Auto generate change scripts in SQL Server Management Studio SSMS for tables
Problem As a part of my best practices, I always save the T-SQL scripts used for creation and modification of objects in SQL Server. When creating and modifying tables using SQL Server Management Studio designer it is easy to right click in the designer and select "Generate Change Script...", but is there a way to automatically script the creation and/or modification of tables made through of SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) designer? This tip shows you an option that exists within SSMS to automatically generate these scripts for all table changes when using the table designer. Solution Within SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) there is an option to automatically generate scripts for your changes done through the GUI. The solution for this problem is provided in SSMS and works with both SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2008, but by default this option that we will discuss is disabled. To enable the option From the SSMS menus click on "Tools" ...