External Tools - tried to save all my files

24 Mar 2006 7:59 PM

Catalin NASTAC

I defined an "external tool" in SQL SMS 2005 to launck the notepad. Every
time when I click it SMS tries to save all my pened windows (opened queryes -
and I have a lots), asking me the save path and name. It's very weird. May I
disable it, or it is a bug?
thanks

26 Mar 2006 8:25 PM

Erland Sommarskog

Catalin NASTAC (CatalinNAS***@discussions.microsoft.com) writes:

> I defined an "external tool" in SQL SMS 2005 to launck the notepad.
> Every time when I click it SMS tries to save all my pened windows
> (opened queryes - and I have a lots), asking me the save path and name.
> It's very weird. May I disable it, or it is a bug?

I guess you selected $(ItemPath) as argument. It does make sense that it
should prompt you to save the active window. However, it makes little
sense that it should prompt you to save every window.

I would suggest that you submit a bug for the behaviour on
http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/ProductFeedback/.

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27 Mar 2006 2:23 PM

Catalin NASTAC

No, I have no params in command line, no Arguments, no Initial directory. The
simplest case!
I reported it to Microsoft.
Thanks anyway

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"Erland Sommarskog" wrote:

> I guess you selected $(ItemPath) as argument. It does make sense that it
> should prompt you to save the active window. However, it makes little
> sense that it should prompt you to save every window.
>
> I would suggest that you submit a bug for the behaviour on
> http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/ProductFeedback/.
>