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<h1 class="heading">Installing SQLite Visual Studio Design-Time Support</h1>
<p>Supporting the Visual Studio query designer and allowing you to manipulate
SQLite databases from within Visual Studio is a great time-saver. Though
the support is not yet fully-implemented, there's certainly enough there to
keep you busy. You can create databases, design and execute queries,
create typed datasets and lots more all from Visual Studio.</p>
<h3> Installation Instructions</h3>
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In Windows Explorer, navigate to <STRONG>SQLite.Net\bin\Designer</STRONG>
and execute the <STRONG>INSTALL.EXE</STRONG> program. It will automatically
detect what eligible Visual Studio products are installed, and allow you to check
and uncheck which environments to install the designer for.</p>
<h3> Express Edition Limitations</h3>
<p>All Express Editions (except Visual Web Developer) are hard-coded to only allow you to design for Jet and Sql Server Database Files. The only way for SQLite
to install its designer is to temporarily replace one of the existing "approved"
designers. Therefore, when you install the SQLite designer for one of these
express editions, it will temporarily replace the Microsoft Access designer.
You can revert back to the Access designer simply by re-running the install.exe
program and un-checking the boxes.</p>
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