ApexSQL add-ins general FAQs

Please see the following article: Minimum permissions required to install and use ApexSQL products

An add-in can be installed using one of the three ways:

• Using the Single installer which contains installers for all ApexSQL tools (ApexSQLInstaller.exe)
• Using the individual Installer
• Installing add-ins using Command Prompt (CLI)

• For more information about installation process, please go to: How to install ApexSQL add-ins and integrate into host environments e.g. SSMS, Visual Studio

When the product is installed, in SQL Server Management Studio/Visual Studio, the ApexSQL add-in menu is displayed on the main menu:

To get updates, navigate to the Resources->Get updates:

You can also check the website for new versions and download directly.

There are two ways of checking version of add-in:

• Automatic check (through application GUI)
• Manual check

• For more information, please refer to: How can I tell if I have the latest version of my ApexSQL software

Yes, for more information, visit this page.

To see a version of the add-in, go to the Resources -> About. The version will be shown below the add-in name (e.g. 2018.08.1068):

An add-in can be uninstalled using one of the three ways:

• Using the Single uninstaller which contains installers for all ApexSQL tools (ApexSQLInstaller.exe):
  
  

  

• Using the individual Installer:
  
  

  

• Uninstalling add-ins using Command Prompt (CLI)

Yes.

• For more information, please refer to: How to remove add-ins just from Visual Studio while retaining them in SQL Server Management Studio

Yes.

• For more information, please refer to: How to manually uninstall ApexSQL add-ins

Yes.

• For more information, please refer to: How to remove ApexSQL tools from SQL Server Management Studio

Yes.

• For more information on this feature, please refer to: Host aware theming in ApexSQL add-ins

Yes, ApexSQL Search supports 4K resolution and high-DPI scaling.

• For more information on this feature, please refer to: 4K resolution and high-DPI scaling support in ApexSQL tools/add-ins

No, ApexSQL add-ins are not open source software

The add-in can be used directly from SSMS and Visual Studio alongside any other ApexSQL add-in

Yes. Select the Visual Studio versions and SQL Server Management Studio, the add-in should be integrated in during its installation process

• For more information, please refer to: How to install ApexSQL add-ins and integrate into host environments e.g. SSMS, Visual Studio

Please visit the System requirements page.

There are two ways to see if it is an ApexSQL application add-in or not:

• By going to the System requirements page and find the Add-in integration section:
  
  

  

• By going to the Supported software page and check under the Visual Studio add-in integration and SQL Server Management Studio add-in integration sections:
  
  

  

Please see the following article: How to send log files from ApexSQL tools

Yes, we don’t differentiate free vs non-free tools so you can always contact us and report a problem or send us suggestion for a new feature or improvements

Please see the following article: Cannot uninstall add-in even when SQL Server Management Studio and Visual Studio are closed

Please see the following article: The ‘Runtime Error (at -1:0): Cannot import dll:<utf8>%AppData%\Local\VCLStylesSkin\VclStylesIno.dll.’ error is encountered when uninstalling application

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