No Server Explorer

This is getting a bit frustrating.

Nearly all of the help files concerning connections to a database reference opening the Server Explorer. Most say something like, "From the View menu item, select Server Explorer." I'm trying to work in VB2005 Express. There is no Server Explorer menu option in the View menu item.

I do have Database Explorer but the options in it do not match up with what is being discussed in the Help files so this must not be one and the same as Server Explorer. I have reviewed the Import/Export Settings to no avail.

Any help out there

Thanks,



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No Server Explorer

  • maheshci

    Sounds to me like the help is refering to the full version of visual studio.

    I prefer to write my own database layer in any case, too many people seem to be posting for help when they try to get the IDE to generate all their SQL code for them.


  • veronique

    Bill -

    Sounds like you are getting help related to the full version.  You can report this problem at http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/productfeeback.

    Thanks,
    Luke Hoban
    Visual C# IDE Program Manager


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