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1. Update process

   Hi, this is not related to SQL Prompt only, but to the update process in general.
   As our company firewall is blocking the link in Help "Check for updates ...", I have to submit the "Download a 28 days trial" form and download the full "SQLToolbelt.exe".
   Which is also blocked by the company proxy rules. :-(
   So I have to download the file on my private PC and then copy it to my business machine.
   I assume, my company is not the only one with such precautionary measures.
   Maybe you can implement additional options to download updates.

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2. Add quotes and commas function with commas before

   Please can the "Add quotes and commas" action conform to the current active style's Commas setting?

   So if the setting is "Place commas before items", then the action should also place the commas before.

   At the moment, I have to run a Format SQL action after using Add quotes and commas, which is cumbersome.

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3. Full support for Azure SQL Managed Instance in SQL Prompt

   SQL Prompt should fully support Azure SQL Managed Instances. This includes offering suggestions for all objects (such as system functions, tables, views, etc) which are usable in Managed Instances. For example, CURRENTTIMEZONE and CURRENTTIMEZONE_ID (which were recently implemented in SQL Prompt, but only for Azure SQL Database). All other functions I've tried seem to be working fine, but it would be nice to know that Azure SQL Managed Instance is officially supported by SQL Prompt.

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4. simple tabs (brent ozar)

   https://www.brentozar.com/archive/2011/06/fixing-sql-server-management-studios-tab-text/

   Brent Ozar wrote this tip back in 2011 and I cant believe i've been struggling with the horrible SSMS tabs every day for my whole career. would be great if SQL prompt has a button to change these settings for you or defaults these options when you install it.

   the main reason being that they are buried away and if I wasnt aware of them then i'm sure many others aren't.

   at the end of every day i have about 10 tabs open and i just close the whole lot because it's too hard and to go through them all quickly and i usually have the kids shouting at me for their dinner :)

   https://www.brentozar.com/archive/2011/06/fixing-sql-server-management-studios-tab-text/

   Brent Ozar wrote this tip back in 2011 and I cant believe i've been struggling with the horrible SSMS tabs every day for my whole career. would be great if SQL prompt has a button to change these settings for you or defaults these options when you install it.

   the main reason being that they are buried away and if I wasnt aware of them then i'm sure many others aren't.

   at the end of every day i have about 10 tabs open and i just close the whole lot because it's too hard and to go through them… more

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5. Make the "Enclose identifiers within square brackets [ ]" option persist

   Currently in Visual Studio the option to "Enclose identifiers within square brackets []" option will be set to true on startup requiring a user to turn it off every time they load Visual Studio.

   This option when set to false should remain that way even after a restart of Visual Studio the same way it does in SSMS.

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6. Add NULL to JOIN suggestions

   When joining two tables, you today get the option to join on known references or identical column names.

   What I would like to see is an extra join option in the suggestions, if both the columns are NULLable:

   SELECT * FROM table1
   INNER JOIN table2 ON (table2.ref1ID = table1.ref1ID OR (table2.ref1ID IS NULL AND table1.ref1ID IS NULL)

   The above example might seem like rubbish at first! But sometimes when you have composite keys, one of the columns in the key might very well be a NULLable value.

   So a more valid example would be:

   SELECT * FROM table1
   INNER JOIN table2 ON table2.comp1 = table1.comp1 AND (table2.ref1ID = table1.ref1ID OR (table2.ref1ID IS NULL AND table1.ref1ID IS NULL)

   When joining two tables, you today get the option to join on known references or identical column names.

   What I would like to see is an extra join option in the suggestions, if both the columns are NULLable:

   SELECT * FROM table1
   INNER JOIN table2 ON (table2.ref1ID = table1.ref1ID OR (table2.ref1ID IS NULL AND table1.ref1ID IS NULL)

   The above example might seem like rubbish at first! But sometimes when you have composite keys, one of the columns in the key might very well be a NULLable value.

   So a more valid example would be:

   SELECT * FROM table1
   INNER JOIN… more

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7. Subquery Column Validation Hint

   There's an obscure coding bug that I've seen multiple times in my 20 years of working with SQL Server, and it can be particularly difficult to spot as it doesn't cause a syntax error, yet the havoc it wreaks can be widespread. Consider the following scenario with two tables; they are similar but have differing column names. Now say I want to insert records from StagingTable into FinalTable, but only if they don't already exist there. Yes, there are other ways to handle this like Merge, Left Outer Join etc., but this is still commonly used and you will no doubt see it in the wild.

