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Side-by-Side installations
Description of the new feature / enhancement
When there are side-by-side installations, the lower version still shows 'upgrades available'.
winget upgrade
Name Id Version Available Source
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Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio - 19.3 Microsoft.SQLServerManagementStudio 19.3 20.0 winget
1 upgrades available.
I have both versions installed:
winget list
Name Id Version Available Source
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Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio - 20.0 Microsoft.SQLServerManagementStudio 20.0 winget
Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio - 19.3 Microsoft.SQLServerManagementStudio 19.3 20.0 winget
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Proposed technical implementation details
If the suggested upgrade is installed, there are no upgrades available.
If there will be a 19.4+ version, then it should be flagged.
Sometimes, software packages which can be installed side-by-side are put into separate PacakgeIdentifiers, to help communicate this capability. Should this be done here?
@stephengillie
Sometimes, software packages which can be installed side-by-side are put into separate
PacakgeIdentifiers, to help communicate this capability. Should this be done here?
I don't know that much about PacakgeIdentifiers but you can't upgrade version 19 to version 20, they will always install as a new application (side-by-side if you have an older version installed).
Installing SSMS 20 doesn't upgrade or replace SSMS 19.x and earlier versions.
@stephengillie
It's a bit annoying to always get the notification that there are upgrades available.
Also, if you run the command winget upgrade --all, you'll end up in a constant loop.
On the other hand, I like to be informed that there is a newer version than 19, but once I have installed version 20, I don't want version 19 (if I decide to keep that version for a while) to remind me again because version 20 is now installed...
@doterik - Is there any user information that would be lost if version 19 would be uninstalled before version 20 gets installed?
@Trenly Yes, there are. If you use a good uninstaller your user preferences in the IDE will be lost (SQL servers to connect to, window sizes, and such):
Databases, scripts et cetera are kept intact and not removed or deleted. Much the same if you uninstall Notepad++, or whatever, then you have to configure your user preferences again (no files will disappear). But, if you first install the new version of SSMS you get a question to copy/migrate your old configuration. Nota bene, your databases, projects, and scripts will always remain intact.
We are currently working on enhancements for side-by-side scenarios in the preview branch. It will be under an experimental feature, but I believe it will do what you're looking for when we release it.
@denelon That sounds very promising... Is it possible to download and try the preview? Without compiling, that is... 😁
We're working to get another WinGet 1.8-preview out with the experimental feature available.
We're working to get another WinGet 1.8-preview out with the experimental feature available.
The experimental feature is now available in the latest pre-release