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PostPosted: Visual Studio Team System - Database Professionals, Development Group - Please help! Cannot compare databases. Top

I simply cannot compare two databases in my environment without the application erroring out. I've tried it from multiple machines, freshly installed, and it keeps happening. I wonder if there's something unique about my environment, but I need help to determine that (by looking through the error logs to locate the problem...)

Can someone from the development group please help !! Please direct me toward what information you need and where I can get it to help you. I'll be happy to do whatever will help you troubleshoot this.

I would love to make this tool work and avoid going out and purchasing Red Gate (my trial is almost up :-)

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Sachin K





PostPosted: Visual Studio Team System - Database Professionals, Development Group - Please help! Cannot compare databases. Top

Hi Here,

Couple of questions to you.

1. Are you using CTP5 version

2. Does it happen only with one set of databases, or any 2 set of databases is failing Did you try various sets

3. Do you see any error coming out, either through pop up dialog, or in visual studio error list, or the VS is just crashing

4. Sometimes the problem is hard to debug without creating the similar environment at our end. Is it possible for you to backup the databases and send it to us (If nothing else works). Your information will be kept confidential.

- Sachin Kumar


 
 
Sachin K





PostPosted: Visual Studio Team System - Database Professionals, Development Group - Please help! Cannot compare databases. Top

Looking from your older post, it looks like you are using CTP5. And VS crashes.

I cann't make out anything from the error you are getting.

Please reply to my quesitons 2, and 4 above.

- Sachin Kumar


 
 
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PostPosted: Visual Studio Team System - Database Professionals, Development Group - Please help! Cannot compare databases. Top

1. As you discovered, I am using CTP5.

2. Thank you for the suggestion. I tried multiple comparisons between multiple databases, and did actually get a couple to work. The majority of them failed though. This is largely a DEV environment and many of the databases have similar schemas and some have similar data. I'll see if I can find a common theme among the ones that are failing...

3. I think you also discovered from my earlier post that it does come up with an error message and gives me the opportunity to send the error in, which I've done multiple times.

4. This is probably unlikely, but I will speak with my management about doing so.

Sachin,

Thank you very much for helping me on this. You noted that the part of the error I copied and pasted didn't provide much information to help you. Is there some type of error file or something I can send you to give you more information

I greatly appreciate your help!

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Sachin K





PostPosted: Visual Studio Team System - Database Professionals, Development Group - Please help! Cannot compare databases. Top

I would down size the crashing database shcema till I don't get the crash. Once you get hold of the script which is causing the crash, we may have a look at the script and try to replicate it here.

You may contact me at following email address for direct communication if needed.

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-Sachin Kumar


 
 
StevenPo





PostPosted: Visual Studio Team System - Database Professionals, Development Group - Please help! Cannot compare databases. Top

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Has your issue been resolved If not, have you contacted Sachin with the information he requested Let us know if you need additional assistance.

thanks,