Error executing: DDE connection

Question

I have installed several versions of SQL Server on my machine, but visual source safe insists in opening any .sql file using Sql Server 2008 management studio.

I have changed the default application for files .sql to be opened using SQL Server 2014 management studio but now when I right click any of my scripts, either to view of edit, it comes out with the message "Error executing: DDE connection" as you can see on the picture below.

has anyone got any solution or suggesting for this?

Answer 1

Does this help? http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/fc0c9ac9-e8ba-41a5-9f7e-7486f7d8ea32/vss-no-longer-finds-the-registered-application-for-sql-files?forum=vssourcecontrol

Have you tried setting this extention in VSS Explorer->Tools->Options->Custom Editor?

or

Could you try the following?

1. Rename

ft000002 and ft000003 (whichever one you have listed under OpenWithProgids) keys under HKCR

and

HKML->Software->Classes

1. Rename .sql record from

HKCU->Software->Microsoft->Windows->CurrentVersion->Explorer->FileExt

and from

HKCR

1. Add just one association for .sql file using Windows explorer.

2. Check HKCU->Software->Microsoft->Windows->CurrentVersion->Explorer->FileExt-> OpenWithProgids You should not have ft0000xx files in there now.

3. Check if VSS is working as expected now if not revert the changes.