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reconnect tabs Not working SSMS21 "New connection dialog"

I have recently upgraded to SSMS 21 and have been trying the new new connection dialog, and have set up a number of favourites and therefore recent connections.   When using these for tabs, after shutting SSMS and reopening, the tabs that used these connections were not restored (loaded ok but not reconnected).     However, tabs that I had connected using the classic connection dialog did work (I changed the dialog option in the session to enable me to have used both method).   Using sqlprompt 11.1.0.18267 and SSMS 21.5.14

Interfleet
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  • Christian Perez
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    Hi Interfleet,

     

    Thanks for reaching out to Redgate Support, sorry to hear you are having some trouble with your SQL Prompt installation with respect to reconnecting reopened tabs after a reinitialization of SSMS. To Clarify, whenever you connect using the Classic Connection Dialog in SSMS 21, not the new Preview Connection Dialog introduced in SSMS 21, you are seeing reopened tabs also reconnect, otherwise, they just reopen the tabs but fail to connect? That right?

     

    Could I have you attach your Prompt Options here, I can then compare my settings and test for this behavior locally. (SQL Prompt > Options > Export Settings)

    Christian Perez
  • Interfleet

    Hi   Yes that is the scenario that have encountered.   

    However, i have just tested it multiple times again and it is working fine at the moment.  It does seem to be a random problem, much the same as SSMS 20 randomly forgetting the saved password on connections which i also experienced regularly

    I appreciate the response but I would not like to waste your time investigating as it is now working - so the issue is not consistently repeatable.  Annoying.

    Lets park this now and if the issue re-ocurrs in a sustained and repeatable manner I will repost. 

    Kind Regards

     

     

    Interfleet
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  • Christian Perez

    Good Morning Interfleet ,

     

    Thanks for the update, we can table this investigation for now as you requested. Just reply back here or repost in the future if you start seeing the behavior again.

     

    Hope you have a great day.

    Christian Perez
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  • Gayle Trujillo

    The new connection dialog in SSMS 21 still seems to have a reconnecting issue — tabs created with it don’t restore automatically after reopening, unlike those using the classic method. It’s a small but noticeable glitch that could use a fix in upcoming updates for smoother workflow.

     

    Gayle Trujillo
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