Re: sql tidy formatter?

From: Jeff Frost <jeff(at)frostconsultingllc(dot)com>
To: Jon Asher <jon(dot)asher(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: SF Postgres <sfpug(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: sql tidy formatter?
Date: 2006-11-08 23:00:56
Message-ID: Pine.LNX.4.64.0611081458440.23695@discord.home.frostconsultingllc.com
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Well, vim and nedit on *ix systems and textpad on windows do syntax
highlighting, but neither does formatting that I am aware of..by formatting, I
mean indenting for readability, and not just colorful highlighting like I've
already got with the editors. Looks like the one you sent just does the
syntax highlighting.

On Wed, 8 Nov 2006, Jon Asher wrote:

> Some code / text editors recognize SQL and do basic formatting
> (without inserting missing elements as in html tidy). I'm not sure what's
> best on Unix but look at this type of tool
>
> http://context.cx/content/view/18/41/
>
>
> On 11/8/06, Jeff Frost <jeff(at)frostconsultingllc(dot)com> wrote:
>>
>> What do you folks use to format SQL similar to the html tidy utility? I
>> get
>> queries from clients all the time that are just one big line and the first
>> thing I do is edit it to make it easier to read. I'm wondering if there
>> is
>> some utility that might do this for me?
>>
>> --
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>> Frost Consulting, LLC http://www.frostconsultingllc.com/
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>>
>

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