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SSMS - feature

  • March 24, 2010 at 4:17 am

    #1138778

    On a fresh install of SQL 2008 SSMS with the exact code given no message appears for me. Holding CTRL and click does as described, but the non-CTRL behaviour I found was nothing ie first answer. SSMS 2005 for me did show the pop-up text.

    Fitz

  • March 24, 2010 at 5:14 am

    #1138797

    Very cool trick, didn't know about this. Thanks for sharing!

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  • March 24, 2010 at 5:15 am

    #1138799

    I have SQLEXPRESS 2008 + the free SSMS tool. There is no popup - but CTRL changes your cursor to a pointer (still no tooltip though, and nothing in the status bar)

    I have no internet access on my SQL machine - so I tried it with

    /* file:///C:/Temp/scratch.sql */

    and got the IE File Download warning, (open/save/cancel) - the file opens fine, but also leaves a tab in SSMS "No Page to Display" showing an "Action Cancelled" IE page.

  • March 24, 2010 at 5:59 am

    #1138816

    I get nothing.

    If I hold down the Ctrl key and hover my mouse over the link, then the pointer turns to a hand, and clicking on the link brings it up.

  • March 24, 2010 at 6:50 am

    #1138863

    I get:

    1. I have to press CTRL first. The finger shows up and I can click the URL.

    2. I don't get any pop-up instructions.

    I'm using SSMS 10.0.2531.0 (2008).

    It's an interesting feature, though, and one that can make code more self-documenting.

  • March 24, 2010 at 7:04 am

    #1138886

    By the way, this feature is documented. From MSDN (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms173887.aspx): SQL Server Management Studio hosts a version of Microsoft Internet Explorer. This Web browser allows you to browse URLs, and view MSDN Library help topics without leaving SQL Server Management Studio. You can access the Web browser by pointing to Web Browser on the View menu, and then clicking Show Browser.

    Steve Eckhart

  • March 24, 2010 at 7:14 am

    #1138893

    Wow, what a cool feature. I had no idea. Thanks!

    And it works in SQL 2005 😛

  • March 24, 2010 at 7:31 am

    #1138913

    I also get nothing unless I hold down the Ctrl key while hovering over the link with the mouse.

    It then works as stated but no popups happen. It is always interesting where we assume "default" behaviors would work but rarely do they work on everyone's machines the same...

  • March 24, 2010 at 7:32 am

    #1138915

    Very interesting. I had no idea you could do that. Thanks.

  • March 24, 2010 at 7:51 am

    #1138930

    Yeah, just hovering. Not so much. Ctrl required.

  • March 24, 2010 at 8:01 am

    #1138934

    I had the same experience I see a lot of others posting.

    With a SQL Server 2008 installation on a machine with Internet Explorer as the default browser and access to the internet, nothing happens when I hold my mouse over the url.

    If I press the ctrl key and move the mouse on the url the cursor changes to a hand but no popup. Then I can click the link and it opens in a new SSMS tab.

    Nice feature in SSMS I never knew about.

    Dave

  • March 24, 2010 at 8:04 am

    #1138936

    I just tested this, and got the following results:

    SSMS 2005 - popup came up "CTRL-Click to open...", CTRL-click opens in a new tab.

    SSMS 2008 - NO POPUP, CTRL-click opens in a new tab.

    So I'm guessing they removed the tooltip popup in SSMS 2008, but not the underlying functionality?

  • March 24, 2010 at 8:08 am

    #1138939

    sknox (3/24/2010)

    ...

    SSMS 2005 - popup came up "CTRL-Click to open...", CTRL-click opens in a new tab.

    SSMS 2008 - NO POPUP, CTRL-click opens in a new tab.

    So I'm guessing they removed the tooltip popup in SSMS 2008, but not the underlying functionality?

    Right. Looks like an additional piece of criteria was needed. "in SSMS 2005."

    Dave

  • March 24, 2010 at 8:44 am

    #1138953

    Very nice. I didn't know about this.

    It seems that you can only have one web tab open though... it would be REALLY nice if you could open up multiple tabs.

    Then when the boss says something about being on the web, I can show how I'm actually working in SSMS:-P

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  • March 24, 2010 at 8:53 am

    #1138956

    Yeah...no luck here either without CTRL held down.

    I found they that the option under Text Editor > Any Option > General, includes an "Enable single-click URL navigation". This was clicked apparently by default under my instance of SSMS but it does not work.:-P

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