How to import Azure SQL backup bacpac to LocalDB using Visual Studio

Question

I imagine this would be quite a mainstream scenario but I can't find how to import an exported Azure SQL database (.bacpac) into my LocalDB in Visual Studio 2013. Am I missing something or Visual Studio missing something?

(Note: there are solutions here when one has SQL Server management studio but I don't have it and prefer not to install it, if possible.)

Answer 1

If you have this folder on your machine C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\110\DAC\bin then you can run this command to restore the bacpac file:

.\SqlPackage.exe /Action:Import /SourceFile:"c:\temp\your.bacpac" /TargetConnectionString:"Data Source=(localdb)\v11.0;Initial Catalog=devdb; Integrated Security=true;"

If that folder's missing you will need to download the tooling from Microsoft.