SSMS 2008 Not Allowing Changes

By default SQL Server Management Studio does not allow changes to be made to tables if they need to be dropped and recreated.  This is frustrating in a development environment since changes are made quite often.  Again, Microsoft enables a feature to protect a production environment and does not make a fix for it well known.  Here is the error you will receive:

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Here is the fix… go to “Tools > Options”:

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Then expand “Designers” then click on “Table and Database Designers”.  Uncheck the box next to “Prevent saving changes that require table re-creation”:

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