Applies to
Symptoms
After installing ApexSQL Complete and disabling SQL auto-complete in add-in options, the SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) IntelliSense does not show up.
Stored procedures and functions do not show in the hint-list
Applies to
Symptoms
When typing is started in the query editor, stored procedures and functions do not appear in the hint-list of suggestions.
“Could not connect to server” error message in ApexSQL Complete
Applies to
Symptoms
After the schema cache is refreshed, with a click on the Refresh button under the Schema cache tab, the warning message “Could not connect to server” appears.
ApexSQL Add-ins and Spotlight-Tuning Pack Conflict in SSMS 18
Applies to
ApexSQL add-ins
Symptoms
After installing Spotlight Extensions – Tuning Pack into SQL Server Management Studio 18 (SSMS 18) on a system that already has any ApexSQL add-in installed, the Tuning Pack menu will not be shown in SSMS 18 main menu.
The same problem occurs if Spotlight Tuning Pack was installed before any ApexSQL add-ins.
ApexSQL add-ins tab options do not show in Visual Studio 2019
Applies to
ApexSQL add-ins
Symptoms
With the release of Visual Studio 2019 version 16.2, ApexSQL add-in tabs do not show options in these tabs, aka ApexSQL tabs are empty. This article explains how to find a solution (workaround) when this problem happens.
Object reference not set to an instance of an object
Applies to
ApexSQL add-ins
Symptoms
With the release of Visual Studio 2019 v16.1, by default, Visual Studio 2019 blocks any synchronously autoloaded package from any extension and shows a notification to alert the user about it on the startup of application:
ApexSQL add-ins do not integrate with SQL Server Management Studio 18 GA version
Applies to
ApexSQL add-ins
Symptoms
SSMS 18 is no longer in preview mode and is the first General Availability (GA) version of SSMS 18 is out aka
ApexSQL add-ins do not show in Visual Studio 2019
Applies to
ApexSQL add-ins
Symptoms
With the release of Visual Studio 2019, Microsoft added tags in the Extensions and Updates dialog to help quickly understand whether an extension is in Preview, is a Paid extension, or is in a Trial period. This article explains how to find the installation of ApexSQL add-ins in the latest version of Visual Studio when ApexSQL item is not available among the main menu in the host application.
This file cannot be generated because it exceeds the maximum file-size
Applies to
ApexSQL Complete
Symptoms
When exporting data to XLSX Excel file format from the Results grid context menu using ApexSQL Complete feature Export to Excel, you might get the following informative message:
Cannot uninstall add-in even when SQL Server Management Studio and Visual Studio are closed
Applies to
ApexSQL add-ins
Symptoms
This article explains how to resolve an uninstall problem when SQL Server Management Studio and Visual Studio are closed and the uninstall info message still appears, informing that SQL Server Management Studio or Visual Studio is running on a machine
