Query Output Data

You can view query output in the SQL Editor using dynamically generated tab pages at the bottom of the Query Output docking pane. One tab is output per each result set. The output page presents returned data in a grid with rows and columns.

When you submit SQL statements for execution, any existing output pages are deleted and new ones are created.

You can save the returned data of the output page as text files in one of the following formats:

To save an output page

  1. Click the Output page containing the data that you want to save.
  2. Choose SQL->Export Query Data or right click the data and select Export All Data from the popup menu. The Save As dialog box appears.
  3. Specify the directory and filename.
  4. Select one of the following file extensions from the Save as type list box: Text File Tab-Separated, Text-File Pipe Separated.
  5. Click Save to save your output data to a specified directory and filename.

To copy returned data to the clipboard

  1. Click the output page containing the data that you want to save.
  2. Click the cell or select a group of rows that you want to copy.
    Use CTRL+Click or SHIFT+Click to select multiple rows.
  3. Right click on the data and select Copy Cell or Copy Selected Rows from popup menu.

To view and save data in the grid cell

  1. Click the output page containing the data that you want to save.
  2. Right-click the data and select Open Cell Viewer from the popup menu or double-click on the cell. The Cell Viewer window will open.
  3. To view and save another cell, do not close Cell Viewer; just double-click the cell. The data will be replaced in the open Cell Viewer Window .

See Also

Cell Viewer Window