This video shows you how to use replace with regular expressions to strip out carriage returns and remove line feed in your SQL code using standard replace functionality This technique can be used fairly regularly and is one of our favourite timesavers https://selectdistinct.co.uk/sql-tips-carriage-return

2. How to easily remove new
line and carriage return from
code in SSMS

4. Select the rows you need to
remove the spacing from

6. Ctrl+H to bring up the
replace dialogue

7. Make sure the SQL code is still
selected
Make sure the Regular Expressions
option is also selected

8. You can see the selection highlight
orange, ready to be replaced
Type n into the first box
Make sure that the second (Replace)
box is empty, then click Replace All

10. This has replaced the new line
character, but there is also a
carriage return character

11. Type r into the first box
Click replace all again

12. You may also need to remove
spacings, just use the technique
to remove six spaces

14. Hope you found this useful

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