#Compare two code in visual studio update#
#Compare two code in visual studio software#
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To compare details about added objects ( Table_2 in our case), from the image the table is present at the source but is missing at the target. To compare details about deleted objects ( Table_1 in our case), from the image the table is missing at the source. No Action: Objects that exist in both source and target and have no changes.Add: Objects added to the source but don’t exist at the target.Change: Objects that exist in both source and target and are being modified.Delete: Objects deleted from source database and exists in target.This can be shown as:įrom the result view, we can see objects grouped into four categories: Next ( Shift+ Alt +.): Move to next changeĪfter selecting Source and Target connection, click the Compare (Shift+ Alt + C) button to start comparing both schemas.Previous ( Shift+ Alt +,): Move to previous change.

#Compare two code in visual studio update#

Show actions not supported for update: Objects that don't support update.Show Equal Objects: Toggle this option to view equal objects.Group Result: To group results based on Action, Schema or Type.Option: Allows us to choose object types to compare and apply filters.Generate Script ( Shift+ Alt + G): Used to generate SQL script which can be executed on target database in SSMS.Update ( Shift+ Alt + U): Action can be used to update target schema with the source schema.Compare ( Shift+ Alt + C): This action is used to compare selected source and target database schemas.Follow the same process to select Target database schema ' SchemaCompareTarget'. We are going to select “ Database” from the Schema options hit “ New Connection…” to connect to our source database.Ĭlick on “ Test Connection” and then click OK on ' Select Source Schema' window. Here, we have three options to choose Source Database from: This will bring “ Select Source Schema” window: We see SqlSchemaCompare window where we need to select Source and Target databases.Ĭlick on the first dropdown “ Select Source…” to choose our source database ' SchemaCompareSource'.

Go to “ Tools” Menu and under “ SQL Server”, select “ New Schema Comparison…”

Script for target database can be downloaded hereĪfter downloading and executing the script to creating two databases, open Visual Studio to create a compare schema definition.

Script for source database can be downloaded here.

I have included SQL scripts for both Source as well as Target databases. We are going to replicate or mock realtime schema changes to have better insight. In this article, we are going to compare two instances of the same database, one is called as Source and the other one as Target.

#Compare two code in visual studio software#

The main usage of this tool is when the developer works with multiple instances of the same database across different environments like Development, QA, Stage and Production, etc., and when there are frequent schema changes in database that need to be tracked.Īlthough there are many third party software and tools like SQL Compare from Redgate and Schema Compare from DevArt, they are premium products and many developers are looking for a free tool that can solve their basic needs. The topic is about the hidden gem that comes with Visual Studio called “ New Schema Comparison…” under ' SQL Server' in ' Tools' menu. In this article, we are going to look at one of the most useful features in Visual Studio that is often ignored or to be frank, many people don’t even know about its existence.

#Compare two code in visual studio download#

Download SqlSchemaCompare.scmp file - 1.7 KB.