   DROP TABLE IF EXISTS dbo.StagingTable;
   CREATE TABLE dbo.StagingTable (Col1 INT, Col2 INT);
   INSERT dbo.StagingTable (Col1, Col2)
   VALUES (1,1), (2,2), (3,3), (4,4);

   DROP TABLE IF EXISTS dbo.FinalTable;
   CREATE TABLE dbo.FinalTable (Int1 INT, Int2 INT);
   INSERT dbo.FinalTable (Int1, Int2)
   VALUES (1,1), (2,2), (3,3);

   --Insert new rows from stagingtable into FinalTable if rows don't already exists there.
   --In this scenario, we should insert 1 row with values (4,4)
   INSERT dbo.FinalTable (Int1, Int2)
   SELECT Col1, Col2
   FROM dbo.StagingTable stg
   WHERE NOT EXISTS (SELECT * FROM dbo.FinalTable WHERE Col1 = stg.Col1)

   --FinalTable still only has three rows, and (4,4) isn't among them.
   SELECT * FROM dbo.FinalTable

   Now, before reading on, run the script above and see if you can figure out why the new row isn't being added.

   In the NOT EXISTS subquery (anti-semi-join), the coder assumed that Col1 exists in FinalTable, but that isn't the case. One might expect this would be cause for a syntax error, but in reality, Col1 DOES exist in the scope of the overall statement, so SQL Server assumes you know what you are doing and executes the query without error, but also without inserting any new data. It's the same as a subquery having a predicate of WHERE 1=1 which of course isn't the desired behavior. The simplest way to avoid this is to ensure that all columns are qualified with table name or alias. When qualified, SQL quickly notices that something is wrong, and points out the error either at parse-time or run-time.

   My suggestion is for SQL Prompt to detect subqueries and call them out IF they use unqualified columns. I'm not suggesting a call-out of missing qualifications in ALL queries as it isn't always required, but by checking subqueries, it might go a long way to preventing this in the future.

   The simple fix to the insert statement above is of course the following:

   INSERT dbo.FinalTable (Int1, Int2)
   SELECT Col1, Col2
   FROM dbo.StagingTable stg
   WHERE NOT EXISTS (SELECT * FROM dbo.FinalTable ft WHERE ft.Int1 = stg.Col1)

   There's an obscure coding bug that I've seen multiple times in my 20 years of working with SQL Server, and it can be particularly difficult to spot as it doesn't cause a syntax error, yet the havoc it wreaks can be widespread. Consider the following scenario with two tables; they are similar but have differing column names. Now say I want to insert records from StagingTable into FinalTable, but only if they don't already exist there. Yes, there are other ways to handle this like Merge, Left Outer Join etc., but this is still commonly used and you will no… more

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8. Aliases Postfixes to ignore

   Similar to the "Prefixes to ignore" option in Options > Inserted code > Aliases, could we have a "Postfixes to ignore" option to allow use to set words at the end of a tablename to ignore when generating aliases.

   Currently I have to keep the custom aliases list up to date, whereas this would do that automatically.

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9. Shortcut to switch equality statements

   It would be very convenient when going through legacy scripts to be able to hit a shortcut combination to switch the order of an equality statement, for example in a JOIN clause

   For example, with the cursor on "A.ID = User.AccountID":

   SELECT U.Username
   FROM Account AS A
   INNER JOIN Users AS U ON A.ID = U.AccountID AND U.Active = 1
   WHERE A.ID = @AccountID AND U.ID = @UserID

   Becomes
   SELECT U.Username
   FROM Account AS A
   INNER JOIN Users AS U ON U.AccountID = A.ID AND U.Active = 1 --note, only clause where cursor is is switched.
   WHERE A.ID = @AccountID AND U.ID = @UserID

   This would then compliment the casing/qualifying/wildcards/semicolons shortcuts you already have which massively speed up sorting out old queries.

