SQL Comparison SDK - 10.0
Getting started with the SQL Comparison SDK
The SQL Comparison SDK provides an Application Program Interface that enables you to use the functionality of SQL Compare, SQL Data Compare, and SQL Packager in your own applications.
You can use the SQL Comparison SDK to synchronize multiple databases, to upgrade your customers' databases without manual intervention, and for continuous integration.
You can use the SDK if you are familiar with programming in C#, Microsoft Visual Basic®, or any other .NET language. The engines are implemented as .NET assemblies, and you can reference them from Microsoft Visual Studio® or the development environment of your choice.
Installing the SQL Comparison SDK
To install the SDK, download the SQL Toolbelt installer, and select SQL Comparison SDK. When you have installed the SQL Comparison SDK, a page called Getting Started can be accessed from the Start menu.
The Getting Started page provides links to API reference documentation, sample projects, and information on using the SQL Comparison SDK. To install or reinstall the databases used in the sample projects, on the Getting Started page, under Sample Databases click Install.
When you install the SQL Comparison SDK, the APIs comprising the SDK are installed on your computer, as well as sample C# and Visual Basic projects. You do not need to install SQL Compare, SQL Data Compare, and SQL Packager separately.
Licensing the SQL Comparison SDK
To use the SQL Comparison SDK, you must have a SQL Comparison SDK license. If you do not have a license, you will be able to use the SQL Comparison SDK for 14 days, but you will not be able to redistribute your applications.
For more information, see:
Getting more information
Detailed reference information is available for each of the APIs comprising the SQL Comparison SDK:
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Licensing and distributionSQL Comparison SDK
- Licenses.licx is not a valid Win32 application
- Application licensing invalidated by renaming assembly
- Excluding a table from a data comparison
- Manually licensing Red Gate assemblies
- RedGate.Licensing.Helper.dll is attempting managed execution inside OS Loader lock
- Troubleshooting SQL Comparison SDK licensing
- SQL Compare synchronization error 'Full-Text Search is not installed'
- Using SQL Data Compare mappings in projects using the API
- Licensing automated builds with NAnt
- Licensing ASP .NET applications
- Running SQL code inside SQL Comparison SDK applications
- Creating an HTML report of schema differences in C#
- Creating a synchronization script without batch markers
- Creating an HTML report of schema differences in Visual Basic .NET
- SQL Toolkit has become SQL Comparison SDK
- SQL Comparison SDK column mapping
- Executing your own SQL queries together with SDK synchronization
- Error 1603 occurring during installation
- Licensing SDK applications in Visual Studio 2010
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- Compatibility of Red Gate tools in 64-bit environments
- Application has encountered an error and needs to close
- Error message after installing SQL Toolbelt - The description for Event ID ( 1 ) in Source ( nview_info ) cannot be found.
- Changing the temporary directory used by the installer
- Toolbelt Installer "hanging" while "scanning volumes"
- Login failing with "trusted SQL Server connection" error when using RunAs
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- Some Red Gate products identified as containing a trojan by Anti-Virus software
- Activation may fail with Unknown Error -1
- Product uses web help although a CHM file is available locally
- Argument exception resulting from missing environment variable
- Check for updates may fail when used through proxies
- 'Unidentified Publisher' error when repairing or uninstalling
- Licensing activates product as standard edition
- Moving Red Gate software products to another machine
- Red Gate tools log locations
- The application UI opening slowly when there is no internet access
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- Red Gate product acknowledgements
- Activating your products
- Activating your products
- Red Gate bundle history
- Check for updates
- Troubleshooting Check for Updates errors
- Current versions
- Deactivating your products
- Installing Red Gate products from the .msi file
- Requesting additional activations
- Serial numbers for bundles
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- Extending your trial
- Finding your serial numbers
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- Licensing and activation resources
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- Licensing and activation FAQs
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- Download old versions of products
- Download product prerequisites & utilities
- Support & upgrades
- Upgrading your software
- Upgrading FAQs
