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.. _query_tool_toolbar:
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`Query Tool Toolbar`:index:
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The *Query Tool* toolbar uses context-sensitive icons that provide shortcuts to
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frequently performed tasks. If an icon is highlighted, the option is enabled;
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if the icon is grayed-out, the task is disabled.
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.. note:: The :ref:`Query Tool <query_tool>` and
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:ref:`View/Edit Data <editgrid>` tools are actually different operating
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modes of the same tool. Some controls will be disabled in either mode.
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.. image:: images/query_toolbar.png
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:alt: Query tool toolbar
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:align: center
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Hover over an icon in pgAdmin to display a tooltip that describes the icon's
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functionality.
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File Options
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| *Open File* | Click the *Open File* icon to display a previously saved query in the SQL Editor. | Cmd/Ctrl + O |
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| *Save File* | Click the *Save* icon to perform a quick-save of a previously saved query, or to access the | Cmd/Ctrl + S |
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| | *Save* menu: | |
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| | * Select *Save* to save the selected content of the SQL Editor panel in a file. | |
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Filter/Limit Options
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.. table::
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| *Filter* | Click the *Filter* icon to set filtering and sorting criteria for the data when in *View/Edit data| Option/Alt + F |
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| | * In the *SQL Filter*, you can enter a SQL query as filtering criteria. | |
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| | In *Data Sorting*, you can select the column and specify the order for sorting. | |
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| | * Click *Filter by Selection* to show only the rows containing the values in the selected cells. | |
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| | * Click *Exclude by Selection* to show only the rows that do not contain the values in the | |
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| | * Click *Remove Sort/Filter* to remove any previously selected sort or filtering options. | |
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| Limit Selector | Select a value in the *Limit Selector* to limit the size of the dataset to a number of rows. | Option/Alt + R |
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Query Editing Options
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.. image:: images/query_editing.png
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:alt: Query tool editing options
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:align: center
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| *Edit* | Use the *Edit* menu to search, replace, or navigate the code displayed in the SQL Editor: | Option/Alt + Shift + N|
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| | Select *Find* to provide a search target, and search the SQL Editor contents. | Cmd/Ctrl + F |
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| | Select *Replace* to locate and replace (with prompting) individual occurrences of the target. | Option + Cmd + F (MAC)|
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| | Select *Go to Line/Column* to go to specified line number and column position | Cmd/Ctrl + L |
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| | Select *Indent Selection* to indent the currently selected text. | Tab |
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| | Select *Unindent Selection* to remove indentation from the currently selected text. | Shift + Tab |
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| | Select *Toggle Comment* to comment/uncomment any lines that contain the selection in SQL style. | Cmd/Ctrl + / |
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| | Select *Clear Query* to clear the query editor window. | Option/Alt + Ctrl + L |
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| | Select *Format SQL* to format the selected SQL or all the SQL if none is selected | Cmd/Ctrl + K |
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Query Execution
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.. image:: images/query_execution.png
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:alt: Query tool execute options
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:align: center
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| *Stop* | Click the *Stop* icon to cancel the execution of the currently running query. |Option + Shift +|
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| *Execute script* | Click the *Execute script* icon to either execute or refresh the query highlighted in the SQL | F5 |
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| | * Add a check next to *Auto rollback on error?* to instruct the server to automatically roll back| |
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| | * Add a check next to *Auto commit?* to instruct the server to automatically commit each | |
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| | transaction. Any changes made by the transaction will be visible to others, and | |
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| *Execute query* | Click the *Execute query* icon to either execute the query where the cursor is present or | Option+F5 (MAC)|
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| *Explain* | Click the *Explain* icon to view an explanation plan for the current query. The result of the | F7 |
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| *Explain analyze* | Click the *Explain analyze* icon to invoke an EXPLAIN ANALYZE command on the current query. | Shift + F7 |
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| | * Select *Verbose* to display additional information regarding the query plan. | |
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| | plan node, as well as the estimated number of rows and the estimated width of each | |
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| *Commit* | Click the *Commit* icon to commit the transaction. |Shift + Ctrl + M|
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| *Rollback* | Click the *Rollback* icon to rollback the transaction. |Shift + Ctrl + R|
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| *Macros* | Click the *Macros* icon to manage the macros. You can create, edit or clear the macros through | |
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Data Editing Options
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.. image:: images/query_data_editing.png
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:alt: Query tool data editing options
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| *Add row* | Click the *Add row* icon to add a new row | |
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| *Copy* | Click the *Copy* icon to copy the content with or without header: | Cmd/Ctrl + C |
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| *Paste* | Click the *Paste* icon to paste a previously copied row with or without serial/identity values: | Option/Alt + |
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| *Delete* | Click the *Delete* icon to mark the selected rows for deletion. These marked rows get deleted | Option/Alt + |
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| *Save Data Changes* | Click the *Save Data Changes* icon to save data changes (insert, update, or delete) in the Data | F6 |
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| *Save results to* | Click the Save results to file icon to save the result set of the current query as a delimited | F8 |
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| *file* | text file (CSV, if the field separator is set to a comma). This button will only be enabled when | |
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| SQL | Use the SQL button to check the current query that gave the data. | |
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Status Bar
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.. image:: images/query_status_bar.png
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:alt: Query tool status bar
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The status bar shows the following information:
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* **Total rows**: The total number of rows returned by the query.
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* **Query complete**: The time is taken by the query to complete.
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* **Rows selected**: The number of rows selected in the data output panel.
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* **Changes staged**: This information shows the number of rows added, deleted, and updated.
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* **LF/CRLF**: It shows the end of line sequence to be used for the editor. When opening an empty editor, it will be decided based on OS.
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And when opening an existing file, it will be based on file end of lines. One can change the EOL by clicking on any of the options.
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* **Ln**: In the Query tab, it is the line number at which the cursor is positioned.
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* **Col**: In the Query tab, it is the column number at which the cursor is positioned
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