   It would be very convenient when going through legacy scripts to be able to hit a shortcut combination to switch the order of an equality statement, for example in a JOIN clause

   For example, with the cursor on "A.ID = User.AccountID":

   SELECT U.Username
   FROM Account AS A
   INNER JOIN Users AS U ON A.ID = U.AccountID AND U.Active = 1
   WHERE A.ID = @AccountID AND U.ID = @UserID

   Becomes
   SELECT U.Username
   FROM Account AS A
   INNER JOIN Users AS U ON U.AccountID = A.ID AND U.Active = 1 --note, only clause where cursor is is switched.
   WHERE A.ID = @AccountID… more

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10. Custom Aliases - Ability to Alphabetize by table name

    Custom Aliases - Ability to Alphabetize by table name

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11. Custom Aliases - Ability to Create a List to Import

    Custom Aliases - Ability to create the list and import without having to use the SQL Prompt - Options-New... Interface. Reasons: Speed and to alphabetize.

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12. Add support for LEAST and GREATEST

    Please add support for the new SQL functions LEAST and GREATEST. Currently only available on Azure DB.
    Information (can't find official Microsoft documentation): https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6737816854498291712/

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13. Support for MS Dataverse / CDS

    Add support so SQL Prompt will work in SSMS when connected to MS Dataverse / CDS (Common Data Service - Dynamics really).

    Right now, it fails since the (meta)data exposed probably isn't quite as complete as on a "full-scale" SQL Server database

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14. New code analysis rule: predicate data type agreement

    Please create a rule that detects when the data type of input parameters, local variables, and/or expressions do not match the data type of the column in a predicate.

    For example, if we have

    a Person table, with column LastName varchar(60) NOT NULL, and

    in the body of a stored procedure which has an input parameter defined as @LastName nvarchar(100)... and a predicate like WHERE Person.LastName = @LastName [join, apply, correlation, and functions also need this]

    It would be wonderful - save me massive amounts of time - if SQLPrompt could flag this and help reduce implicit conversions.

    Thank you!

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15. [RESOLVED] Allow adding screenshots while posting an idea

    Please allow adding images/screenshots while posting an idea. Sometimes it gives a better understanding of the requirement.

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16. I would like to be able to re-name a tab without actually saving it off as a sql file.

    I would like to rename tabs without having to save them as a .sql file to the filesystem. I run with alot of tabs all the time and it gets very difficult if you don't name them to find a tab that has floated into the dreaded drop down arrow. Once its there I have to walk through the whole contents of the drop down list of query windows to find the one I want. With a simple rename of the tab that could be managed by the solution file. I would be able to label them and track them down much easier.

    I would like to rename tabs without having to save them as a .sql file to the filesystem. I run with alot of tabs all the time and it gets very difficult if you don't name them to find a tab that has floated into the dreaded drop down arrow. Once its there I have to walk through the whole contents of the drop down list of query windows to find the one I want. With a simple rename of the tab that could be managed by the solution file. I would be able to label them and track them… more

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17. Multi Line Comment shortcut

    Add /* / multi line comment shortcut for highlighted code in text editor. See SSMSBoost pro for example CTRL+.

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18. Fix closing quote for 'N' strings

    When typing a string preceded with 'N' (like N'string value'), when you type the closing quote it gets doubled. Hard to explain, but easy to reproduce. Just type these two statements into SSMS to see the difference:

    SELECT 'Bill' As FirstName
    SELECT N'Bill' As FirstName

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19. Quick Edit For Table Row Data In Query Result Grid

    Scenario:
    If I run any select query where filed1=value1 etc, and it shows one or more rows in the grid below.
    Now I identify a required change and want to update that column value in a particular row.

    Current Process:
    One option is to write an update query and change the column value.

    The second option is to right-click on the table and go to edit but again it only shows a limited number of rows at a time.

    Requirement:
    Option1: Allow right click on result grid and give the option to script the selected row/columns(s) as edit query.

    Option2: Allow right click on result grid and give the option to directly open edit for that table/row

    Option3: Allow direct edit of the row in result grid or in an editable popup window.

    Scenario:
    If I run any select query where filed1=value1 etc, and it shows one or more rows in the grid below.
    Now I identify a required change and want to update that column value in a particular row.

    Current Process:
    One option is to write an update query and change the column value.

    The second option is to right-click on the table and go to edit but again it only shows a limited number of rows at a time.

    Requirement:
    Option1: Allow right click on result grid and give the option to script the selected row/columns(s) as edit query.

    Option2:… more

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20. Copy results as Markdown Table

    When right-clicking in the results tab, SQL Prompt should offer the posibility to copy the results as a table with markdown formatting (for Stack Overflow / Stack Exchange network). See https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/356997/feature-preview-table-support for the syntax.

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