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<span id="options-query-tool"></span><h1><span class="target" id="index-0"></span>pgAdmin Query tool Options</h1>
<p>Use the options that are located under the <em>Query tool</em> node of the tree control to personalize the behavior of the Query tool.</p>
<img alt="_images/options-query_editor.png" src="_images/options-query_editor.png" />
<p>Use the fields on the <em>Query editor</em> dialog to specify workspace preferences for the Query editor:</p>
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<li><strong>Font</strong> - Use the <em>Font</em> selector to specify the font used in the Query tool interface.</li>
<li><strong>Max characters per column</strong> - Use the <em>Max characters per column</em> field to specify the maximum length of data displayed in a single column.</li>
<li><strong>Indent characters</strong> - Use the <em>Indent</em> characters field to specify the number of characters to indent with in SQL text boxes.</li>
<li><strong>Use spaces instead of tabs</strong> - Check the box next to <em>Use spaces instead of tabs</em> to instruct pgAdmin to insert a space when you press the tab key in an SQL text box.</li>
<li><strong>Copy SQL from main form to SQL dialogue</strong> - Check the box next to <em>Copy SQL from main window to SQL dialogue</em> to instruct pgAdmin to copy any object definition displayed on the main object browser for use as a default query in the Query Tool when the Query Tool opens.</li>
<li><strong>Enable Auto ROLLBACK</strong> - Check the box next to <em>Enable Auto ROLLBACK</em> to instruct the query tool to execute a ROLLBACK if a query fails.</li>
<li><strong>Keywords in uppercase</strong> - Check the box next to <em>Keywords in uppercase</em> to instruct the Query tool to convert any keywords entered to an uppercase font.</li>
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<img alt="_images/options-colours.png" src="_images/options-colours.png" />
<p>Use the fields displayed on the <em>Colours</em> dialog to select colours for items displayed in the Query tool:</p>
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<li><strong>Foreground/Background</strong> - Use the color selectors in the <strong>Foreground/Background</strong> box to specify background and foreground colors for the Query tool.</li>
<li><strong>Caret</strong> - Use the color selector in the <strong>Caret</strong> box to specify a color for the caret (or cursor).</li>
<li><strong>SQL Syntax Highlighting</strong> - Use the color selectors in the <strong>SQL Syntax Highlighting</strong> box to specify display colors for syntax components.</li>
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<img alt="_images/options-results_grid.png" src="_images/options-results_grid.png" />
<p>Use the fields on the <em>Results Grid</em> dialog to specify display preferences for the results grid.</p>
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<li><p class="first"><strong>Result copy quoting</strong> - Use the <em>Result copy quoting</em> drop-down listbox to specify how fields in a result set should be quoted when copied to the clipboard from the result list. <strong>Please Note</strong> Disabling this option may prevent copying and pasting rows in the edit grid from functioning properly if the result set contains special characters like line breaks. Specify:</p>
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<li><em>None</em> to omit quotes when copied.</li>
<li><em>Strings</em> to quote string values when copied (numeric columns will not be quoted).</li>
<li><em>All</em> to quote all copied values (regardless of data type).</li>
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<li><p class="first"><strong>Result copy quote character</strong> - Use the <em>Result copy quote character</em> drop-down listbox to select a character that will be used to quote the values when copied to the clipboard from the result list. It has no effect if <em>Result copy quoting</em> is set to <em>None</em>.</p>
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<li><p class="first"><strong>Result copy field separator</strong> - Use the <em>Result copy field separator</em> drop-down listbox to select a character that will be used to separate the fields copied to the clipboard from the result list.</p>
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<li><p class="first"><strong>Show NULL values as <NULL></strong> - Check the box next to <em>Show NULL values as <NULL></em> to cause NULL values to be shown as <NULL> in the Query Tool’s results grid. Note that this option does not affect data that is exported from the grid, only what is displayed.</p>
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<img alt="_images/options-query_file.png" src="_images/options-query_file.png" />
<p>Use the fields on the <em>Query File</em> dialog to specify UTF-8 details, and file saving preferences:</p>
<ul class="simple">
<li><strong>Read and write Unicode UTF-8 files</strong> - Check the box next to <em>Read and write Unicode UTF-8 files</em> to write Unicode UTF-8 files by default.</li>
<li><strong>Write BOM for UTF files</strong> - Check the box next to <em>Write BOM for UTF files</em> to instruct the query tool to write a <em>byte order mark</em> at the beginning of each file written.</li>
<li><strong>Do not prompt for unsaved files on exit</strong> - Check the box next to <em>Do not prompt for unsaved files on exit</em> to prevent pgAdmin from prompting you to save SQL queries upon exit.</li>
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<img alt="_images/options-favourites.png" src="_images/options-favourites.png" />
<p>Use the fields on the <em>Favourites</em> dialog to specify a location for the Query tool’s <em>Favourites</em> file:</p>
<ul class="simple">
<li><strong>Favourites file path</strong> - The <em>Favourites file path</em> field specifies the path to the Query tool’s <em>Favourites</em> file. The default file name is <em>pgadmin_favourites.xml</em>; you can use the <em>Browse</em> button to open a file browser and modify the location of the file.</li>
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<img alt="_images/options-macros.png" src="_images/options-macros.png" />
<p>Use the fields on the <em>Macros</em> dialog to specify a location for the Query tool’s <em>Macros</em> file:</p>
<ul class="simple">
<li><strong>Macros file path</strong> - The <em>Macros file path</em> field specifies the path to the Query tool’s <em>Macros</em> file. The default file name is <em>pgadmin_macros.xml</em>; you can use the <em>Browse</em> button to open a file browser and modify the location of the file.</li>
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<img alt="_images/options-history_file.png" src="_images/options-history_file.png" />
<p>Use the fields on the <em>History File</em> dialog to specify user preferences for the Query tool’s history file:</p>
<ul class="simple">
<li><strong>History file path</strong> - The <em>History file path</em> specifies the path to the Query tool’s history file. The default file name is <em>pgadmin_histoqueries.xml</em>; you can use the <em>Browse</em> button to open a file browser and modify the location of the file.</li>
<li><strong>Maximum queries to store in history</strong> - Use the <em>Maximum queries to store in history</em> field to specify the number of queries stored by pgAdmin. When the maximum number of queries is reached, the oldest query will be deleted, and a new query will be stored.</li>
<li><strong>Maximum size of a stored query (in bytes)</strong> - Use the <em>Maximum size of a stored query (in bytes)</em> field to specify the size (in bytes) of the largest query that will be stored in the history file; any query that exceeds the specified size will not be saved in the history file.</li>
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