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Neville
Neville

Reputation: 1107

display values in dbforge studio for mysql instead of checkboxes

The output grid in dbForge Studio for mySql is very nice except for the checkbox display it uses for unsigned bit columns. Can it be set to display the actual bit column values e.g. 1 or 0 instead of a checkbox? Microsoft's SQL Management Studio has the option to display query output in text or grid format? I do not see a similar option for dbForge Studio for mySQL. Does it exist?

I checked the options under settings in the app as anyone would do. Perhaps I missed it?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 71

Answers (1)

Devart
Devart

Reputation: 121922

To display the actual bit values (1 or 0) instead of a checkbox in the output grid of dbForge Studio for MySQL, you can use a workaround by modifying your query. Here’s an approach you can take for BIT and BOOLEAN data types to get more control over the display format.

For a BIT column:

CREATE TABLE your_table ( 
    id INT PRIMARY KEY, 
    is_active bit(1)); 
  
  
INSERT INTO your_table (id, is_active) VALUES (1, TRUE);  -- Inserts TRUE (1) 
INSERT INTO your_table (id, is_active) VALUES (2, FALSE); -- Inserts FALSE (0) 
 
 
SELECT  
    id, 
    CASE WHEN is_active = TRUE THEN 1 ELSE 0 END AS is_active_binary 
FROM  
    your_table;

enter image description here

For a BOOLEAN column:

CREATE TABLE your_table ( 
    id INT PRIMARY KEY, 
    is_active BOOLEAN 
); 
  
INSERT INTO your_table (id, is_active) VALUES (1, TRUE);  -- Inserts TRUE (1) 
INSERT INTO your_table (id, is_active) VALUES (2, FALSE); -- Inserts FALSE (0) 
  
  SELECT  
    id, 
    CASE WHEN is_active = 1 THEN '✔' ELSE ' ' END AS is_active_checkbox 
FROM  
    your_table;

enter image description here

In this setup, is_active_binary will return either 1 or 0. If you prefer a visual representation using a checkbox-like display, is_active_checkbox will display a checkmark (✔) for TRUE and a blank for FALSE.

If you encounter any issues, feel free to reach out at [email protected].

Upvotes: 0

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