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When I create a table in SQL Server and save it, if I try to edit the table design, like change a column type from int to real, I get this error: Saving changes is not permitted. The change you have made requires the following table to be dropped and re-created. You have either made changes to a table that can't be recreated or enabled the option prevent saving changes that require the table to be re-created. Why do I have to re-create the table? I just want to change a data type from smallint to real . The table is empty, and I didn't use it until now. Robert Harvey From Save (Not Permitted)

I need to be able to establish an ODBC connection through SQL Server authentication. In SSMS how do I grant permission for a user to be able to have ALL RIGHTS on a specific database? is there a way to do this graphically with SSMS? If you want to give your user all read permissions, you could use: EXEC sp_addrolemember N'db_datareader', N'your-user-name' That adds the default db_datareader role (read permission on all tables) to that user. There's also a db_datawriter role - which gives your user all WRITE permissions (INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE) on all tables: EXEC sp_addrolemember N'db

I'd like to automate the script generation in SQL Server Management Studio 2008. Right now what I do is : Right click on my database, Tasks, "Generate Scripts..." manually select all the export options I need, and hit select all on the "select object" tab Select the export folder Eventually hit the "Finish" button Is there a way to automate this task? Edit : I want to generate creation scripts, not change scripts. What Brann is mentioning from the Visual Studio 2008 SP1 Team Suite is version 1.4 of the Database Publishing Wizard. It's installed with sql server 2008 (maybe only professional?)

I have been having this problem for a couple of weeks now. The problem is that the query takes 4-5 minutes to run on the website and at most 2 or 3 seconds to run in ssms. Also I found that after I make a change to this query like adding the customerId variable it will start running quickly on the web page but by the next day it is slow again. The query in question is this one: DECLARE @customerID INT SET @customerID = @CustID DECLARE @MyTable table( Iden int NOT NULL IDENTITY(1,1), ProductID int) INSERT INTO @MyTable(ProductID) SELECT P.ProductID FROM Product P WITH (NOLOCK) left join