Chad Callihan tries out a new feature:
Code formatting can be a touchy subject. Sometimes there are clear rules to designate right and wrong, and sometimes there’s not. Tabs versus spaces, anyone?
Surprisingly, SQL Server Management Studio has never had a built-in SQL formatter. Users were always left to use third-party tools or format by hand. But with the latest SSMS 22.7, SQL formatting finally comes built-in.
Let’s look at some examples and see how it performs.
Chad also spotted a problem in the formatter as it is in that release.