Supercharge your productivity in MySQL Workbench with these ‘click and paste’ SQL code snippets available for any table in a schema. Continue reading and see the ‘Staple Five‘…
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Code Snippets with MySQL Workbench
Each of the 5 following snippets are created exactly the same:
- Right-click on the target table
- Click on the Copy to Clipboard menu item
- Mouse over to the desired snippet item and click that snippet menu item
- The MySQL code is now copied to your clipboard and can be pasted wherever you need it
1. Select All Statement
This MySQL code snippet creates a fully qualified SELECT query:
2. Create Statement
With this MySQL code snippet, we have the full CREATE TABLE DDL statement:
3. Delete Statement
For the DELETE MySQL code snippet, a WHERE clause is included in the code:
4. Insert Statement
All column names and the accompanying VALUES clause are included in the INSERT statement MySQL code snippet:
5. Update Statement
Each table column is specified in the UPDATE MySQL code snippet:
I hope these snippets are useful for you going forward during your development time in MySQL Workbench. Tell me any of your favorite MySQL Workbench shortcuts in the comments below.
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Disclaimer: The majority of examples in this post, are performed in a personal development/learning workstation environment and should not be considered production quality or ready. Your particular goals and needs may vary. Like always, just because you can do something doesn’t mean you should. My opinions are my own.
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