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

Steps

The following steps demonstrate the steps involved in inserting a SQL-file macro on a Confluence page.

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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

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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 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 Save settings to insert your Markup within the page.

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


How to insert Markup Insert markup from the menu

Alternative method


Explore Tutorials

We've prepared a number of tutorials which demonstrate how to use our SQL macros with the native Chart macro.

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