Editor Panes Shortcuts
The following list is the common shortcut keys provided for users to quickly accomplish tasks that is performed frequently within the Editor panes for SQL Editor and SQL Formatter window.
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Action |
Shortcut Keys |
|---|---|
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Delete next word |
Ctrl+Delete |
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Delete previous word |
Ctrl+Backspace |
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Delete next character |
Delete |
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Delete previous character |
Backspace |
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Delete current line |
Ctrl+Y |
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Highlight a word |
Shift+Ctrl+Left or Right Arrow |
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Highlight a character |
Shift+Left or Right Arrow |
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Cursor forward a word |
Ctrl+Right Arrow |
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Cursor backward a word |
Ctrl+Left Arrow |
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Insert mode |
Insert |
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Insert a new line character |
Shift+Ctrl+M |
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Bring up Member Lookup |
Ctrl+Spacebar |
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Bring up Argument Lookup |
Shift+Ctrl+Spacebar |
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Comment |
Shift+Ctrl+C |
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Uncomment |
Shift+Ctrl+N |
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Indent |
Shift+Ctrl+I |
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Outdent |
Shift+Ctrl+O |
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Uppercase |
Shift+Ctrl+U |
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Lowercase |
Shift+Ctrl+L |
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Quick Find |
Ctrl+Alt+F |
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Find |
Ctrl+F |
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Find Next |
F3 |
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Replace |
Ctrl+Alt+R |
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Go to Line |
Ctrl+Alt+G |
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Select All |
Ctrl A |
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Cut |
Ctrl X |
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Copy |
Ctrl C |
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Paste |
Ctrl V |
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Undo |
Ctrl Z |
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Save |
Ctrl S |
Indent and Outdent Text
The text can be shifted from left to right or right to left using the Indent and Outdent functions. The number of characters shifted is dependent on the Block indent step size (default = 3 characters) parameter in the Options window.
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Highlight the text or place the cursor at the line needed to be indented.
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Click
.
To outdent text
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Highlight the text or place the cursor at the line to be outdent.
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Click
.
Member and Argument Lookup
Member and argument lookup are lookup hints to help construct SQL statements.
Member lookup displays the list of database object members for schemas, tables, views and alias.; For example, if a table name or alias is typed followed by "." then the corresponding lookup hint will be the column names. CTRL+SPACE can be used as short-cut keys to bring up the member lookup.
Argument lookup displays the next argument parameter for functions and procedures. For example, if a procedure name is typed followed by "(" then the list of arguments is shown highlighting the next enterable argument. CTRL+SHIFT+SPACE can be used as short-cut keys to bring up the argument lookup.
To enable or disable the member and argument lookup
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Click
.
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Select the Editor tab.
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Under the Lookup section, select the Member lookup and/or the Argument Lookup checkboxes .
Member lookup (Default)
Specify whether to show the lookup hint for database object members.
Argument lookup (Default)
Specify whether to show the argument parameters hint for functions and procedures.
Delay (Default = 0.75 sec , Range = 0.5 to 1.5 sec )
Specify the minimum delay time for the lookup hint to appear.
Note: The member lookup selects the information about the database objects from the system view. Since the system view does not contain the information about temporary tables, member lookup does not find the columns in temporary tables.
Syntax Highlight
Syntax highlighting changes the colors and attributes of the text in the SQL statement displayed panes, making it easier to quickly identify parts of the code. The text colors and attributes for syntax highlights can be defined within the Options window.
To define the syntax highlighting
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Click
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Select the Editor tab.
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Under the Editing section, click
next to the Syntax highlight checkbox.
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Modify the colors and attributes for any of the elements listed below. Click OK.
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Check the Syntax highlight checkbox in order for your selections to apply the syntax highlighting to the code.
Element options
Elements
The font format and color for the following elements can be defined for the following elements in the syntax of a SQL statement:
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Syntax Element |
Description |
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DB2 SQL reserved words. For example: ACCESS, ADD, ALL, ALTER, AND, ANY, AS, ASC , BETWEEN, BY | |
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Function |
DB2 build-in functions. For example: ABS, ACOS , ASCII, ASIN , ATAN , ATAN2, CEIL , SIGN |
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Comment |
Comment delimiters ( --, /* */ ) |
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String enclosed in double quotes ( " " ) | |
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String |
String enclosed in single quotes ( ' ' ) |
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Number |
Numbers 0 to 9 and floating point. |
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Symbols. For example: !, $, %, ^, &, *, (, ), -, =, +, {, }, [, ], :, ;, @ | |
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Data type |
DB2 data type. For example: CHAR, INTEGER, LONG, NUMBER, RAW, VARCHAR , VARCHAR2 |
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Invalid object |
Unrecognized database object under the current database and schema. |
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Host variable |
Host variable names. |
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Difference highlight |
The differences between two SQL for the SQL Comparer window. |
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Optimizer SQL options. | |
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Selected text. | |
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Member lookup dialog box. | |
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Argument Lookup |
Argument lookup dialog box. |
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Identifier |
Any words that do not fall in the above categories. |
Foreground color
Specify the foreground color of the selected element; use the Foreground color list or click
Background color
Specify the background color of the selected element; use the Background color list or click
Editor options
Specify the font style and size of all editable panes.
Reset Default button
Reset the default settings for syntax highlight of the selected element.
To change the color and attribute of a particular element, select the syntax name from the Element option list-box or select the text from the Preview section and change the attributes accordingly. Changes will be reflected on the Preview section, click Apply to implement the changes.