Visual Studio 2005 Support for SQL Server 2008

If you've been playing around with SQL Server 2008 and have not yet upgraded to Visual Studio 2008, you might have come across several issues with database connectivity (to say the least!). Microsoft has recently resolved this issue through a CTP of the VS2005 Support for SQL Server 2008. Download it here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e1109aef-1aa2-408d-aa0f-9df094f993bf&DisplayLang=en

Specific issues this CTP resolves:

This CTP resolves a problem that when you try to open a database connection to SQL Server 2008 by using Visual Studio 2005 design tools, you may receive the following error message:
“This server version is not supported. Only servers up to Microsoft SQL Server 2005 are supported.”
This CTP addresses this issue, and enables the following Visual Studio functionality for SQL Server 2008 CTP5 :

• Server Explorer successfully connects to SQL Server 2008, and database objects such as stored procedures and table data can be viewed and edited. Note that table schemas still cannot be viewed or edited in this release.
• SQL CLR projects that target SQL Server 2008 CTP5 can be created and deployed to the server.
• T-SQL and SQL CLR debugging are now enabled for SQL Server 2008 CTP5.
• Data binding features in Client and Web Projects are enabled.

This CTP does not support the following features for SQL Server 2008 Nov CTP:

• Creating and editing table schemas in Table Designer or Database Diagrams. The table designer feature in SQL Server Management Studio 2008 can be used to edit table schemas in SQL Server 2008 CTP5.