Writing GROUP BY clauses is a very common, but tedious, activity for a SQL programmer. SQL Prompt will fill it in for you, with all non-aggregated columns returned by the query. Read more
Write, refine, format and test a reporting query before lunch then refactor a database, and retest the new design, afterwards. All in a day's work for a developer armed with SQL Prompt. Read more
Phil Factor shares a SQL Prompt snippet called timings, which he uses as a standard testbed for getting execution times for procedures and functions. Read more
After we released SQL Prompt 8, our priority was to continue to support the new formatting engine by fixing any bugs and reviewing feedback from users. One of the recurring patterns we noticed in your feedback regarded parentheses formatting. Some of you told us you couldn’t format the parentheses exactly the way you wanted to. Read more
You have SQL Prompt, but are you aware of all the things it can do and how to get it to do it? Phil Factor provides a handy table to make it obvious. Read more
By default, SQL Prompt shows code auto-completion suggestions automatically, and continuously. Phil Factor shows how to control this behavior, for the times when you need it to be a little less intrusive, such as when working through more intricate coding problems that require careful thought. Read more
Louis Davidson shows how to use SQL Prompt formatting styles to create and maintain multiple code styles, each for a dedicated purpose, and to switch between them and apply a new style to existing code, with ease. Read more
Louis Davidson sticks his neck out and offers his take on a sensible SQL code formatting style, based on twenty-plus years of writing SQL. Starting from SQL Prompt's Default style, he customizes it based on his own list of personal preferences for how SQL code should look. The result is the Louis Davidson custom SQL Prompt style that you can download, try out, and adapt as required. Read more
Louis Davidson explains why your team needs a standard style for formatting SQL and how SQL Prompt will help make this happen. Read more
To what extent should a team attempt to impose a uniform SQL coding format? It can sometimes seem like a futile task. All programmers have a preferred formatting style, to which they profess an unwavering attachment. Check the code of ten programmers, though, and you will likely discover at least 15 different formats, since few Read more
