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 SSMS, how to set an alias name to connection ?

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java148
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Posted - 2011-11-19 : 15:51:21
in the SSMS, how to set an alias name to connection ? very hard to remember the long server\database name.

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tkizer
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Posted - 2011-11-19 : 17:26:13
You can use SQL Server Configuration Manager to easily create aliases.

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jeffw8713
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819 Posts

Posted - 2011-11-20 : 09:00:15
You should also look at Registered Servers instead of setting up aliases to manage your connections.
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