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SQL Optimizer for SAP ASE 3.8 - Installation Guide

Syntax Highlight

Syntax highlighting changes the colors and attributes of the text in the SQL statement display panes, making it easier to quickly identify parts of the code. The text colors and attributes for syntax highlights are defined within the Preferences window.

To change display attributes of the SQL text

  1. Click Preferences image\B_Preferences.gif

  2. Select the Editor tab.

  3. Under the Editing section, the Syntax highlight checkbox is used to apply the syntax highlight to the code. By default this option is selected.

  4. To modify the colors and attributes, click the corresponding image\B_Ellipse.gif button to open the Syntax Highlight Settings window.

Element options

Elements

It is possible to define the font format and color for the following elements:

Element Description

Reserved Word

Adaptive Server SQL reserved words.

For example: ADD, ALL, ALTER, AND, ANY, AS, ASC, BACKUP, BEGIN

Function

Adaptive Server build-in functions.

For example: ABS, ACOS, ASCII, ASIN, ATAN, ATAN2, CEILING, CHARINDEX

Comment

Comment delimiters ( -- ).

Identifier

Any text that does not fall in the above categories.

Quoted Identifier

Database object identifier within quotes.

String

Text enclosed in single quotes ( ' ' ).

Number

Numbers 0 to 9 and floating point.

Symbol

Symbols.

For example: !, %, ^, &, *, (, ), -, =, +, {, }, ;, ~, <, >, ,, ., /, <=, >=

Data Type

Adaptive Server data type.

For example: BIT, INT, SMALLINT, DEC, CHAR, VARCHAR, BINARY

Global Variable

@@variable accessed by a any program block.

Local Variable

@variable accessed by a single program block.

Temporary Table

User-Defined Temporary Tables created for the current session.

System Procedure

Procedures from the System catalog.

Invalid object

Unrecognized database object under the current database and user.

Force

Optimizer hints that influence choices of the SQL Server optimizer.

Difference highlight

The differences between two SQL for the SQL Comparer window.

Text Selection

Text selection highlighting.

Member Lookup

Member lookup field.

Argument Lookup

Argument lookup field.

Foreground color

Specify the foreground color of the selected element; use the drop-down list or image\B_Ellipse.gif to select the desired color. Select the Use default foreground color checkbox to use the Windows default text color.

Background color

Specify the background color of the selected element; use the drop-down list or click image\B_Ellipse.gif to select the desired color. Select the Use default background color checkbox to use the Windows default background color. By default, this checkbox is selected for all elements.

Editor options

Specify the font style and size of all editable panes.

Reset Default button

Reset the default settings for syntax highlight for all settings.

To change the color and attribute of a particular element

  1. Select the syntax name from the Element option list-box or select the text from the Preview section and change the attributes accordingly.

  2. Changes are reflected on the Preview section, click Apply to implement the changes.

 

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