The Query Analzyer now supports parameterized scripts.

From the query toolbar the user may enable/disable the parameterized scripts. By enabling them, the user may have scripts with defined parameters so that Aqua Data Studio will prompt for the values of the parameters before executing the script. Parameters are defined by a leading "&".

- Simple parameter query -
   Example: SELECT * FROM DEPARTMENTS WHERE DEPARTMENT_ID = &id

- Parameter query in a quoted string
   Example: SELECT * FROM DEPARTMENTS WHERE DEPARTMENT_NAME = '\&name'

Parameters are also supported in server side comments. Client side and server side comments may be defined in File->Options->Scripts for each database. If a parameter is defined in a client side comment it will be ignored. Parameters in server side comments will be prompted and replaced.

Parameters also support default values. Default values may be defined by appending an "=" and the value after the name of the parameter. Default values may be single quoted to support values with spaces and special characters.

- Simple parameter query -
   Example: SELECT * FROM DEPARTMENTS WHERE DEPARTMENT_ID = &id=10

- Parameter query in a quoted string
   Example: SELECT * FROM DEPARTMENTS WHERE DEPARTMENT_NAME = '\&name='Sales Dept''

Date and time expressions in parameter values scripts.

This feature allows a user to specify a default value of a parameter to be a date expression. Added File->Options:General:"Parameterized Scripts" which has the option to specify the tags for the date and time expressions and whether to prompt

- File->Options:General:"Parameterized Scripts"
- DateTime Tag: dt
- Date Tag:
- Time Tag:
- DateTime at Midnight Tag
- Prompt for parameter values

- Date & Time Expressions
[Configurable in File->Options:Parameterized Scripts]

Current Units
-------------------
d = current date
t = current
dt = current date time
dm = current date at midnight


Time Units
--------------------
y Year
M Month
d day
h Hour
m Minute
s Second
S Millisecond

Examples:

{d-1y} = current date - 1 year
{dt-2h-3m-8s-340S} = current date and time minus 2 hours, minus 3 minutes, minus 8 seconds, minus 340 milliseconds
{dm+6h} = current date at midnight, plus 6 hours ... basically today at 6am.

- SQL Example:
[This query will return a list of orders that have occurred in the last month]
SELECT * FROM ORDERS WHERE ORDER_DATE > &myparam={dt-1M}

select * from orders
where orderdate > &myparam={dt-10y-4M-18d}