Directly editing data in results pane with SQL 2005 Management Studio

  • In SQL 2000 Enterprise Manager, one was able to edit and commit data on-the-fly directly from the results pane. Action->Open Table->Query with the SQL Pane shown gives you an interface similar to Query Analyzer. One could write a complex select statement with where clauses and joins, and the results pane would show the resulting data. The data is editable and instantly updated. We are now planning to migrate to SQL 2005, and so will need the same capabilities that were availiable from its predecessor. I believe there to be an option/configuration setting or panel in Management Studio that would expose this functionality. I have SQL 2005 Standard Client Tools installed with the SQL 2005 Express Engine, as well as SQL 2000 Client Tools.

    The question is this: How do you edit data in the results grid in SQL 2005 Management Studio as you would in SQL 2000 Enterprise Manager when you Open Table via Query (Action->Open Table->Query), and what option/configuration setting or panel would you need to enable/show to make this a permanent feature?

  • In SQL 2005 using SSMS you can right click a table and select "Open Table".

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