I have several editions of SQL Server and Visual Studio installed, either Express or Evaluation 2005/2008/2010/2012/2013 and 2014. Some are there, I think, as installs that accompanied other applications I have (PowerPIVOT for 2010 for example) others I installed as I tried to get a testing and learning development environment working. I hadn't intended it to be this way it's just that by the time I'd got something working, and had started to understand the alphabet soup of acronyms, it was what I'd ended up with.
I am trying to try out sharepoint development in Visual Studio 2013 (or Sequel Server Data Tools for Visual Studio 2013, both seem to open the same thing, don't they?) I am being frustrated. It's the uncertainty, and the wasted time, that's killing me. Am
I trying to do something that just isn't supposed to work for an evaluation home development setup. Is the only answer to apply money? How much? What to? Moreover doesn't it feel good to be made to feel stupid and posting my troubles here only publishes that.
Great.
Here's the message I've been getting.
Microsoft SQL Server Data Tools is not installed.
You must first install Microsoft SQL Server Data Tools.
To install Microsoft SQL Server Data Tools, open the Visual Studio installer and choose modify.
Microsoft SQL Server Data Tools will appear in the list of optional features.
Alternatively substitute "Microsoft Web Developer Tools" for " Microsoft SQL Server Data Tools". I get that message too.
Either way it's a completely useless catch 22 message as the visual studio installer (I think this means going to control panel, then programmes and features and then choosing change) doesn't offer the "modify" option, only repair or uninstall. I
tried repair, it repaired it, it said, but offered no options as it did and afterwards I still can't install the things needed to work with sharepoint. This issue has eaten an afternoon so far.
Can anyone offer help or advice?