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Query Window - SQL Automation
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AUTOMATE
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Options
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The idea behind the SQL Automation features in Aqua Data Studio
(the "Automate" pull down menu) is to cut down on the amount of
keystrokes you make while writing SQL statements.
The largest amount of time spent typing is probably writing
templates for basic SELECT, INSERT and UPDATE statments ...
including writing out the columns.
So, here is an example of how to automate the writing of basic
statements ...
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Click on
Automate
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Select the Table
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Move the
Cursor
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Columns w/o typing
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Finish the SQL Stmt
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Select the Table
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Finish the SQL Stmt
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Automate INSERT ...
1. Press CTRL-ALT-I --- this will ...
a. Introduce an INSERT template, "INSERT INTO () VALUES()"
b. Place the cursor at the "INSERT INTO ^() VALUES()" location
c. Popup a list of tables for autocompletion of the table name you
want to INSERT data into
2. Type out the table you want and move the cursor to the column
location, "INSERT INTO MYTABLE(^) VALUES()"
3. Press CTRL-ALT-C --- this will ...
a. Introduce all of the columns for the TABLE you have typed in a
comma separated list in the order of definition
4. Move cursor to the values definition location "INSERT INTO
MYTABLE(COLUMN1, COLUMN2, ...) VALUES(^)"
5. Press CTRL-ALT-V --- this will ...
a. Introduce stubbed values for the columns of the table according
to data type
6. At this point you have "INSERT INTO MYTABLE(COLUMN1, COLUMN2,
...) VALUES(’’, 0, ...)"
7. You can now finish your statement
Automate UPDATE ...
1. Press CTRL-ALT-U --- this will ...
a. Introduce an UPDATE template, "UPDATE SET WHERE"
b. Place the cursor at the "UPDATE ^ SET WHERE" location
c. Popup a list of tables for autocompletion of the table name you
want to UPDATE
2. Type out the table you want and move the cursor to the column
set location, "UPDATE MYTABLE SET ^ WHERE"
3. Press CTRL-ALT-C --- this will ...
a. Introduce all of the columns and value stubs for the TABLE you
have typed in a comma separated list in the order of definition
4. At this point you have "UPDATE MYTABLE SET EMPLOYEEID=0,
NAME=’’, SALARY=0, TITLE=0,
CREATEDDATE=’2002-12-30 23:59:59.0’ WHERE"
5. You can now finish your statement
Automate SELECT ...
1. Press CTRL-ALT-S --- this will ...
a. Introduce a SELECT template, "SELECT * FROM WHERE"
b. Place the cursor at the "SELECT * FROM ^ WHERE" location
c. Popup a list of tables for autocompletion of the table name you
want to SELECT
2. Type out the table you want and move the cursor to the column
set location, "SELECT ^* FROM MYTABLE WHERE"
3. Press CTRL-ALT-C --- this will ...
a. Introduce all of the columns for the TABLE you have typed in a
comma separated list in the order of definition
4. At this point you have "SELECT EMPLOYEEID, NAME, SALARY, TITLE,
CREATEDDATE FROM MYTABLE WHERE"
5. You can now finish your statement
All of the Automation functionality is in the Automate pull down
menu.
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