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Options (Query Results/SQL Server/General Page)

Use this page to determine the default behavior of the query Results pane. To display these settings, on the Tools menu, click Options,expand the Query Results folder, select SQL Server, and then click General. Changes to these options are applied only to new Microsoft SQL Server queries. To change the options for the current queries, click Query Options on the Query menu or, in a SQL Server query window, right-click and select Query Options.

  • Default destination for results
    Sets the default destination for result sets to either text or a grid in the Results pane, or to a file.

  • Default location for saving query results
    Sets the default location where result pages are saved. Unless changed, the default location is the user's My Documents folder.

  • Play the Windows default beep when a query batch completes
    Specify that a signal should be given when a query batch finishes executing.

  • Reset to Default
    Resets all values on this page to the original default values.