Managing and debugging SQL queries in MS Access

Question

MS Access has limited capabilities to manage raw SQL queries: the editor is quite bad, no syntax highlighting, it reformats your raw SQL into a long string and you can\'t in

Answer 1

Well to my knowledge there are 2 options:

• Notepad++ with Poor man's t-sql formatter plugin ..i know there is already a mention for SQL Pretty Printer but i haven't used it..so my workflow is ..i create the query in Access..i copy paste it to Notepad++ ...i format it..i work on it ...back to Access..only issue..it pads in some cases spaces in this case : [Forms]![AForm].[Ctrl] and they become [Forms] ! [AForm].[Ctrl] but i am used to and it doesn't bother me..
• SoftTree SQL Assistant (http://www.softtreetech.com/sqlassist/index.htm) bring just about everything you wanted on a SQL editor...i have worked a bit in the past(trial) but its price tag is a bit stiff