Create and Load SnippetsThis is the feature I cantlive without and it doesnt exist in SQL Server 2008 Management Studio. Not that many moresteps, but if its something you do 20-30 times a day, youll notice thedifference.
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(See screen shot below).The alternative to this isto execute SPHELPTEXT with the full name of the proc, highlight the results(if sent to grid because it often doesnt work when sent to text), copy thetext with a Ctl+C and then paste it into the query window. I press a COPY button and I can pastethe script in the window and work on the proc.
So in one of my databases Im able to type pCom in the query windowand SQL Prompt opens a list with the procs full name.Īnother window thenflys out with the script for that proc. View Schema InformationWhen you type in a fewletters, a List Members box opens up, as with the SQL Server 2008 tool, but asyou highlight an object name, another window flys out with the script for thatobject. Its basically an alternative to the process described above.Rather than striking TAB to auto-load a list of ALL columns, you simply checkoff the columns you wish to put in place of the star. This actionreplaces the '.' with the column list, one column name per line.Ĭolumn PickerThe column picker has beenaround since the beginning and though I havent used it much, its a greatfeature for those who are used to seeing this sort of interface in the SQLServer Query Window. So if Iwanted 15 columns out of 20 available in the table, Id just type SELECT. Rather than popping up acontrol tip box with a list of existing columns, SQL Prompt will expand thestar to an actual list of columns embedded in your SELECT statement. Wildcard Expansion of ColumnsThis is similar to the QuickInfo feature described above but so much better. What Can Red Gate SQL Prompt Do?SQL Promptperforms all of the functions mentioned above in the Microsoft IntelliSensesection, and more. A full list of the exceptions may befound in this MSDN article,: WhenIntelliSense Is Unavailable.
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For example, if there is a code error above the cursor,then these features fail to function. Management Studiothat ships with SQL Server 2008 now includes Microsofts genuine IntelliSense,and its free.ĭoes this make Red Gates SQL Prompt obsolete? These functions arenot always available. As a consultant, thats only a few hours of billable time and my copyhas paid for itself many, many times over in productivity gain.I mention thecost off the bat because SQL Server professionals who want to leverage thissort of IntelliSense now have a choice to make.
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While its not cheap, it is a good deal.Single user license runs $195 and a 5-user license works out to $119 perperson. You can still read my that was published on Database Journal back in 2007.If ever therewas a SQL Server development tool that I would not be without, this is it.When the DBAs and DBDs on my team got a look at it, they petitioned managementto purchase copies for everyone. About three years ago, they released SQL Prompt, an add-onfor SQL Server Management Studio that effectively integrated IntelliSense-likefunctionality into the Query Window. Does the new Intellisense feature of SQL Server2008 Management Studio make third party intelligent code completion tools like Red Gate SQLPrompt obsolete?Ive been a big fan of Red Gate tools for SQL Server since their first productcame out in 1999.
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