Facilitating shorthand referencing for linked server with synonyms - sql-server

Question

I'm using a linked server and finding it very painful to write queries like this:
select * from [10.150.10.109].lhf.[dbo].[TABLE_NAME]
Is it possible to use a synonym for something like this:
CREATE SYNONYM [DataRelay] FOR [10.150.10.109].[lhf].[dbo]
in order to be able to query like this:
select * from DataRelay.TABLE_NAME
Without the capabilities of Intellisense, this is just painful...

Answer 1

No, there is no short hand for linked servers, however, you can alias tables in your queries to make it a bit easier.
select * from [10.150.10.109].lhf.[dbo].[TABLE_NAME] T
WHERE
T.FieldName=1
OR
T.FieldName=2

Answer 2

Now that I had a minute what I was saying in my comment is that you cannot create a synonym for just part of an object path as you desire. But you can dynamically script the drop and creation of synonyms for any object in your remote database pretty easily. here is an example of how to do if for user tables. For other objects you can use the sys.objects instead of sys.table system view.
Technique key words for more learning. Dynamic SQL, cursor, schema views.
DECLARE #ServerAndDB SYSNAME = '[10.150.10.109].[lhf]'
DECLARE #SynonymSchema SYSNAME = '[syn]'
DECLARE #ObjectPath NVARCHAR(1000)
DECLARE #SynonymName NVARCHAR(1000)
DECLARE CursorName CURSOR FOR
SELECT
#ServerAndDB + QUOTENAME(SCHEMA_NAME(t.schema_id)) + '.' + QUOTENAME(t.name) as ObjectPath
,#SynonymSchema + '.' + QUOTENAME(t.name) as SynonymName
FROM
[10.150.10.109].[lhf].sys.tables t
WHERE
t.type = 'U'
OPEN CursorName
FETCH NEXT FROM CursorName
INTO #ObjectPath, #SynonymName
WHILE ##FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN
BEGIN TRY
DECLARE #SQL NVARCHAR(MAX)
IF EXISTS (SELECT * FROM sys.synonyms WHERE object_id = OBJECT_ID(#SynonymName))
BEGIN
SET #SQL = 'DROP SYNONYM ' + #SynonymName
EXECUTE sp_executesql #SQLString
SET #SQL = ''
END
SET #SQL = 'CREATE SYNONYM ' + #SynonymName + ' FOR ' + #ObjectPath
EXECUTE sp_executesql #SQLString
SET #SQL = ''
END TRY
BEGIN CATCH
--Can do error handling here
END CATCH
FETCH NEXT FROM CursorName
INTO #ObjectPath, #SynonymName
END
CLOSE CursorName
DEALLOCATE CursorName