Double click on .sql file opens a blank Management Studio Windows

This happens mostly with older version of SQL Server such as 2005. When a SQL file with .sql extension is double-clicked, it opens Management Studio but file does not get opened. If you experience the same, all you have to do is, modify the registry entry in sqlwb.sql.9.0. It requires to add "%1" as a placeholder to sqlwb.sql.9.0 -> Shell -> Open -> Command -> Default as below.

From:

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Tools\Binn\VSShell\Common7\IDE\sqlwb.exe" /dde

To:

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Tools\Binn\VSShell\Common7\IDE\sqlwb.exe" "%1" /dde

For info on this, read this thread: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1726577/sql-management-studio-wont-open-scripts-on-double-click