From: esquel@sommarskog.se   
      
   björn lundin (b.f.lundin@gmail.com) writes:   
   > In others databases, I can run   
   > explain (some query)   
   > and get a execution plan.   
   >   
   > We have a tool that parses source code for   
   > sql statements and runs explain on them.   
   > By doing this, we get   
   > * the execution plan (obviously)   
   > * but also a receipt that the embedded sqls are valid.   
      
   Any of   
      
   SET SHOWPLAN_TEXT ON   
   SET SHOWPLAN_ALL ON   
   SET SHOWPLAN_XML ON   
      
   --   
   Erland Sommarskog, SQL Server MVP, esquel@sommarskog.se   
      
   Links for SQL Server Books Online:   
   SQL 2008: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/sqlserver/cc514207.aspx   
   SQL 2005: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/sqlserver/bb895970.aspx   
      
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