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Toad for SQL Server 8.0 - Installation Guide

Automatic Aliases

Toad accommodates easy automatic aliasing in Code Completion.

» Check Enable automatic aliasing and set more options. Review the following for additional information:
Disable automatic mode detection and use:

First characters - Use any first alphanumeric characters in the name for alias up to preferred alias length

Find upper case characters - Use any first upper case alphanumeric characters in the name for alias up to preferred alias length

Separator based - Use any first alphanumeric characters after each separator, i.e. comma, underscore, etc.

Note: See the preview in example pane.

Convert generated alias into: Set this to convert the alias to either Lower case or Upper case characters.
Preferred alias length:

The preferred maximum alias length.

Select the appropriate alias length control option (this option is available only when the "Find upper case characters" option is selected for the Disable automatic mode detection and use parameter):

  • Dynamic (Default) : Dynamically creates alias based on the number of uppercase characters in an object name. Counter control is grayed out for this option.

  • Fixed: Creates alias based on the number of uppercase characters in an object name and appends digits to fulfill specified alias length. Choose the minimum length of the auto generated alias using the Counter control option.

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