Using Code Templates

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Code templates are complete code blocks that can be easily added to open windows or scripts with a few keystrokes. Templates let you define standard or common code units such as loops, comment blocks, query structures, and so on, add them to your code and edit them accordingly.

When you activate Code Assist by typing CTRL+SPACE, the Code Assist menu opens, offering any defined code templates for the currently connected DBMS platform.

Selecting the short name for the code template and pressing RETURN adds the template at the cursor position.

Rapid SQL loads a default set of code templates at startup but you can also add and delete templates from the currently available set. In addition, you can save sets of templates to file and subsequently load specific template sets, allowing you to customize your templates to different platforms or development projects.

Before making use of this feature, you should be familiar with the following tasks:

• Enabling the code templates feature. For details, see Code Workbench.
• Maintaining the list of available templates.