From ssms 2005, when I select the New query all I get is a blank sql window.
How do I open in the query grid window? ALso why is the query designer window
always greyed out. I can't change the Query type. Thanks.

That is by design, because SQL Server can't predict the query you want to
run, and expects you to type something. Did you try typing SELECT * FROM
some_table and hitting F5?

You may not think so at this moment, but this is probably a good thing. The
visual designers in SSMS are severely broken and aren't necessarily the best
way to accomplish anything in SQL Server.

What is a "Query type"? Do you mean SELECT vs. INSERT, or T-SQL vs. MDX, or
something else?

That is by design, because SQL Server can't predict the query you want to
run, and expects you to type something. Did you try typing SELECT * FROM
some_table and hitting F5?

You may not think so at this moment, but this is probably a good thing. The
visual designers in SSMS are severely broken and aren't necessarily the best
way to accomplish anything in SQL Server.

What is a "Query type"? Do you mean SELECT vs. INSERT, or T-SQL vs. MDX, or
something else?

That is by design, because SQL Server can't predict the query you want to
run, and expects you to type something. Did you try typing SELECT * FROM
some_table and hitting F5?

You may not think so at this moment, but this is probably a good thing. The
visual designers in SSMS are severely broken and aren't necessarily the best
way to accomplish anything in SQL Server.

What is a "Query type"? Do you mean SELECT vs. INSERT, or T-SQL vs. MDX, or
something else?

That is by design, because SQL Server can't predict the query you want to
run, and expects you to type something. Did you try typing SELECT * FROM
some_table and hitting F5?

You may not think so at this moment, but this is probably a good thing. The
visual designers in SSMS are severely broken and aren't necessarily the best
way to accomplish anything in SQL Server.

What is a "Query type"? Do you mean SELECT vs. INSERT, or T-SQL vs. MDX, or
something else?

That is by design, because SQL Server can't predict the query you want to
run, and expects you to type something. Did you try typing SELECT * FROM
some_table and hitting F5?

You may not think so at this moment, but this is probably a good thing. The
visual designers in SSMS are severely broken and aren't necessarily the best
way to accomplish anything in SQL Server.

What is a "Query type"? Do you mean SELECT vs. INSERT, or T-SQL vs. MDX, or
something else?

That is by design, because SQL Server can't predict the query you want to
run, and expects you to type something. Did you try typing SELECT * FROM
some_table and hitting F5?

You may not think so at this moment, but this is probably a good thing. The
visual designers in SSMS are severely broken and aren't necessarily the best
way to accomplish anything in SQL Server.

What is a "Query type"? Do you mean SELECT vs. INSERT, or T-SQL vs. MDX, or
something else?

That is by design, because SQL Server can't predict the query you want to
run, and expects you to type something. Did you try typing SELECT * FROM
some_table and hitting F5?

You may not think so at this moment, but this is probably a good thing. The
visual designers in SSMS are severely broken and aren't necessarily the best
way to accomplish anything in SQL Server.

What is a "Query type"? Do you mean SELECT vs. INSERT, or T-SQL vs. MDX, or
something else?

That is by design, because SQL Server can't predict the query you want to
run, and expects you to type something. Did you try typing SELECT * FROM
some_table and hitting F5?

You may not think so at this moment, but this is probably a good thing. The
visual designers in SSMS are severely broken and aren't necessarily the best
way to accomplish anything in SQL Server.

What is a "Query type"? Do you mean SELECT vs. INSERT, or T-SQL vs. MDX, or
something else?

That is by design, because SQL Server can't predict the query you want to
run, and expects you to type something. Did you try typing SELECT * FROM
some_table and hitting F5?

You may not think so at this moment, but this is probably a good thing. The
visual designers in SSMS are severely broken and aren't necessarily the best
way to accomplish anything in SQL Server.

What is a "Query type"? Do you mean SELECT vs. INSERT, or T-SQL vs. MDX, or
something else?