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Chapter 22
Using SQLFire.NET Designer
The SQLFire.NET Designer component provides Visual Studio 2008 design-time support for a SQLFire distributed
system. After installing the Designer component you can add SQLFire databases to the Server Explorer list in Visual
Studio 2008, design queries with the Query Designer, drag-and-drop tables onto a typed DataSet, and so forth. The
Designer component also enables you to create and edit SQLFire schemas directly in Visual Studio 2008.
Installing SQLFire.NET Designer
The vFabric SQLFire installation provides an installation program to install and register the SQLFire.NET
component.
Prerequisites
In order to install or use SQLFire.NET Designer, you must install this software in addition to vFabric SQLFire:
Microsoft Visual Studio 2008
Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 SP1
Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 SDK
Procedure
To install the SQLFire.NET component:
1.
Go to the \adonet\SQLFireDesigner subdirectory of your vFabric SQLFire installation. (For example,
c:\vFabric_SQLFire_11_bNNNNN\adonet\SQLFireDesigner).
2.
Double-click the sqlfire_setup.msi installer.
3. Follow the on-screen prompts to install SQLFire.NET Designer.
Connecting to a SQLFire Distributed System
Use SQLFire.NET Designer to create, modify and delete connections to vFabric SQLFire distributed systems.
Prerequisites
Before you follow this procedure:
Install the SQLFire.NET Designer component. See Installing SQLFire.NET Designer on page 147.
Start at least one SQLFire member with client access. See Tutorials on page 37.
Procedure
To connect to a SQLFire system:
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