How can I remove empty lines in SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)?

Question

I have many .sql files with lots of empty lines, for example,

WITH

  cteTotalSales (SalesPersonID, NetSales)

  AS

  (

    SELECT SalesPersonID, ROUND(SUM(SubTotal), 2)

    FROM Sales.SalesOrderHeader

    WHERE SalesPersonID IS NOT NULL

    GROUP BY SalesPersonID

  )

SELECT

  sp.FirstName + ' ' + sp.LastName AS FullName,

  sp.City + ', ' + StateProvinceName AS Location,

  ts.NetSales

FROM Sales.vSalesPerson AS sp

  INNER JOIN cteTotalSales AS ts

    ON sp.BusinessEntityID = ts.SalesPersonID

ORDER BY ts.NetSales DESC

Is there a way to remove these empty lines in SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)?

This is what I would like to have:

WITH
  cteTotalSales (SalesPersonID, NetSales)
  AS
  (
    SELECT SalesPersonID, ROUND(SUM(SubTotal), 2)
    FROM Sales.SalesOrderHeader
    WHERE SalesPersonID IS NOT NULL
    GROUP BY SalesPersonID
  )
SELECT
  sp.FirstName + ' ' + sp.LastName AS FullName,
  sp.City + ', ' + StateProvinceName AS Location,
  ts.NetSales
FROM Sales.vSalesPerson AS sp
  INNER JOIN cteTotalSales AS ts
    ON sp.BusinessEntityID = ts.SalesPersonID
ORDER BY ts.NetSales DESC

Answer 1

You can do it using the regular expression in SSMS:

1. Ctrl-H to bring up the Find And Replace window
2. Select USE -> Regular Expressions
3. Put ^\n in the Find What
4. Keep Replace With empty
5. Click Replace (All)

Good luck