Using Query Tools (SQL Server Compact)
The query tool used by SQL Server Compact is dependent on the Visual Studio version:
Use Transact-SQL Editor in Visual Studio 2010
Use Server Explorer or Query Designer in Visual Studio 2005 and later
Transact-SQL Editor, Server Explorer, and Query Designer can be used to do the following:
Upgrade SQL Server Compact 3.5 files to SQL Server Compact 4.0.
Create databases.
Create, modify, and delete tables and indexes in a database.
Add new columns, and delete or change the properties of existing columns, query objects by using the supported SQL statement.
Insert and delete rows in a table.
Modify existing data in a table.
Create or modify primary key and foreign key relationships between tables.
Encrypt an unencrypted database. If an unencrypted database is encrypted in the Server Explorer, the database is encrypted by using the Encryption Mode as platform default.
Change the password of an encrypted database.
Compact and repair a database.
Transact-SQL Editor
The Transact-SQL Editor is supported for SQL Server Compact databases beginning with Visual Studio 2010. Earlier versions of Visual Studio do not provide support for using the Transact-SQL Editor on SQL Server Compact databases. Visual Studio 2010 does not provide support for using the Transact-SQL Editor on databases created with earlier versions of SQL Server Compact.
Transact-SQL Editor in Visual Studio 2010 provides the ability to run free-text Transact-SQL queries against a SQL Server Compact database. The Transact-SQL Editor also provides the ability to view and save detailed estimated and actual query show-plans for SQL Server Compact databases.
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