
You can read more about the expected release of SQL Server Compact 4 and the related tools here, and there is more information about VS 2010 SP1 here. The Server Explorer tools provides features such as:Ĭreate, Upgrade, Shrink, Repair, Password protect database files.ĭefine tables, browse/edit/query data, drop tables, manage relationships, manage indexes. Here are the Data Sources available from “Add Connection”:

UPDATED link points to RTM tools.Īfter installing the SQL Server Compact 4 tools, you now have the same Server Explorer features that you currently have for SQL Server Compact 3.5 SP2. It can be installed from the Web Platform Installer 3.0 or directly from here.

The “Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 SP1 Tools for SQL Server Compact 4.0 CTP2” (nice shot name) has just been released.
