The result of a statement appears in the "Results" tab of the query tab that ran it. Every query tab keeps its own result. The number of rows and the duration are reported on the status bar and in the messages. The grid shows the values as the platform delivered them, so a number sorts as a number and not as text. A value which holds a document or an image is shown as `[BLOB]`; the contents are only reachable through an export. ## Working with the Columns - Clicking a column heading sorts on that column. - The context menu on a column heading offers filtering, summaries, fixing the column and grouping. - The sigma behind the name of a column offers the same summaries: sum, average, count, minimum and maximum, each of which can be switched on or off. - Filtering asks for a piece of text and keeps the rows whose value contains it, irrespective of upper and lower case. Filters on several columns apply together. The filter is removed again from the same menu. - A summary appears under the column and, when the rows are grouped, also in every group heading. - A fixed column stays in view while scrolling sideways. Fixed columns are placed at the left. - Dragging a column heading upwards, onto the bar above the grid, groups the rows by that column. Several columns can be grouped one within the other, and each of them is removed again with the cross on its entry in that bar. ![[20260806-qtm-results-column-menu.png]] The button "Hide empty columns" on the toolbar of the results leaves out every column which holds no value in any row. That helps with the wide tables of cloud platforms, where a query often fills a fraction of the columns. The refresh button runs the statement of the tab again and replaces the result. It reports that there is nothing to refresh after "Execute All", which does not remember a single statement. A new result clears the sorting, the filters, the grouping, the totals and the fixed columns. ## Exporting The results can be written to a file or to the clipboard in a number of formats; see [[Exporting Results]].