In this example, we will be connecting to a local instance of. In the Server Name, type the IP and Instance of your Server. First, you need to choose the type of database to which you want to connect. The problem could be a missing localhost entry, syntax errors or incorrect whitespace. Go to 'Tools' menu and then click on 'Connect to Database'. Usually this error is caused by broken /etc/hosts file. On the General page do the following: Linked server - type the name of the MySQL server you want to link to. In SQL Server Management Studio, open Object Explorer, expand Server Objects, right-click Linked Servers, and then click New Linked Server. In the Add Connection dialog box, make sure that Microsoft SQL Server Database File is selected under Data source, and then browse to and select the SampleDatabase.mdf file. Create a SQL Server Linked Server to MySQL.
Here, we will develop a windows application.
It only allows accessing PostgreSQL from Visual Studio itself.Īs here you van find out, How to Connect Visual Studio LightSwitch to PostgreSQL with dotConnect for PostgreSQL Data Provider.Īs per postgresql documentation here Could not translate host name localhost, service 5432 to address: nodename nor servname provided, or not known. If you can't expand the Data Connections node, or the SampleDatabase.mdf connection is not listed, select the Connect to Database button in the Server Explorer toolbar. Now, we have to create an application in Visual Studio, that demonstrates the connectivity with MySQL. The VSIX doesn't automatically add Npgsql to your GAC, App.config, nfig or any other project or system-wide resource. The extension can be installed directly from the Visual Studio Marketplace page. It allows connecting to PostgreSQL from within Visual Studio's Server Explorer, create an Entity Framework 6 model from an existing database, etc.
To disable it, update the settings.As per documentation here Npgsql has a Visual Studio extension (VSIX) which integrates PostgreSQL access into Visual Studio. (Default is true)īy default, anonymous telemetry data collection is turned on to understand user behavior to improve this extension.