Customer Question: How can I open an unshared worksheet using just the keyboard? Ctrl+Shift+N on an existing worksheet is the easy answer. Customer Followup Question: But, if you’re currently ON an existing unshared worksheet, this won’t work. Then, you need to hit ALT+F10. Jeff, What is an Unshared Worksheet? An unshared worksheet is a SQL worksheet that has a dedicated …
SQLcl Commands In SQL Developer
Many of you might not know that most of what you can do in SQcl, can also be done in SQL Developer version 4.2. In fact, it’s the same code that handles running statements/scripts in SQLcl as it is in SQL Developer’s SQL Worksheet. Assuming of course, that you use THIS button. There’s one large exception to this. TODAY: we …
Where did all these files come from?
A friend, let’s call her ‘Helen’ for the sake of this post, texted me the other day, wondering why she had all these dozens/hundreds (?) of files in her Windows home directory. She was confused. Where did they come from? Were they safe to delete? I asked her what they were called, and the filename sounded VERY MUCH like what …
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..
Quick Hit: Number of Rows Returned By a Query
Question: How can I make SQL Developer display the number of rows returned by a query? Answer: Execute the query, and fetch all the rows. But I’m not seeing it! and fetch all the rows. This part is important. Execution using ctrl+enter executes statement, and returns the FIRST ‘fetch’, by default of 50 records. First Fetch Last Fetch Warning: Rant …
Continued Improvements to [Code] Completion Insight
A few weeks ago I published a story highlighting all of the different ways SQL Developer can help you with your code. That post generated a lively discussion around this: Pre Version 4.1 Let’s try that again: Version 4.1 Early Adopter 2, specifically We’re also making sure to sort the local schema objects ALWAYS to the top of the pick …
30 SQL Developer Posts in 30 Days, Day 26: Keyboarding from the Editor to the Results and Back
Using the mouse sucks. You love the mouse. Leaving the keyboard gives your fingers a wonderful vacation. If you fall in the second camp, this post isn’t for you. But, if you want to be able to get from your query down to your results or explain plans without having to touch your mouse, this post is gonna be your …
Oracle SQL Developer: Code on Demand
I’ve recently spent a few hours debugging some user defined reports. A post on how to add trace/disconnect context menus to a session report required that I figure out what session my worksheet was running under. The code was easy… SELECT SYS_CONTEXT (’USERENV’, ‘SID’) FROM DUAL; …but I’m lazy. So this: The Setup Open your preferences and go to the …
Unshared Worksheets in Oracle SQL Developer 4
My alternate title for this post was How to get the DBAs’ attention with lots and lots of connections in her database. But I decided to go with substance over style instead. Anyways, let’s talk about connections in SQL Developer for a bit – you know you need the refresher! By default, connecting to a database in SQL Developer opens …
Clickable Error Messages in Oracle SQL Developer v4
So you’ve got your monster script you’re running in SQL Developer and you run into some errors. Wish it were easier to jump to the line where said errors are being reported? Well in Oracle SQL Developer v4, your wish is our command. Just Click on the Highlighted Blue Error Text in the Output Panel And ‘The Movie’ Did you …