To best leverage this extensibility model from within the IDE, Visual Studio. NET provides the Visual Studio Macros environment. NET to fit their individual needs. Using Visual Studio Macros, developers can automate repetitive processes to save time and effort, much like Microsoft Office developers do today using Visual Basic for Applications. Visual Database Tools Visual Studio.
NET includes comprehensive features for working with databases to maximize developer productivity.
Instead of requiring multiple tools for creating database schemas, stored procedures, indexes, triggers, and other items, developers can perform these tasks within the Visual Studio. Let's take a closer look at some of the features provided with the Visual Database Tools in Visual Studio. Database Designer Developers can work easily and quickly with physical database schemas for Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle using the Database Designer. The Database Designer provides a visual view of the schema and can be edited directly to add, modify, or remove tables, columns, indexes, views, and other database objects. In addition, relationships between tables can be viewed and modified, providing complete control over the physical database design.