View – Recent Objects will show you a list of objects you have click into via the explorer. If you need to keep a diary of objects you’ve messed with for the day, then this might do the trick. No, it doesn’t track what you did to the objects, but it does leave some bread [...]
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SQL Developer: Give me a Google Translator for SQL!
So you’re in Tweetdeck and someone mentions you in Portuguese or Swedish. You have no idea what it says, but you’re pretty sure it’s not a compliment. Thank goodness there’s the one-click ‘translate’ feature to bail you out. It’s often saved me from my elementary Spanish. How many times have you used Google’s translation services [...]
Visualize Spatial Data with SQL Developer
Spatial data in its raw format is ugly. The shapes and places it represents can be very enlightening. Here’s some raw spatial data followed by their visualization. If you worked with spatial data, what would you prefer? You can probably figure out what you’re looking at, but wouldn’t it be nice if you could get [...]
SQL Developer Tip: Viewing REFCURSOR Output
If you work with PL/SQL, then this feature might be the #1 reason I recommend you immediately upgrade to at least version 3.0 of Oracle SQL Developer – SQL Developer now automatically renders SYS.REFCURSOR output from your PL/SQL calls. Prior to version 3.0, you needed to use the SQL*PLUS PRINT command to view the refcursor [...]
Simple Bar Chart Reports with SQL Developer
There are many good articles out there that go into detail for creating reports with Oracle SQL Developer. I was reading my predecessor’s write up in Oracle Magazine (May 2007) on the subject, and keyed into the following snippet: Building a Chart When creating a report with the Chart style, the rule of thumb is [...]
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