SSMS messages tab auto-scroll

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This is a question about SSMS rather than SQL.

I am running a loop that is constantly giving me the number of rows affected in the messages tab of Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio. It fills up the whole page every second, so I have to scroll down manually to keep up with what is going on.

Is there a setting (similar to "Scroll as results are received" in the results tab) to scroll as messages are received in the messages tab?

Thanks!

score 6 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 04 '14 at 19:47

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This one is a bit old, but found myself with a similar situation. If you change the output to "Results to Text", the messages are displayed and scrolled per the option at Tools->Options-SQL Server-Results To Text:Scroll as results are received.

answered Aug 04 '14 at 19:47

Jason

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I have this option enable but for some reason the "Messages" doesn't scrolled. – Zyo Dec 12 '15 at 04:07
This setting is about the results tab, not the messages tab. – David Liebeherr Oct 23 '22 at 02:34

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered May 13 '22 at 06:48

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It isn't an auto-scroll, but if the cursor is in the Messages window then Ctrl-End on the keyboard should take you to the bottom of the output.

answered May 13 '22 at 06:48

Hairy Drumroll

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SSMS messages tab auto-scroll

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