User files

User files are the files that are stored on your machine or any other place you have access to. In GoLand, they are available to work with in the Project tool window .

You can view, edit, create, and delete the SQL files.

Create an SQL file

In the Project tool window ( View | Tool Windows | Project) , right-click the directory in which you want to create an SQL file and select New | File.
In the New File dialog, specify the filename with the SQL extension.

Managing directories

For a directory to appear in the Project tool window , attach it to your project.

Attach a directory with SQL files

Click File | Open.
Navigate to the folder that you want to attach.
Click Open.
In the Open Project dialog, click Attach.

Detach a directory with SQL files

In the Project tool window (View | Tool Windows | Project), right-click a directory and select Detach Directory.

Run SQL files

SQL files are run against the selected databases or schemas using run configurations. To run an SQL file, you can either create a new run configuration, or edit an existing one.

For information about how to run an SQL files from your machine, see Run SQL files.

Configure a dialect for SQL files

For better coding assistance, assign an SQL dialect to an SQL file. An SQL dialect is a DBMS-specific version of SQL.

GoLand lets you specify the SQL dialect for an individual file or all SQL and DDL files that can be stored in a directory, in your project, or on your computer.

Specify a dialect for a single SQL file

Click the dialect list, which is in the upper-right corner of the window.
Select a dialect from the dialect list.

Specify a dialect for multiple SQL files

Open settings by pressing Control+Alt+S and navigate to Languages & Frameworks | SQL Dialects.
Click the Add button and select directories or files for which you want to change a dialect.
Click Open.
Click the SQL Dialect cell and select the necessary dialect.
Apply changes and click OK.

Images

View images in GoLand

In the Project tool window ( View | Tool Windows | Project) , find and select the image file.
Alternatively, position the caret at the reference to the image in the editor and press Control+B.
To preview an image in a popup instead of in a separate tab, select the reference to it and press Control+Shift+I.

View images in an external editor

In the Project tool window ( View | Tool Windows | Project) , right-click the image file and select Jump to external editor.
Alternatively, press Command Alt F4.
GoLand opens the image in the editor that is used in your OS by default. You can configure another image editor in which the IDE will open files.

Change the default external editor

Right-click an image in the editor and select Edit Path to External Editor from the context menu.
You can also press Control+Shift+A and type Edit Path to External Editor.
In the Path to External Editor dialog, specify the path to the application in which you want to open images and click Save.

Toolbar and context menu actions

Action	Description
Show Chessboard	Select this checkbox to have transparent pieces of images shown as a chessboard.
Show Grid	Select this checkbox to have a grid displayed when reviewing image files.
Zoom In	Click the zoom the image in.
Zoom Out	Click the zoom the image out.
Actual Size	Click to view the image in its actual size.
Fit Zoom To Window	Click to make large images fit the window size.
Show Color Picker	Open the Color Picker dialog.

Last modified: 14 August 2023