Thursday 6 January 2011

SQL Server Business Intelligence Development Studio 2005: Variables Window Invisible

When trying to create a DTSX package in SQL Server Business Intelligence Development Studio 2005, I was looking to add a variable to assign to the result of a stored procedure.

When I clicked the SSIS menu option and chose Variables or right clicked on the DTSX designer surface and chose the same option, nothing at all happened. It quickly drove me nuts and no matter what I did, I could not get the damned Variables window to appear!

Then finally I opened the Window menu and clicked Auto Hide All. When I did this, the Variables window appeared next to the Toolbox and stayed visible when I reopened my project!

Who knows why this happened, but if you happen to be struggling with this obscure issue then hopefully this solution will work for you.

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