- Select .
- Click the Code Editor tab.
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Select an option.
For more information on how syntax highlighting works, see Language Definition Files.
Japanese object names are only highlighted as object names if they are enclosed in double quotes.
Option Description Automatic syntax highlighting Enables syntax highlighting. If this option is not selected, all text is set to the default color.
The default is selected.
Automatic Outlining Enables collapse and expansion of parts of the Query text.
The default is selected.
Convert keywords to upper case Displays all keywords, object types and data types in uppercase, and all built-in functions using ProperCase.
The default is cleared.
Display line numbers Displays line numbers to the left of each line in the query.
The default is cleared.
Display left margin Displays the left margin in the Query window.
The default is selected.
Display brace matches If this option is selected, keywords (such as BEGIN and END), symbols, parenthesis, and quotation marks are highlighted as a pair when the cursor is placed within or after a keyword.
The default is selected.
Insert spaces for tabs Inserts ‘n’ space characters each time the tab key is pressed. Use the Tab Size field to indicate the number of spaces for each tab entered, from 2-9.
The default is cleared.
Indent new lines like previous If this option is not selected, all new lines start at the left margin.
The default is selected.
Wrap lists after When using Format Query, any comma that is found after this column causes the remaining text on that line to be moved to a new line. To format the query so that each column in the select list is on a separate line, set to a low value such as three.
The default is 60.
Display Quick-Info Tips When selected, a description of the function appears in a tool tip when you hover the mouse over a function name.
The default is cleared.
Display suggestions If this option is selected, SQL Assistant displays drop-down lists containing object and built-in function names. See Using Code Completion.
The default is cleared.
Include table names This option applies only if Display suggestions is also selected. When selected, both Table and View names are included in the object name lists. When cleared, only Views are included.
The default is cleared.
Include built-in functions This option applies only if Display suggestions is also selected. When selected, built-in function names are included in the suggestion lists.
The default is checked.
Display Item Shows a list of syntax elements and other application settings. Select an item to see its current color displayed in the Color field to the right. Its font style is indicated by the bold and italicized check boxes below.
Change the color by clicking the drop-down button of the Color list and selecting a new color from one of the three tabs:- Custom tab – Select one of the displayed colors, or right-click in the bottom 2 rows to display the Windows custom color dialog box, which allows you to define your own color.
- Web tab – These are colors commonly found in web pages.
- System tab – Standard System colors.
Change the font style by selecting or clearing the two check boxes.
The font style options are only available for the query syntax highlighting colors.
Queries can be automatically colorized as you type, using the Code Editor tab in the Options dialog. The query text is colorized based on specific SQL keywords and functions, strings and numbers, comments, and so on. Query syntax and parser errors are highlighted in yellow by default in the Query window. This color can be changed in the Code Editor tab.