Start a debug session…step over some code…look at a variable…run to a breakpoint…investigate the data in a PL/SQL table…step into another program…check out the callstack. Just another day in animated GIFs and showing you what SQL Developer is capable of. If you’re curious or want more info, hit the ‘debug’ link at the end of […]
CYGWIN and SQLcl
For those Windows users out there who want both a BASH shell AND a really cool command line interface to Oracle Database – I have good news! We updated SQLcl yesterday to include support for CYGWIN. I have Cygwin64 and Windows 7. We also added a new command, SHOW TNS. This will help you figure […]
More on XML Extensions in Oracle SQL Developer
I’ve written a few posts on this subject… Intro to Extensions Adding Synonym Support with Extensions Adding an Error page for Views with an Extension Also, there’s two VERY nice resources for you that I recommend: My predecessor Sue Harper talks extensions in Oracle Magazine Mike Smithers has an exhaustive blog post on adding context […]
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The SQL*Plus Stuff You Like and Love Lives On in SQLcl
When demonstrating SQLcl, I get the feeling that half of the audience is filled with dread. Yes, they love everything that I’m showing them. But deep, deep down they are scared that the things they personally liked in SQL*Plus are going away. I’m here today to alleviate those concerns. Instead of asking you to just […]
Designing Surrogate vs Natural Keys with Oracle SQL Developer
I’m a fan of both. When describing an Entity, I like to keep it ‘real.’ My beer or brewery doesn’t have an ‘ID.’ But when I go to manage this data in the real world, I don’t want 3 or 4 columns used to uniquely identify a record in my table. Or tuple if you […]
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Finding Columns
One of the most viewed threads over the last 30 days in our OTN Community for SQL Developer is a post from 2010. 2010. Wow, I says to myself – that’s gotta be interesting to a lot of folks, what is it? It’s a question on how to find table or view columns. And the […]
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All Things SQL Developer at Oracle Open World 2015
It’s that time of year again: planning for our biggest customer and user event, Oracle Open World. I recently shared some advice for getting the most out of your conference experience, here’s a 2 minute video: One of the bits there I suggested was to mark one or two sessions a day that you might […]
Some Oracle Bloggers You Should Check Out
There’s tons of great info out there. Sometimes you just need help finding it. Here are some bloggers you should subscribe to. Not everyone can publish daily or even weekly, but these folks, when they DO publish, put out good, solid stuff. And many of these guys and gals will be at Open World and […]
Creating a Reporting ‘Dashboard’ in SQL Developer
Haven’t had much time to blog this week, so what’s a blogging addict to do? Ask your readers for help! @thatjeffsmith kind of like db instance but more focused. I picked 3 just to give an idea. Refresh would be on all. pic.twitter.com/WUlWyUbeT3 — Nando Somoza (@slaytanic70) September 10, 2015 So I put together this […]
Four Minute Video Tip: Configuring SQL Developer for the First Time
You’ve just installed a new copy of SQL Developer. Here are some things you might want to change in the preferences. Notes: I said ‘fixed field’ – I meant FIXED WIDTH fonts, duh If you think you’re hearing Foreigner’s Feels Like The First Time, you’re wrong Some of the tips in blog format: fonts zebra […]
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How to Survive, no, Thrive at Oracle Open World
These are just my opinions, and I don’t speak on behalf of my employer. On the Facebookers this morning, noticed one of my friends was contemplating coming out to San Francisco this year to join approximately 50,000 other Oracle and Java-heads for Java One and Oracle Open World. I’m not going to try to sell […]
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How to Reset Your SQL Developer Preferences/Settings
We store the application settings PER user. So find where your OS stores files for your OS user. These settings are stored HERE on Windows (…AppData\Roaming\SQL Developer): They are stored HERE on Macs and *NIX ($HOME\.sqldeveloper): Find the directory that corresponds with the version you are running and having problems with. Rename it. Restart SQL […]
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Quick JSON Query Tip: Use Column Aliases for Arrays of Objects
This isn’t a SQL Developer post, sorry folks. When it takes me more than a couple of Google searches and more than a little bit of poking around to figure something out, I reckon it’s blog-post-worthy. Maybe I can save you a bit of time too! I have: a 12.1.0.2 database the JSON patchset a […]
Job Frequency with DBMS_SCHEDULER and SQL Developer
I was remarking to someone this morning how easy I thought it was to setup a job, say on the first and third Wednesday of the month. The flexibility of DBMS_SCHEDULER, even without taking into account the power of schedules, is really powerful. We have a scheduler wizard that puts a graphical user interface onto […]
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Discovering Foreign Keys in Oracle SQL Developer Data Modeler
Columbus didn’t exactly discover America. And we’re not really going to discover your long, lost foreign keys. But, we’ll do our best to guess where they might be. Our data modeling tool is often the bearer of bad news – your database doesn’t actually have any referential integrity defined. Oh, it’s defined somewhere, in the […]
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