I'd like to use sharepoint lists in SSMS as if they were tables, so that I could join them against other tables already in sql databases. My google searches haven't born much fruit: SSRS can supposedly use a list to generate reports, and there's some stuff on codeplex to let SSIS work with lists. But I can't find anything that explains how to use SSMS to connect to sharepoint lists and work with them as if they were tables. Ultimately, that's what they are, right? Sharepoint uses SQL, and I'd be amazed if lists aren't stored interally as tables.
I'm surprised no one has posted a straightforward way for SSMS to connect to sharepoint lists.
Thanks in advance for a solution (crossing my fingers).
Christian Bahnsen