The Visual Database Tools in Microsoft Visual Studio

The Microsoft® Visual Database Tools are included in the Microsoft® Visual Studio™ suite of products to provide a visual tool for integrating database access in your applications.

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The features available in the different versions of the Visual Studio suite products Differences Between Visual Studio Enterprise and Professional Edition
Creating and using a data connection Working with Database Projects
Using the Data View window to access the Visual Database Tools Managing Databases in Data View
Using the Project Explorer (FileView in Microsoft® Visual C++®) to create and manage queries and SQL scripts Working in the Project Explorer
How to create and work with database diagrams Database Designer
How to create and manage queries Query Designer