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Copper Contributor

Sep 23, 2021

SSMS Database Designer crash - Microsoft.SqlServer.GridControl

Hi. New user here. I need to post a bug with the Microsoft.SqlServer.GridControl causing a continual crash in SSMS. Please advise or redirect me to the correct location if this is not a good place to...

Bronze Contributor

Sep 24, 2021

jparker_alpine , what for a "Database Designer" do you mean, I am not aware there is one in SSMS?

SSMS version Info:
SQL Server Management Studio 15.0.18386.0

That's a very old version, current one, latest is 18.9.2, you can download it from Download SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)

jparker_alpine
Copper Contributor
Sep 24, 2021
olafhelper Ty for your reply. That is odd that the version info for ssms would indicate that it's old. I do have the latest version installed.
Any thoughts on why it would be different? Am I upgrading it wrong I wonder?

Yes, it's had a database designer for some time. Although I've been getting hints that it's lacking some love from MS. 😒 This is the feature I'm referring to when it crashes.
- olafhelper
  Bronze Contributor
  Sep 27, 2021
  jparker_alpine That's the ERD = Entity Relationship diagram, it's known as buggy and no one uses it.
  - jparker_alpine
    Copper Contributor
    Sep 27, 2021
    olafhelper I use it all the time. It does have bugs. I'd like to get them fixed if possible.