Is it possible to access the queries and procedures in a file created by SQL Server without installing SQL Server? Problem is that I am having problems to install the SQL server / Express version.
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A:
When all else fails - always try to open files in notepad and see what happens.
In this case, .sql files definitely can be opened with notepad - they are just text files. The extension is just there to give you the ability to double-click on them and by default open in Management Studio (or whatever you want to use to edit SQL files).
Charles Boyung
2010-03-31 20:04:46
thanks for this simple but useful tip!! in fact among the garbage text I am able to read the queries :-)
mouthpiec
2010-03-31 20:44:09