its IP address. If you need to specify a port for your SQL Server instance, use a comma to separate it from the name. For example for a local server running on port 1401 you would enter localhost,1401. Optional Database name The database that you want to use.
For purposes of this tutorial, don't specify a database and press ENTER to continue. User name Enter the name of a user with access to a database on the server.
For this tutorial, use the default SA account created during the SQL Server setup. Password (SQL Login) Enter the password for the specified user. Save Password? Type Yes to save the password. Otherwise, type No to be prompted for the password each time the Connection Profile is used.
Optional Enter a name for this profile The Connection Profile name. For example, you could name the profile localhost profile. Tip If you get a connection failure, first attempt to diagnose the problem from the error message in the Output panel in VS Code (select Output on the View menu). Then review the.
Verify your connection in the status bar. Create a database. In the editor, type sql to bring up a list of editable code snippets.
Select sqlCreateDatabase. In the snippet, type TutorialDB for the database name. USE master GO IF NOT EXISTS ( SELECT name FROM sys.databases WHERE name = N'TutorialDB' ) CREATE DATABASE TutorialDB GO.
Press CTRL+SHIFT+E to execute the Transact-SQL commands. View the results in the query window. Tip You can customize shortcut key bindings for the mssql extension commands. Create a table. Remove the contents of the editor window. Press F1 to display the Command Palette.
Type sql in the Command Palette to display the SQL commands or type sqluse for MS SQL:Use Database command. Click MS SQL:Use Database, and select the TutorialDB database. This changes the context to the new database created in the previous section. In the editor, type sql to display the snippets, and then select sqlCreateTable and press enter. In the snippet, type Employees for the table name. Press Tab, and then type dbo for the schema name.
Note After adding the snippet, you must type the table and schema names without changing focus away from the VS Code editor. Change the column name for Column1 to Name and Column2 to Location. Create a new table called 'Employees' in schema 'dbo' - Drop the table if it already exists IF OBJECTID('dbo.Employees', 'U') IS NOT NULL DROP TABLE dbo.Employees GO - Create the table in the specified schema CREATE TABLE dbo.Employees ( EmployeesId INT NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY, - primary key column Name NVARCHAR(50) NOT NULL, Location NVARCHAR(50) NOT NULL ); GO. Press CTRL+SHIFT+E to create the table. Insert and query.
Add the following statements to insert four rows into the Employees table. Then select all the rows. Insert rows into table 'Employees' INSERT INTO Employees (EmployeesId,Name,Location) VALUES ( 1, N'Jared', N'Australia'), ( 2, N'Nikita', N'India'), ( 3, N'Tom', N'Germany'), ( 4, N'Jake', N'United States') GO - Query the total count of employees SELECT COUNT(.) as EmployeeCount FROM dbo.Employees; - Query all employee information SELECT e.EmployeesId, e.Name, e.Location FROM dbo.Employees as e GO.
Note The maximize icon displays when your T-SQL script has two or more result grids. Open the grid context menu with the right mouse button on a grid.
Select Select All. Open the grid context menu and select Save as JSON to save the result to a.json file. Specify a file name for the JSON file.
For this tutorial, type employees.json. Verify that the JSON file is saved and opened in VS Code. Next steps In a real-world scenario, you might create a script that you need to save and run later (either for administration or as part of a larger development project). In this case, you can save the script with a.sql extension. If you're new to T-SQL, see and the. For more information on using or contributing to the mssql extension, see. For more information on using VS Code, see the.