View source for Automated Error Detection and Coding Aid Features

{{Parent|Using the SQL Editor}}

Code is analyzed as you add content to an ISQL editor session and offers the following automated features:

* [[Syntax Checking]]: Automatically flag syntactical errors in your scripts.
* [[Semantic Validation]]: Detect object name references to objects not present in the datasource index.
* [[Code Complete]]: Insert or replace object names, selected from suggestion lists, as you edit a script.
* [[Hyperlink Object Actions]]: Invoke common object operations such as '''Open''' and '''Extract''', as well as object type-specific operations, from object names referenced in a script.
* [[Paste SQL Syntax]]: Paste syntax for SQL statements, system functions calls, and other commonly used elements into an SQL Editor.
* [[Paste SQL Statements]]: Generate and paste complete SELECT, INSERT, DELETE, UPDATE or EXEC statements or function call syntax into an SQL Editor.
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* [[Using Code Templates]]: Create templates for statements or code blocks that can be quickly added to scripts in Rapid SQL.
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* [[Using Auto Replace Expressions]]: Create short text representations of larger text strings that can be used to quickly add the larger string to a script.
* [[Toggling Display of the Error Pane]]: View details on errors.
* [[ISQL Performance]]: Provides information and statistics about SQL statements and tables in the SQL editor. '''ISQL Performance''' provides recommendations to improve the performance of the system.