Write a plugin/form for SQL server enterprise manager

Question

Is it possible to write a plugin or a form for SQL Server Enterprise Manager version 8? I'm doing some simple queries all the time to admin the databases. So wondering if I could write something for it.

Answer 1

You mean the old SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Manager?? I don't think that old clunker had any extensibility points, sorry....

SQL Server Management Studio (SQL Server 2005 and newer) is based on Visual Studio and thus does have some extensibility - but it appears to be somewhat of a black art to write such a plugin - very little information is available.

Some is here:

• The Black Art of Writing a SQL Server Management Studio Add-In
• Building a SQL Server Management Studio Add-In
• Extend Functionality in SQL Server 2005 Management Studio with Add-ins
• SSMS Scripter - Internals, part 2 - plugging in

Answer 2

Since I usually do all my work in a query window, I just use a bunch of custom written stored procedures that I made, passing in parameters as necessary. all of my redundant work is done this way.