New Visual Studio 2008 Database, Visual Basic Tool Downloads Available -- Visual Studio Magazine

New Visual Studio 2008 Database, Visual Basic Tool Downloads Available

By Becky Nagel
02/20/2008

Microsoft this week posted several new downloads for developers working with Visual Studio 2008 and Visual Basic.

One of the downloads, Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition Power Tools, offers features like a new data generator wizard, new refractory types and new test conditions, as well as customer-requested features like command-line SQL Static Code Analysis execution through MSBuild, according to the company's Web site and blogs.

Another download is beta software that corrects a problem Visual Studio 2008 has connecting to the SQL Server 2008 community technology preview (CTP) released in November. The issue does not appear to affect the newest SQL Server 2008 CTP, released Tuesday.

For Visual Basic users, Microsoft released version 3.0 of its Visual Basic Power Packs, this one featuring a new Data Repeater control and better Windows Form printing, among other features.

Visual Basic 6.0 users may also want to download a new Visual Basic 6.0 Service Pack 6 security update, posted earlier this month.

About the Author

Becky Nagel serves as vice president of AI for 1105 Media specializing in developing media, events and training for companies around AI and generative AI technology. She also regularly writes and reports on AI news, and is the founding editor of PureAI.com. She's the author of "ChatGPT Prompt 101 Guide for Business Users" and other popular AI resources with a real-world business perspective. She regularly speaks, writes and develops content around AI, generative AI and other business tech. She has a background in Web technology and B2B enterprise technology journalism.

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