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Comment/Uncomment Blocks of Code in Formula and Filter Tools

Experts - 

 

During development it would be helpful to be able to do the following in both Formula and Filter tools (and perhaps any other tool that uses custom code):

 

1) Highlight a line or block of code

2) Right click

3) Comment/Uncomment

 

Easier than manually typing or deleting "//" at every line.  

 

 

Thanks in advance!

6 Comments
KylieF
Alteryx Community Team
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SeanAdams
17 - Castor
17 - Castor

I'd use this immediately if it were available!

seven
12 - Quasar

Great idea.

 

SSMS uses keyboard shortcuts that could be interesting here.

Ctrl + K, C -> Comment

Ctrl + K, U -> Uncomment

 

When doing line comments, not sure that a highlight is needed. The cursor dictates the line to comment. That saves a step. Highlighting is useful when there is a want to comment/uncomment multiple lines.

KarthikR
5 - Atom

Also in the import data tool in the SQL code tab as well

lorenzo-lewis
5 - Atom

Adding to the comment about key bindings, VS Code I believe uses [ctrl] + / to toggle comments for the highlighted/selected line. This would be brilliant to have included! 

AlteryxCommunityTeam
Alteryx Community Team
Alteryx Community Team
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