Query Analyzer change default blank query

23 Nov 2005 10:28 AM

Offirh

Does anyone know of a way to change the default blank query, into some text?
I want that every new query window will start with a Select template or so.

29 Nov 2005 5:06 AM

Gert E.R. Drapers

You can only do this for the startup window by passing in a file name, which
has a negative side effect that if you hit save you override the template
content. You however create a template file, put it in the templates
directory and double clicking on the template will open a new query editor
with the template content in place, this is the best you will be able to
get.

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"Offirh" <Off***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:805A2E11-CA0D-467B-B36B-2B94889742F8@microsoft.com...
> Does anyone know of a way to change the default blank query, into some
> text?
> I want that every new query window will start with a Select template or
> so.

3 Dec 2005 3:56 AM

Steve Kass

You can create a template file, set its read-only property, and launch that
file to open a new query editor instance with the template loaded. Since
the template is marked as read-only, when you hit Save, you will get the
Save As... dialog, just like you do with an Untitled file.

If you want to open the template inside a running instance of QA
instead of starting a new one, drag the template file to the query editor
pane in QA.

Steve Kass
Drew University

Offirh wrote:

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>Does anyone know of a way to change the default blank query, into some text?
>I want that every new query window will start with a Select template or so.
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