How do I open an existing SQL query?

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To open a saved query from the menu: From the File menu, click the Open command. SQLWizard displays the Open dialog box. Click the down-arrow button for the List Objects Of Type field to display the object types drop-down list; click Queries. Click the desired query to open. . Click OK.

How do I open a SQL Server query File?

In the Connect to Server dialog box, in Server name, select the name of your SQL server instance, and then click Connect. In Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio, on the menu, select File > Open > File. In the Open File dialog box, browse for the script file, and then click OK.

How do I reopen a closed SQL query?

All you have to do is reopen SSMS and you're presented with the 'Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Recovered Files' window. Simply clicking 'Recover Select Files' will open a temporarily saved copy of the Query window.

How do I open an existing query in SSMS?

To load a saved query:1In the Object Explorer, select the database that you want to apply the query to.2Use the Open command in the application toolbar.3In the Open File window, navigate to the location of the saved query, select it and click Open.

Where are SQL queries saved?

The default location for files and projects is the SQL Server Management Studio Projects folder in your My Documents folder.

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