You can use a database connection in the Data Source Explorer
view to create SQL and XQuery statements in the SQL and XQuery editor.
Before you begin
The SQL and XQuery editor supports any statement that can be run by
the database to which you are connected. If you save the statement,
it is stored in a file with the extension .sql.
Prerequisites: Before
you create an SQL or XQuery statement by using a database connection:
- Create a connection profile in the Data Source Explorer and then
connect to your database.
- If you plan to save the statement, create the project in which
to store the statement.
Restriction: - If you want to reopen the SQL or XQuery statement in the SQL and XQuery editor
or the SQL statement in the SQL Query Builder, save the statement in a data
project.
- If you save
the statement in a data development project, the project must be associated
with a database that contains the database tables that you use in
the statement. Otherwise, you cannot run the statement successfully.
About this task
To create an SQL or XQuery statement in the SQL and XQuery editor
by using a database connection:
- Open the Data perspective.
- In the Data Source Explorer view, expand the database connection.
- Right-click the database connection or the database, and
then click New SQL Script on the pop-up menu.
- Specify the SQL or XQuery statement in the SQL and XQuery editor.
- Optional: To insert the code pattern of a template into
your statement, at the insertion point, type the first few characters
of the template name, press Ctrl + Space, and then select the template
in content assist.
- Optional: To format your SQL or XQuery code, right-click
in the editor, and then click Format SQL on
the pop-up menu.
- Save the statement.
- In the Save As window, provide the information about the
SQL statement:
- Select the project in which to save the SQL statement. If you select a data project, the statement is added to the SQL
Scripts folder of the selected project.
- Type a file name for the statement.
- Click OK