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Improve the Advanced Query Editor

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Taylor Clark on 13 Mar 2015 06:42:04

Add better static analysis, IntelliSense, and general formatting abilities (like allowing tabs) in the "Advanced" editor

Administrator on 13 Apr 2019 01:32:42

We're glad to let you know that this feature is now Generally Available. Please refer to the Power BI Desktop April release announcement for more details: https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/power-bi-desktop-april-2019-feature-summary/ Thanks for your feedback!

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drigloff mefistoguru on 05 Jul 2020 22:45:17

RE: Improve the Advanced Query Editor

Is there a news about ?

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Power BI Ideas Admin on 05 Jul 2020 22:42:04

RE: Improve the Advanced Query Editor

I second this! Miguel, do you have any update to share with us? Thanks

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Power BI User on 05 Jul 2020 22:41:12

RE: Improve the Advanced Query Editor

Any news on this improvement?

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Doug Robertson on 05 Jul 2020 22:38:34

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I second every comment above and want to add a request for better highlighting and selection with a mouse.
Who designed that feature. It feels like it is designed to specificly frustrate me when I am attempting to copy and paste any code. How did you make it so good at preventing me from selecting what I actually want???

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Eugene on 05 Jul 2020 22:35:00

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Otherwise it is hard to read and write there.

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Jay Stevens on 05 Jul 2020 22:31:05

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OMG. This is the best!!

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Javier Recasens on 05 Jul 2020 22:29:34

RE: Improve the Advanced Query Editor

Thank you Miguel!

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DullRazr on 05 Jul 2020 22:26:38

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And give the user the ability to change the font size!

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Mike Roycroft on 05 Jul 2020 22:21:48

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I can but join the clamour asking for an improved editor. Given that languages such as Python have managed to be integrated with Visual Studio, bringing all the benefits such as support for intellisense, could that not be the fist step?

We would then use this "advanced" editor [which it isn't] merely as the means of pasting code developed elsewhere, which we all do now but using VS rather than Notepad++ which seems to be the frontrunner at present.

The long-term aim has to be intellisense etc native to the product but VS integration would be a good first step along that road

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Ted Eichinger on 05 Jul 2020 22:20:02

RE: Improve the Advanced Query Editor

Best idea ever, Intellisense for Excel Power Query and Power BI Desktop