SQL Management Studio won't open scripts on double-click

Question

I\'m used to double-clicking *.sql script files to open them in SQL Server Management Studio. I recently upgraded to Win7, and now when I double-click a script file, SSMS op

Answer 1

For SQL Server 2012 the reg key is different:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ssms.sql.11.0

Answer 2

Run regedit and go to the following key:

Check to make sure you have tthe correct version. In my case, it is 12.0

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\ssms.sql.12.0\Shell\Open\Command

Edit the default value to add "%1" to the end.

The value should now look like the following: (modify path name to to match the ssms.exe program on your pc)

"c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\120\Tools\Binn\ManagementStudio\ssms.exe" /dde "%1"