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SQL Server for Developers

Build modern applications with your favorite languages and frameworks.

Build apps that scale with managed and intelligent SQL database in the cloud with Azure SQL Database.

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The latest SQL Server tutorials, tools, quick starts, and code examples in the coding languages you love.

Development tools

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SQL Server Management Studio

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) is an integrated environment that provides developers and database administrators of all skill levels access to SQL Server.

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Visual Studio Code

A powerful, lightweight free code editor with integrated tools to easily deploy your code to Azure.

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MSSQL Extension for Visual Studio Code

A suite of features that transforms the SQL development experience within Visual Studio Code.

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SQLCMD

A command-line utility for ad hoc, interactive execution of Transact-SQL (T-SQL) statements and scripts and for automating T-SQL scripting tasks.

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Visual Studio

The 64-bit integrated development environment (IDE) designed for creating powerful and scalable applications for Azure.

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Developing with SQL Server

.NET/C#

The Microsoft SqlClient Data Provider for SQL Server is a .NET Framework and .NET Core data provider.

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Java

Microsoft provides a Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) driver for use with SQL Server, Azure SQL Database, and Azure SQL Managed Instance at no extra charge

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Node.js

The tedious module is a JavaScript implementation of the TDS protocol, which is supported by all modern versions of SQL Server. The driver is an open-source project, available on GitHub.

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Python

You can connect to a SQL Database using pyodbc, an open source Python module that makes accessing ODBC databases simple.

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Go

Use the Golang programming language to connect to an Azure SQL Database or a database in Azure SQL Managed Instance with the go-mssqldb driver

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PHP

The Microsoft Drivers for PHP for SQL Server enable integration with SQL Server for PHP applications.

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Quickstarts and tutorials

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Connect and query a SQL Server instance using SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)

This quickstart shows how to use SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) to connect to your SQL Server instance and run some Transact-SQL (T-SQL) commands.

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Use MSSQL extension for Visual Studio Code to connect and query a database

This quickstart shows how to use Transact-SQL (T-SQL) statements to create a database, define a table, insert data and query results.

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Import Flat File to SQL Wizard

This tutorial describes the reasons for using the Import Flat File Wizard, how to find this wizard, and a simple example to follow.

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Tips and tricks for using SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)

This article shows how to comment and uncomment code, indent text, filter objects, access error logs, and find SQL Server instance names with SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS).

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Learning resources

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Introduction to SQL Server 2022

Learn about new major capabilities of SQL Server 2022 from cloud connected features to core engine capabilities.

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Back up and restore databases

Plan and implement policy for recovering data if user errors occur or the technology fails. Explore various options for how and where to back up and restore databases.

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Design a data storage solution for relational data

Azure Architects design and recommend relational data storage solutions.

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Introduction to Transact-SQL

This module introduces relational databases, the SQL language and Transact-SQL. You'll learn what kinds of statements make up the SQL language and look at the SELECT statement in detail.

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