Programming Microsoft® ADO.NET 2.0 Core Reference, 2nd Edition

Visual Studio 2005 Design-Time Features

Visual Studio 2005 offers some design-time features that are handy when you’re working with SqlDataAdapters. As noted in Chapter 3, the Server Explorer window gives you the ability to easily create and execute queries against your database at design time.

You can also use Server Explorer to examine your database’s schema, as described in Chapter 4. When you’re writing your ADO.NET code, you can easily use Server Explorer to check the names of tables, columns, and stored procedures by drilling down into your connection. You can also examine data types of columns in your tables and views, and parameters on your stored procedures. Simply select the desired column or parameter in Server Explorer, and then examine ...