How to customize formatting styles with profiles

Last modified: August 8, 2024

A formatting profile is a saved set of options that help layout SQL code. Data Compare for MySQL includes two groups of formatting profiles - Devart and Custom. The Devart profiles are the predefined profiles that come with the tool.

The predefined formatting profiles include:

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Commas before
Compact
Default
Extended
Indented
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Right aligned
Stack compact

Set a preferred formatting profile

By default, the active formatting profile in SQL Complete is the built-in Default formatting profile. In order to set a different style from the default one, do the following:

1. In the Tools menu, click Options.

2. In the Options window, go to Formatting > Profiles.

3. Choose one of the predefined formatting profiles.

4. Click Activate.

5. Click OK.

Modify a preferred formatting profile

Predefined profiles cannot be modified. However, you can use the settings of these profiles as a basis for your own custom profiles. Just do the following:

1. In the Tools menu, click Options.

2. In the Options window, go to the Formatting > Profiles tab.

3. Choose one of the predefined formatting profiles.

4. Click Edit Profile.

5. Edit formatting options in the left-hand pane.

6. Click OK twice.