Merge pull request #17485 from markingmyname/gh5345

[SSMS Utility] Removed -P

Author: PRMerger7

docs/ssms/ssms-utility.md

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ ms.date: 07/24/2020
 
 The **SSMS** utility opens [!INCLUDE[ssManStudioFull](../includes/ssmanstudiofull-md.md)]. If specified, **Ssms** also establishes a connection to a server, and opens queries, scripts, files, projects, and solutions.
 
-You can specify files that contain queries, projects, or solutions. Files that contain queries are automatically connected to a server if connection information is provided and the file type is associated with that type of server. For instance, .sql files open a SQL Query Editor window in [!INCLUDE[ssManStudioFull](../includes/ssmanstudiofull-md.md)], and .mdx files open an MDX Query Editor window in [!INCLUDE[ssManStudioFull](../includes/ssmanstudiofull-md.md)]. **SQL Server Solutions and Projects** open in [!INCLUDE[ssManStudioFull](../includes/ssmanstudiofull-md.md)]. 
+You can specify files that contain queries, projects, or solutions. Files that contain queries are automatically connected to a server if connection information is provided and the file type is associated with that type of server. For instance, .sql files open a SQL Query Editor window in [!INCLUDE[ssManStudioFull](../includes/ssmanstudiofull-md.md)], and .mdx files open an MDX Query Editor window in [!INCLUDE[ssManStudioFull](../includes/ssmanstudiofull-md.md)]. **SQL Server Solutions and Projects** open in [!INCLUDE[ssManStudioFull](../includes/ssmanstudiofull-md.md)].
 
 > [!NOTE]
 > The **Ssms** utility does not run queries. To run queries from the command line, use the **sqlcmd** utility. 
@@ -64,8 +64,10 @@ Connect using Active Directory Authentication. The type of connection is determi
 [**-U** _username_]
 User name when connecting with 'SQL Authentication'
 
-[**-P** _password_]
-Password when connecting with 'SQL Authentication'
+> [!Note]
+> **-P** was removed in SSMS version 18.0.
+>
+> Workaround: Try to connect to the server once using the UI and save your password.
 
 [**-E**]
 Connect using Windows Authentication
@@ -98,37 +100,37 @@ The following table maps server types to file extensions.
 
 The following script opens [!INCLUDE[ssManStudioFull](../includes/ssmanstudiofull-md.md)] from a command prompt with the default settings:
 
-```
+```console
   Ssms
 ```
 
 The following scripts opens [!INCLUDE[ssManStudioFull](../includes/ssmanstudiofull-md.md)] from a command prompt using *Active Directory - Integrated*:
 
-```
+```console
 Ssms.exe -S servername.database.windows.net -G
 ```
 
 The following script opens [!INCLUDE[ssManStudioFull](../includes/ssmanstudiofull-md.md)] from a command prompt, with Windows Authentication, with the Code Editor set to the server `ACCTG and the database AdventureWorks2012,` without showing the splash screen:
 
-```
+```console
 Ssms -E -S ACCTG -d AdventureWorks2012 -nosplash
 ```
 
 The following script opens [!INCLUDE[ssManStudioFull](../includes/ssmanstudiofull-md.md)] from a command prompt, and opens the MonthEndQuery script.
 
-```
+```console
 Ssms "C:\Documents and Settings\username\My Documents\SQL Server Management Studio Projects\FinanceScripts\FinanceScripts\MonthEndQuery.sql"
 ```
 
 The following script opens [!INCLUDE[ssManStudioFull](../includes/ssmanstudiofull-md.md)] from a command prompt, and opens the NewReportsProject project on the computer named `developer`:
 
-```
+```console
 Ssms "\\developer\fin\ReportProj\ReportProj\NewReportProj.ssmssqlproj"
 ```
 
 The following script opens [!INCLUDE[ssManStudioFull](../includes/ssmanstudiofull-md.md)] from a command prompt, and opens the MonthlyReports solution: 
 
-```
+```console
 Ssms "C:\solutionsfolder\ReportProj\MonthlyReports.ssmssln"
 ```