SQL Search 3

DTML

Just installed SQL Server 2016 and SSMS17 in my home lab.
Downloaded and installed SQL Search 3.0 - a free add-in (note, I do not have SQL Toolbelt).
However, the SQL Search toolbar icon is failing to appear in Management Studio.
In the troubleshooting documentation, it says to 'Repair' SSMS Integration Pack Framework 1 (i.e. see https://documentation.red-gate.com/ss3/troubleshooting/using-sql-search-in-a-new-version-of-sql-server-management-studio) but I cannot find that in any programs installed on my PC.
I have uninstalled and reinstalled SQL Search 3 without any success.
Any ideas as to what I might do to get this to work.
Note, the 'Redgate' option is checked in the context menu of the toolbar.
Thanks in Advance for your Help,
DTML

shaimakem2

I'm having the same exact problem, I have SSMS 17.4, and just installed SQL Search tool 3.1 but this tool is not appearing in SSMS... I see it checked when I right click on the SSMS toolbar, please advice.

RichardL

Hi @shaimakem2

Thanks for your post. 

Can you make sure that you're on the latest version and let us know if you're still having problems? 
It is available for direct download below and was released 8 days ago. 

ftp://support.red-gate.com/patches/SQLSearch/16Apr2018/SQLSearch.exe

I hope this helps. 

Kind regards

Richard Lynch. 

jimVisage1980

Arrrghhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I reverted to version SQL Serach 2 yesterday because version 3 is obviously not fit for purpose.

Come in this morning and SQL Search has been updated to version 3 again and there is no way to turn it off because somebody in their wisdom decided that SQL Search should be an auto-update product with no control to turn it off!

So now I'm stuck with version 3 which is indexing all the time which is painful when your databases are thousands of miles away.

Classic case of if it ain't broken then just leave it alone.

Oleksii_Shabrov

I've just upgraded to the latest version and it started to take ages to just open. What's going on? Is it really indexing all the databases? If yes, then on my server it should take hours but it opens after 5-10 minutes... It's something different.

Oleksii_Shabrov

It seems that it is related to the "Send usage statics report" thing...

RichardL

Hi @Oleksii_Shabrov

Thanks for your post. 

Are you on the latest version and also meeting the system requirements for SQL Search? 
https://documentation.red-gate.com/ss3/requirements

Kind regards

Richard Lynch. 

Oleksii_Shabrov

Yes, I have the latest version and I meet all the requirements.

RichardL

Hi @Oleksii_Shabrov

Thanks for your reply. 

If you have a Toolbelt under a support contract then could you please send us a ticket with screenshots so that an engineer can check this out for you? Please also let them know which version of SSMS you are running. 

Kind regards

Richard. 

Oleksii_Shabrov

I've already created a ticket request #112669

Victoria W

Hi @Oleksii_Shabrov 

I'm not sure you're on the latest version, please can you upgrade from here:

http://download.red-gate.com//checkforupdates/SQLSearch/SQLSearch_3.1.5.2031.package