Formatting after JOIN

Arcom · April 4, 2014 5:10AM

When using SQL Prompt > Format SQL when using the JOIN statement the table name and join condition are indented and placed on the next line (which is my preference).

If I user an INNER JOIN, LEFT JOIN or RIGHT JOIN however, the table name and join condition are placed immediately after the join statements on the same line.

Is it possible to force the INNER JOIN etc. formatting to behave the same way as JOIN?

Aaron L · April 4, 2014 9:33AM

Hi Arcom,
I'm not sure I'm seeing the same behaviour you've described when I try it here. Would it be possible to post a small script that shows what you're currently seeing and how you'd like it instead?

Thanks,
Aaron.

Arcom · April 4, 2014 10:14AM

Hi Aaron,

SELECT * FROM Dept d INNER JOIN Employee e ON d.DeptId = e.DeptId

reformats to

SELECT
   *
FROM
   Dept d
INNER JOIN Employee e ON d.DeptId = e.DeptId

whereas

SELECT * FROM Dept d JOIN Employee e ON d.DeptId = e.DeptId

reformats to

SELECT
   *
FROM
   Dept d
JOIN
   Employee e ON d.DeptId = e.DeptId

My preference is for the latter, but I can't find an option to set this

Thanks

Andy

Aaron L · April 4, 2014 11:32AM

Thanks for the example!

I've logged this request as SP-5079 in our internal tracking system. We will be looking to improve the flexibility of the formatting system in Prompt in the future so this request will be helpful when we consider the list of rules.

If you have any more suggestions please feel free to post them here!

Thanks,
Aaron.

Formatting after JOIN

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