Re: save SQL in PgAdmin4

The PgAdmin3 save button handles "save" vs "save as" by suggesting the name
of the file and allows the user to change it

On Thu, Jul 18, 2019 at 9:44 AM Michel Feinstein <michelfeinstein(at)gmail(dot)com>
wrote:

> In that case I would say you need a "Save as..." button, whereas the
> "Save" button will track changes and only save if there are any changes.
>
> On Thu, Jul 18, 2019, 11:42 Michael Shapiro <mshapiro51(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
>
>> Dave,
>>
>> I'd like to make a feature request that PgAdmin4 add a save button (that
>> is always enabled) to any window that displays SQL.
>> Most editors I have worked with always provide a save (and/or save as)
>> even if the text has not changed.
>> Even PgAdmin3 has a Save button for SQL displayed in the SQL window.
>>
>> On Thu, Jul 18, 2019 at 9:22 AM Dave Page <dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Jul 18, 2019 at 3:09 PM Ray O'Donnell <ray(at)rodonnell(dot)ie> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 18/07/2019 14:43, Michael Shapiro wrote:
>>>> > Then what?
>>>> >
>>>> > On Thu, Jul 18, 2019 at 8:31 AM Ray O'Donnell <ray(at)rodonnell(dot)ie
>>>> > <mailto:ray(at)rodonnell(dot)ie>> wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> > On 18/07/2019 14:28, Michael Shapiro wrote:
>>>> > > After selecting an object (eg a view) how do I save the SQL
>>>> that
>>>> > > PgAdmin4 extracts from the server? I don't see a "SAVE" button.
>>>> > >
>>>> >
>>>> > Hi there,
>>>> >
>>>> > Right-click on it in the object tree (Left of screen), then select
>>>> > Scripts -> (type of script required).
>>>>
>>>> [Please keep replies on-list, and avoid top-posting - thanks.]
>>>>
>>>> Now that you ask, that's a good question.... I just tried it myself
>>>> (Scripts -> Create script), and the "Save" button is greyed out.
>>>>
>>>> You can activate it by making some small edit in the generated SQL, but
>>>> this seems like a bug.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Depends how you look at it. The button is looking for changes the user
>>> has made, not pre populated or loaded text. It's like when you double-click
>>> on a file and it opens in an editor - most will not enable the save button
>>> at that point.
>>>
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