Comments on: SQL SERVER – Query Analyzer Shortcuts

By: Keith

Keith — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:10:02 +0000

What about CTRL-0 for entering a NULL value into a field when looking at grid view of a table.

Also, is there a CTRL-? shortcut for entering the current date and time into a datetime field similar to the CTRL-0 shortcut for the NULL value?

By: carlos

carlos — Tue, 19 May 2009 18:15:20 +0000

hi im trying to open mssms and load a store procedure from an specific data base using this script
sqlwb.exe [-S server_name[\instance]] [-d dbname] [-U dbuser] [-P dbpass] [-E] [file_name[, sp_search]] [/?]

but is not working to load the sp but the mssms it does open

any sugestion?

By: shariff

shariff — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:16:49 +0000

thanks …

By: rohit

rohit — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 09:23:44 +0000

Hi ,what does ‘N’ and ‘U’ in the following command stand for?also what is the necessity of Go in this ??? the following command executed even without the use of it?..

USE AdventureWorks;
GO
IF OBJECT_ID (N’dbo.AWBuildVersion’, N’U') IS NOT NULL
DROP TABLE dbo.AWBuildVersion;
GO

By: Eric

Eric — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 19:50:55 +0000

I have been using SQL Server 2000 for several years and I have used DTS to import and export data between internal and external tables.

Recently I installed SQL Server 2005 “Developer” and can not find DTS.

Any suggestions? Thanks

By: BJN

BJN — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 09:41:32 +0000

Hi Rehan,

Can you recheck whether the database existed with same (the db name which you want restore). if not found in Enterprise Manager, Enter the command as Use DBNAME in Query Analyzer.

If found in Enterprise Manager, check query analyzer opened with the that Data base. close the query analyzer and delete the exist data base.

If still also not able to delete, clear the connections in detach window and delete the .mdf & log files in the specified path.

Hope it will solve.

Thanks
BJN

By: Rehan

Rehan — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 11:47:36 +0000

Dear All,

please help me out for restoring the database for sql 2000, i m getting error ” database is already in use” when i try to do the restore.

please help me to get the command to stop the database.

Thanks

Rehan

By: Saurabh

Saurabh — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 08:16:30 +0000

Thanks Mr Imran for your kind help………..

By: Imran Mohammed

Imran Mohammed — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 02:10:47 +0000

@Name

in Your table 10th column which is job_title is defined to take not more than 20 characters, but in your insert statement you are trying to insert 24 characters which is “Web Developer & Designer”. That is why insert statement is failing.

Solution for this problem is either change the max size of the job_title column to 50 or make the value of that column small example : “Web Devp & Designer.”

Hope this helps.

Thanks,
Imran.

By: Name

Name — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:14:13 +0000

I was creating a table name ContactForm and then i inserted values in the table but its gives an error—— please see the details—————-

CREATE TABLE [dbo].[ContactForm] (
[Cust_Id] [int] PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL,
[Name] [varchar] (50) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL,
[Address] [varchar] (255) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL,
[City] [varchar] (10) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL,
[State] [varchar] (20) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL,
[Country] [varchar] (20) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL,
[Contact_No] [varchar] (20) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL,
[E_mail] [varchar] (50) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL,
[Company] [varchar] (50) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL,
[Job_Title] [varchar] (20) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL,
[Relation] [varchar] (50) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL,
[Abt_us] [varchar] (50) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL,
[Msg] [varchar] (60) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL,
) ON [PRIMARY]

Values insertion:
Insert into ContactForm Values (1, ‘Saurabh Verma’,'18/271, Behron Gali, Maithan’, ‘Agra’,
‘Uttar Pradesh’, ‘India’, 09319394568, ‘iamsaurabhverma@gmail.com’, ‘Image Software’,
‘Web Developer & Designer’, ‘Employee’, ‘Events’, ‘Please Reply’)

Error:
Msg 8152, Level 16, State 14, Line 1
String or binary data would be truncated.
The statement has been terminated.

Please give me suggestions

By: Sopheap

Sopheap — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:39:19 +0000

Dave,
You forgot to mention ALT + X = Execute. It’s one of my favorite short cut.

Sopheap

By: Gogul

Gogul — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:10:40 +0000

Hi Guys,

This is very useful resource while handling Query Analyzer Very Effectively. Thanks.

By: SQL SERVER - Query Analyzer Shortcuts - Part 2 Journey to SQL Authority with Pinal Dave

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:31:32 +0000

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By: Praveen Barath

Praveen Barath — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:33:18 +0000

The most commonly used keyboard shortcuts in the SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS).

Run and then SqlWb.exe to launch SQL Server Management Studio

Results in Grid
Ctrl + D

Change database
Ctrl + U

Results in Text
Ctrl + T

Execute Query
Ctrl + E or F5

Show/Hide Object browser
F8 (Auto Hide has to be enabled)

New Query Window
Ctrl + Q

New Query with New Connection
Ctrl + N (Then selecting SQL Server Query template)

Open a .SQL Script file
Ctrl + O

Full Screen
Shift + Alt + Enter

Parse the query
Ctrl + F5

Show/Hide Results Pane
Ctrl + R

Switch between query and results panes
F6

Information about all the objects in the current database
Alt + F1

Praveen Barath

By: Praveen Barath

Praveen Barath — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:30:08 +0000

Hi Robert,

MSSQL server 2005 is a database platform , Platform because from one window you can connect to any of MSSQL services like SSMS, SSRS,SSIS,SSAS..etc.

I am coming to your doubt why they shifted to SSMS as it s far slow.

As the matter of fact MSSQL 2005 is more graphical more user friendly and handy tool, I hope once you will aware of all SSMS functionality or new feature you might change your views, I agree it require more hardware recourses like RAM, 500 MB Min, and 1000 Mb Recommended rest depends on your work load. Also I feel you would be more contented with 2000 but still there are new upcoming DBA’s which require these sort of user friendly interface.(If still you face slowness check your settings and resourses.)

Shortcut Doubts:

2000 – isqlw –To open a query analyzer in 2000

2005 – sqlwb—To open SSMS in 2005 (Not Query analyzer For New Query use Alt+N)

2005 –ssmsee—TO open SSMS in 2005 (Express Edition)

Rest of the short cuts you can check as Pinal already discussed in the top of the blog.

Thanks

Praveen Barath

P:S:
SSMS- Sql server management studio

By: Robert

Robert — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:59:48 +0000

sqlwb is not a shortcut for Query Analyzer in SQL Server 2005. It opens the Management Studio which in my view is far slower than Query Analyzer in editing and manipulating queries.
Why they chose to remove a quick solid working program I cannot understand.
How do you even format your queries in Management Studio?
For me it does not accept tabs and will reformat as soon as I execute.

By: viral

viral — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:57:49 +0000

one more thing, I can execute sp_helptext with any object ow dbo but

if i go for sp_helptext Product.DetailTable

It will give same error.

Thanks

Viral

By: viral

viral — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:50:11 +0000

Hi,

I have used ALT + F1 and its really good habit to use it while working.

I have one query here with table with schema,

I have table named [Product].[DetailTable] where product is my schema instead of dbo

I can execute this query
SELECT * FROM [Product].[DetailTable]

but when I go to use ALT + F1

it gives error like – “Incorrect syntax near ‘.’.”

Any idea?

By: gd

gd — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 05:05:05 +0000

queryanalyzer

2000 – isqlw
2005 – sqlwb
2008 – ssms

By: vempalli sasireddy

vempalli sasireddy — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 11:00:52 +0000

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