Microsoft SQL Server template
File type: Various data file
Files with tsql file extension are template files used with Microsoft SQL Server.
They provide reusable Transact-SQL code that can be completed with specific values and used in SQL Server.
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: October 9, 2026
Microsoft SQL Server is a relational database management system from Microsoft. Its template files contain reusable Transact-SQL statements for common database tasks.
A tsql file belongs to the SQL Server template system and may include parameter placeholders. In SQL Server Management Studio, a user can open a template, supply values for its parameters, and use the resulting Transact-SQL script.
The format is associated with the Windows version of SQL Server and its management tools. It remains a tool-specific template format rather than a general-purpose database exchange format.
Open the tsql file in SQL Server Management Studio on Microsoft Windows. Use the Template Explorer or the option for opening a SQL Server template so that its parameters can be filled in.
A text editor can display the file's contents, but it will not process SQL Server template parameters.
A tsql file does not normally need conversion. To use its contents as a regular Transact-SQL script, open the template in SQL Server Management Studio, provide the parameter values, and save or copy the resulting script as an SQL script.
Software applications that can open tsql files:
Microsoft Windows
Software apps that create tsql files:
Microsoft Windows
Software applications that handle other tasks involving tsql files:
Microsoft Windows
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