How to use git as source control provider for SQL Server Management Studio [closed]

Answer 1

for Database source control within SSMS

Agent SVN - SCC Subversion Plug-in. http://www.zeusedit.com/agent/ssms/ms_ssms.html

or

http://www.red-gate.com/products/sql-development/sql-source-control/

Answer 2

Red Gate SQL Source Control has been updated to include Git and Mercurial support (as well as Perforce and TFS). Be forewarned that their DVCS integration is not 100% feature complete in relation to their SVN product, as basic features such as viewing history of an object are not supported from within SSMS. This may be a deal-breaker if other Red Gate tools like SQL Compare are part of your workflow.

Our workaround was to install TortoiseGit or GitExtensions and navigate to the repository on disk to drill into the specifics. It works but is a bit clunky.

Answer 3

Try sql-source-control, a free and open source CLI used to get SQL into source control systems like Git.

https://www.npmjs.com/package/sql-source-control

Answer 4

VersionSQL is an SSMS source control add-in I've designed to be lightweight and easy to use. In the Object Explorer panel, just right-click on a database or object and click Commit. VersionSQL will script it out to Git/SVN in a neatly organized folder structure.

Check it out at https://www.versionsql.com

Answer 5

Since SSMS is (more or less) a custom version of Visual Studio, you might be able to use a solution intended for VS:

Using Git with Visual Studio

Alternatively, manage your DB source code in Visual Studio from the beginning, not in SSMS. That way (at least in VS2010) you have database projects, integrated deployment and unit testing etc. Or continue using SSMS and check in your code from an external tool when you're ready (not so convenient, of course).

But it depends on exactly what you're doing: SSMS is a DBA tool, VS is a developer tool. Either way, you should be using some form of source control, but it's not clear from the question exactly what sort of files you need to version.

Answer 6

You could add Git Bash as an External Tool (Tools | External Tools...):

• Name: &Git (use & to specify a hot key)
• Command: C:\windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe (32-bit Command shell)
• Arguments: /c ""C:\path\to\Git\bin\sh.exe" --login -i" Finding the path where Git is installed on a Windows system
• Initial directory: $(ItemDir)