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Changing colors in SSMS

  • September 4, 2013 at 9:54 am

    #395418

    a quick, spackle article. Setting different colors for tabs/connections.

  • September 4, 2013 at 10:22 am

    #1647401

    Besides paying for a tool? SQL Prompt and SSMS Toolspack will both do this and worth the money. I tried using the built-in connection coloring, but when I used the "Query-Change Connection" menu item, the color did not change appropriately. That meant I could easily run queries against a Production connection thinking I was still using a Development connection.

    While I could write a quick blurb on this, I'd have to ultimately recommend not trusting SSMS if you change the query connection within the same window.

  • September 4, 2013 at 10:38 am

    #1647408

    besides paying for a tool. I'm looking for a short piece that shows how.

    A summary/conclusion at the end can explain why a tool is better.

  • September 4, 2013 at 10:42 am

    #1647410

    I could probably write this up, then. I remember being really excited about that feature when it was announced. Then I ran a query against production thinking it was my development environment and quickly looked for (and found) other options. 🙂

  • September 4, 2013 at 10:44 am

    #1647412

    Thanks. Not looking for a long item, but a short explanation of why and show the steps to set up, say, 3 different colors.

    If you want to show SSMSToolsPack or Prompt, that's fine.

  • September 4, 2013 at 10:50 am

    #1647413

    Thanks. I will try to get something in today. Do I just submit through the Contributions Center and let you know that it's there?

  • September 4, 2013 at 11:12 am

    #1647422

    Submit it. I see it in the list and check every day or two.

  • September 4, 2013 at 12:11 pm

    #1647444

    Submitted. I'm sure that you'll want to edit. Just let me know if I missed anything or if you need me to fix anything. I hope the images came through without any problems. They worked for me, but I know that's not always the case.

  • September 4, 2013 at 1:32 pm

    #1647473

    Will do, and thanks.

  • September 17, 2013 at 12:33 pm

    #1650898

    Steve, would it be possible to correct a technical error in my article? I posted that this feature became available with SSMS 2005. It actually became available with SSMS 2008 and the connection change bug was fixed with SSMS 2008 R2 SP1.

  • September 17, 2013 at 4:03 pm

    #1650964

    Edit it in the Contribution Center. Then resubmit.

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