Loading and saving SQL statements to a file

The SQL Whiteboard provides commands that enable you to import an SQL statement from a text file to the Statement pane. You can also copy SQL statements from the Statement pane to a specified text file.

Table 38 describes the commands in the File menu that you can use to import and copy SQL statements.

File menu options

Menu item

Function

Load SQL Statement

Loads the text of an SQL statement from an ASCII file to the Statement field.

Save SQL Statement

Saves the current SQL statement text from the Statement field to an ASCII file. This command saves only the statement text, but not the statement results. To save the results, use the Data to Clipboard, Data To Spreadsheet, or the Data to File options.