I love SQLcl – I use it more and more every day. But. Sometimes I need a GUI. Copying and pasting code between the two can be cumbersome – Toggle the Block Cursor You can do this in v4.1 with the mouse and clicking to set the cursor points. In v4.2 you can do it […]
Demo: AutoTrace – Generate Hints and Compare Different Execution Plans & Stats
For some reason I procrastinated setting up my video software on my new work machine. Big mistake. I put together this animated GIF to show some new things in version 4.2: Updated formatter – better support for ANSI joins Opening objects referenced in your execution plans Inserting Hints Not new but underutilized: how to compare […]
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Toggling Between SQL Worksheet Result Panels
I’ve talked about keyboard shortcuts before… But What About Going From One Data Grid to the Next? Apparently I neglected to show that one. Move Right: ALT+SHIFT+F5 Move Left: SHIFT+F5 Just so you know I’m not making this up..
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Formatter Improvements in v4.2
The old formatter, the code that’s used to format your code from v1 to version 4.1 was based on some pattern matching code and expressions. It was very limited, and didn’t like a lot of syntax and coding styles common in Oracle code. It also wasn’t very flexible. So we built a new engine. One […]
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4.2 Tweak, Working with Views
Someone said we should make the view source searchable, and that we should show any errors on a view. Actually, it might have been a few dozen of you. A reader reminded me that we actually implemented this in v4.2. Code Outline I’ll go into more depth here next week when I’m back from Open […]
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New Feature: Drag and Drop Object To Copy Them to Another Oracle Database
In both v4.1.5 and v4.2, you can now select objects from your database tree, and drag them to another connection to have them copied. The source can be: a MySQL, DB2, SQL Server, Sybase, Terradata, or other 3rd party supported RDBMS an Oracle Database The destination can be: an on-premise Oracle Databaes an Oracle Database […]
SQL Developer Release Party: Download all the Things
Oracle SQL Developer Command Line (SQLcl) is now officially available. (Download) Thanks to the many of you who provided feedback and helped us make this ready. We plan on very regular updates, every 60-90 days, so the fun hasn’t stopped. Oracle SQL Developer v4.1.5 is now officially available. You can now drag and drop objects […]
Extending Oracle SQL Developer Command Line (SQLcl) with JavaScript: Single Record Viewer
Oracle SQL Developer Command Line (SQLcl) is the full name for what we’ve been calling, SQLcl. Have you seen the video? It’s only 8 minutes and will catch you up on just what SQLcl is. Anyways, there’s a ‘new’ command called SCRIPT that I want to show you today. I say ‘new’ because we added […]
Having Fun With Prompts – and Saving Yourself from Mistakes
In SQL Developer we have color coded connections. This was added, not because we like Christmas trees and all the pretty lights, but because sometimes you need a reminder of what database you’re on. So you don’t TRUNCATE stuff, accidentally. Visual cues won’t prevent all mistakes, but they sure help. With SQLcl, you have the […]
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Client Side Filtering in the Grids
Just what it sounds like – you ask to see LESS data in a grid, and we don’t re-query the database. Instead, we filter only on the client-side. This means it’s FAST. No asking the database to run the query again. This also means you might not be getting the WHOLE truth, or the latest […]
Unicode and Oracle SQLcl…on Windows
I have an UMLAUT table. Pretty simple really… CREATE TABLE "HR"."UMLAUT" ( "CHARACTERS" VARCHAR2(2) ) ; REM INSERTING INTO UMLAUT SET DEFINE OFF; INSERT INTO UMLAUT (CHARACTERS) VALUES (’Ñ’); INSERT INTO UMLAUT (CHARACTERS) VALUES (’Ä’); INSERT INTO UMLAUT (CHARACTERS) VALUES (’Ñ’); COMMIT; Looks great in SQLDev, but not so much in SQLcl… Everything is UNICODE […]
Ask Tom…and Chris and Connor
If there is a Madonna or Prince in the Oracle Database world, that would be Tom. You know, people that are known solely by their first name. Of course there’s also Larry, but from a pure database tech perspective, Tom has satiated the curiosity of developers and DBAs for the past couple of decades. If […]
10 Seconds to Save You Many Minutes – Default Export Options
As much as I like the Export Comments, or hints… SELECT /*insert*/ * FROM hr.employees or the less intrusive SET SQLFORMAT insert… sometimes you just NEED to use the Export feature tied to a grid. Did you know you can pre-select the defaults? For example, if 9x out of 10, you send the output directly […]
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TABs in Your Code?
Not to start a religious war, but white space in your code can cause havoc when you’re doing code compares and versioning. Some folks like tabs, others prefer to control how their code looks regardless of the editor’s tab display options. From what I can tell, SQL Developer’s code editors won’t even let you insert […]
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SQLcl: ANSICONSOLE and Column Header Formatting
Question: Why is SQLcl truncating my column header names? It doesn’t do it if I use SET SQLFORMAT ANSICONSOLE though… Answer: Because, SQL*Plus. Longer Answer: SQLcl follows the SQL*Plus rules. And in this case, the rule is: The default width of CHAR and VARCHAR2 (VARCHAR) columns is the width of the column in the database. […]
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