Save Queries (Visual Database Tools)
Save your query when you want to work with it later. Note that running your query does not save your changes.
To save a query
Create your query.
From the File menu, click Save <query_name>.
Note
A newly created query will be given a system name. To choose your own name for the query choose Save <query_name> As.
The query will be saved in the Query folder of the project in Solution Explorer.
See Also
Tasks
Create Queries (Visual Database Tools)
Run Queries (Visual Database Tools)
Discard Changes Made to Queries (Visual Database Tools)
Other Resources
Design Queries and Views How-to Topics (Visual Database Tools)
Types of Queries (Visual Database Tools)
Perform Basic Operations with Queries (Visual Database Tools)