Setting Code Assist Preferences

Specify the behavior and appearance of the code assist features (also called content assist).

Code Assist Preferences

FieldExplanation

General tab

Insert single proposals automatically

To automatically choose and insert single proposals, select the check box.

Show system tables

To display system tables when applicable, select the check box.

Show system procedures and functions

To display system procedures and functions when applicable, select the check box.

Enable auto activation

To allow code assist to be invoked automatically, select the check box.

To specify the conditions for automatically invoking code assist, see the following settings below:

  • Auto activation delay.

  • Auto activation triggers for SQL.

Auto activation delay

Specify the time in milliseconds that must elapse after you type a character before the code assist is automatically invoked.

When you enter a character and pause before entering another character, the code assist feature automatically displays a menu of keywords you can select to complete the SQL statement.

Auto activation triggers for SQL

Enter characters that automatically activate code assist. Enter characters in any order with no separator character.

When you enter any of these characters in SQL Editor, the code assist menu is displayed after the Auto activation delay (see previous setting) unless you enter another character.

ASA tab

Show system views

To display ASA system views in code assist when applicable, select the check box.

Preferences in Sybase WorkSpace

Preferences in Database Development

Setting Database Development Preferences

Setting Logging Preferences

Setting Perspective Preferences

Setting SQL Editor Preferences

Setting SQL Files Preferences

Setting Templates Preferences

Setting XML Export Format Preferences

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