Language module for SQLite scripts

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Craig Maynard

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Sep 8, 2026, 4:56:25 PMSep 8
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BBEdit has built-in language support for generic SQL and several SQL dialects, but SQLite is not among them. I'd like to develop a codeless language module specifically for SQLite. It would be useful to have a template of an existing SQL module's plist to help me get started. Can anyone help?

GP

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Sep 8, 2026, 11:22:20 PMSep 8
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Take a look at /Applications/BBEdit.app/Contents/PlugIns/Language Modules/SQL.bblm/Contents/Info.plist.

I also asked Grok to "Create a BBEdit codeless language module for SQLite" . I've attached what Grok created to give you a start.

Grok created SQLite codeless language module.txt

Rich Siegel

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Sep 9, 2026, 10:23:26 AM (14 days ago) Sep 9
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BBEdit's built-in SQL language module is compiled, because codeless modules can't really embody the necessary parsing logic.

SQLite should be enough like generic SQL that the built-in module's support will work, but if you have identified specific areas where there is room for improvement, please describe them in an email to "sup...@barebones.com" and we'll be happy to make appropriate notes.

R.

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