If a picture is worth a 1,000 words, how valuable is a 6 minute video? Instead of throwing up a bunch of bullet points and screenshots on the blog, I’m going to let you watch the movie instead. In just a few minutes, learn how to maximize your SQL Developer experience by Navigating the connection [...]
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SQL Developer Query & Grid Tricks
It helps to know the developers. They can tell you things that are not documented in the help or release notes. They mostly don’t hide things on purpose, mostly. They often build things into the application to aid themselves, but usually it’s for the end user’s benefit. @krisrice sent me over a few nuggets to [...]
SQL Developer Trick: DropDown Vs Tree
I’m not saying there’s anything wrong per se with SQL Developer’s tree control for navigating your connection objects. As a matter of fact there are a few things to really admire about the tree implementation. Just in case you have NO IDEA what I’m talking about, here is the tree in all its glory. Scrolling [...]
SQL Developer Data Modeler Quick Tip: Preferred Data Types
There are many data types to choose from when defining your table columns. The eighty percent rule tells us we can probably get away with a smaller subset of data types eighty percent of the time. Here is what the ‘TYPE’ control looks like in the modeler when defining a column: I was curious to [...]
Stupid Copy & Paste Tricks
The Late Show with David Letterman used to have a bit called, ‘Stupid Pet Tricks.’ I quit watching because I prefer his Scottish and funnier future-replacement, Craig Ferguson. But I will take advantage of some Google-Fu to drive some traffic to ye olde blog (can you tell I’m in the UK this week?) So most [...]
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