I was curious about that too, for I could never seem to manage to get the command line client for SQL server working. MySQL, I could get it working partially, but nothing more than that. Like viewing logs, and stuff like that, I could never figure out which commands go where, so I just said screw it and moved to microsoft's database. -----Original Message----- From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jamal Mazrui Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 8:29 AM To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: Rodney Haynie Subject: Re: SQL Server 2008 R2 ManagerStudio Hi Rodney, I am curious which aspects of database administration you find more productive with a GUI client, and which with a command-line client. Jamal On 8/4/2011 7:17 AM, Rodney Haynie wrote: > Well I guess people will have different experiences on different > computers. That is often the case with so many hardware configurations. > I know with VS2010 I was experiencing issues that other people were not. > > I say this because for what I use SSMS (2008 r2) for, I have no > problems. I am not a DBA, but I use it for creating editing, deleting > stored procedures, databases, tables, triggers, etc. > > I am in SSMS for multiple hours a day, mostly doing things like > writing and executing SQL statements to query data. > > There are some small work-around I have found, but the tree view is > not an issue at all for me. I can drill down through the server name, > and go through databases, and tables, and columns within the tables, > etc. I can then drill back upwards with no problems in the tree view. > This is all with JAWS 12. I think I started using SSMS in SQL Server > 2005 with JAWS 10. Before that I was using SQL Server 2000 mostly. > > My current computer is Windows 7 64 bit with JAWS 12. > > Take care. > > Rodney > > *From:*programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of > *Katherine Moss > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 03, 2011 10:28 PM > *To:* programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > *Subject:* RE: SQL Server 2008 R2 ManagerStudio > > From the experience I have with it, it's relatively accessible. The > only pain in the neck you'll run into is that it has issues keeping > you in the correct level of the tree view, and whenever you open a > node, you can close it, but you have to log out of it and back in to > see the node above it. Don't ask me why that is. It's a royal > pain,but, it's workable. Maybe a few of us at once should report it > considering it's been ignored for the past few years now. > > *From:*programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Mike > Freeman > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 03, 2011 10:21 PM > *To:* programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > *Subject:* SQL Server 2008 R2 ManagerStudio > > Any thoughts on accessibility of same with JAWS Version 12.x? > > T I A! > > Mike Freeman > __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind