From 0fd034d25cb54e2a3a2b3914d125d93fdad3122f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rich Brown Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2023 15:40:32 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Add "Getting Started" to home (#1232) * Add "Getting Started" to home * Update "Getting Started" instructions --- docs/src/pages/en/home.mdx | 18 +++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/src/pages/en/home.mdx b/docs/src/pages/en/home.mdx index 67c9aef6e..e3ff7baa1 100644 --- a/docs/src/pages/en/home.mdx +++ b/docs/src/pages/en/home.mdx @@ -40,6 +40,22 @@ Connects to MySQL, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server and many more... Find out more in the documentation [here](http://vscode-sqltools.mteixeira.dev/#features). +## Getting Started + +SQLTools is a set of VS Code extensions that connect to, query, and display results from a SQL database manager. +(Supported databases are listed below.) + +The installation process is straightforward: + +* Open VS Code +* Click the Extensions view (in the left bar), then search for `@tag:sqltools-driver`. +This lists all the drivers available for SQLTools. +* Install the driver for your database. This also installs the core SQLTools extension. +* Click the SQLTools icon (in the left bar) +* Create a _connection_ to your database. To do this, hover over **CONNECTIONS** in the SQLTools pane. Click the "Add New Connection" icon and choose the driver and enter the connection parameters. + +You can then open and query it from within VS Code. + ## Contributing @@ -60,4 +76,4 @@ If you need help sooner, get in touch with the maintainers directly – we might George James Software has been providing innovative software solutions for over 35 years. We pride ourselves on the quality and maintainability of our code and we have built a number of tools to help developers achieve the same with their work. These are available as VS Code extensions [here](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/publishers/georgejames). -We also help other developers to build their own extensions. If there is a tool you need building please get in touch with us at [info@georgejames.com](mailto:info@georgejames.com). \ No newline at end of file +We also help other developers to build their own extensions. If there is a tool you need building please get in touch with us at [info@georgejames.com](mailto:info@georgejames.com).