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Managing SQL Prompt Code Analysis Rules

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I work for Redgate and write about products. I’ve got a series of SQL Prompt posts here on little things I like. SQL Prompt might be my favorite tool.  SQL Prompt will be yours as well if you give it a try.

SQL Prompt includes new Code Analysis rules that help you write better code. This iteration of the rules in v9 are items that are highlighted with a green squiggly line. These are basic rules, and may not apply in your environment, and you may want to disable some of these. Here’s how.

Imagine you have a simple query like this one:

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As you can see, there are green squiggly lines under some code. These are static Code Analysis warnings from SQL Prompt. If I put my cursor on the line, I’ll see the warning about the old style column alias:

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In this case, I know this is rule ST02, and it’s not a warning I care about. I like the equals alias construct and don’t want to constantly see this, so I’ll disable this rule.

First, open the SQL Prompt menu. There are a few new items shown below. The “Enable Code Analysis” is below the other Prompt “Enable Suggestions”. There is also the “Manage Code Analysis Rules”. Select that item.

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When the dialog opens, we see a number of rules broken into sections. Each of these is numbers, and has a prefix. Best Practices have BP prefixes, Deprecated items use DEP, etc.

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Scroll down to the Style rules, which have ST prefixes. We can see that ST002 is the Old-style column alias. Uncheck this box and click “Save”.

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Now the rule is disabled. If I wait a couple seconds, I’ll see the green lines disappear.

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There are all sorts of items that SQL Prompt tracks as a part of Code Analysis. We’re looking to understand how you use these rules, what exceptions you need, and any additional rules you’d like to see added. Send us feedback at UserVoice.

Give SQL Prompt a try today and see how it can improve coding and feel free to let me know how you like this new feature.

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