The Debug button in older SSMS could be mistaken for Execute, and the debugger is gone from current versions. This page keeps the 2012 episode and tests four ways to debug T-SQL without it on SQL Server 2025: parse only, error line numbers, progress messages and the OUTPUT clause.
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SQL SERVER – CTRL+SHIFT+] Shortcut to Select Code Between Two Parenthesis
CTRL+SHIFT+] in SSMS lets you select code between two parenthesis, handy for subqueries and CTEs. Here is how it works at a few cursor positions.
Comment T-SQL in SSMS: SQL in Sixty Seconds #019
You can comment T-SQL in SSMS with a keyboard shortcut, a toolbar button or the Edit menu. The tests here show nested block comments, an UPDATE that lost its WHERE clause, a dangling comma after a commented column, and an unclosed comment, on SQL Server 2025.
Filling Template Parameters in SSMS With Ctrl+Shift+M
Template parameters save you from typing one value in four places, but they only paste text. Here is what that means in practice.
SQL Server – Switch Between Result Pan and Query Pan – SQL Shortcut
The F6 Shortcut moves focus between SSMS panes. I use it when switching between the query editor and results.
Templates and Snippets in SSMS
Templates and snippets in SSMS turn repeated SQL patterns into editable starting points while keeping environment assumptions visible.
SQL SERVER – 2005 – Open SSMS From Command Prompt – sqlwb.exe Example
Open SSMS from command prompt with the sqlwb command. I show its syntax and the switches I use, like -E and -nosplash, to start Management Studio.