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Scenario

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Estimated Time: 10 min

In this scenario, we will add the SQL-file macro to a Confluence page by inserting Markup from the menu. The SQL-file macro references a file located within the <confluence-home>/script (default) directory on the Confluence server. 

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Code Block
languagesql
SQL > select * from books;
+----+----------------------------+---------------------+-------+
| id | title                      | author              | price |
+----+----------------------------+---------------------+-------+
|  1 | The Grapes of Wrath        | John Steinbeck      | 12.99 |
|  2 | Nineteen Eighty-Four       | George Orwell       |  8.99 |
|  3 | The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle | Haruki Murakami     |  7.99 |
|  4 | Don Quixote                | Miguel De Cervantes | 29.99 |
|  5 | Pilgrims Progress          | John Bunyan         | 17.99 |
|  6 | Robinson Crusoe            | Daniel Defoe        | 29.05 |
|  7 | Gullivers Travels          | Jonathan Swift      | 15.98 |
|  8 | Tom Jones                  | Henry Fielding      | 13.59 |
|  9 | Clarissa                   | Samuel Richardson   | 13.59 |
| 10 | Tristram Shandy            | Laurence Sterne     |  7.59 |
+----+----------------------------+---------------------+-------+

The query statement is present in the "books.sql" file and is located within the the <confluence-home>/script (default) directory on the Confluence server. The query statement is as follows:

Code Block
languagesql
SELECT title as "Title", author as "Author", price as "Retail Price" FROM books WHERE price < 30 ORDER BY title;

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Table plus
border0
heading0
multiplefalse
enableHeadingAttributesfalse
columnAttributesstyle="border:0;width=5%;",style="border:0;width=65%;",style="border:0;width=30%;max-width=30% !important;"
idsteps_table
enableSortingfalse
enableHighlightingfalse


Create Confluence page

Create a Confluence page that contains a SQL-file macro.

  1. Create a page named Classic Books in a space accessible to the desired audience.
  2. Click Save to save the new page.






Insert the SQL-file macro using the Insert Markup Menu

Edit the Classic Books page and:

  1. Select Insert Markup from the top menu.
  2. Type the following into the editor window. Note the dataSource name and file name referenced. 

    Code Block
     {sql-file:dataSource=BookWarehouse|file=books.sql}


  3. Click Insert to insert include your Markup within the page.
  4. Click Save to save your page and view your results.


Alternative method:

Edit the Classic Books page and:

  1. On the page, begin typing "{" (open parenthesis) and then type "sql-"
  2. Select "sql-file" from the available list of macros.
  3. The macro editor dialog will appear.
  4. Select "BookWarehouse" as the data source name.
  5. Type "books.sql" into the required "File" field.
  6. Click Insert Save settings to insert your Markup within the page.

  7. Click Save to save your page and view your results.


How to insert Markup from the menu

Alternative method


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