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Hi Jeff,
We package up SQL Developer and a JDK separately for mass rollout – with the former pointing to the latter. There are plans afoot to update the JDK package quarterly from now on though which means users will get prompted for the new JDK location each time this happens (which we’d like to avoid). Is there a way to make SQL Developer aware via a Windows environment variable that could be reset upon JDK update where the new JDK folder location is for it? Something like:
JDK_LOC=C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_162
We could code up upon an updated JDK package rollout to touch any user’s product.conf file with the new location, but was hoping there might be another way to make the deployed SQL Developer package abstracted from this and not require any direct conf file editing.
A Unix alias would be perfect but I don’t think Windows has an equivalent that we can use here.
Thanks in advance!
Mikel
Are you rolling out the JDK specifically FOR SQLDev?
If so, I suggest you embed the JDK inside the SQLDev package. Then have the java deployments update the sqldev folder, and the base path would never change…
Or when you roll out the new java home, have it be a generic directory name so the path doesn’t need updated in sqldev.
Hi Jeff,
I am using sql developer 19.4 and the format code of function and procedure is
BEGIN
apps.fnd_global.apps_initialize (
user_id => 1804,
resp_id => 20707,
resp_appl_id => 201,
x_resp_appl_id => 44
);
END;
but i want it to become
BEGIN
apps.fnd_global.apps_initialize (
user_id => 1804,
resp_id => 20707,
resp_appl_id => 201,
x_resp_appl_id => 44
);
END;
Regards,
El-Sayed
that appears to be a bug in 19.4 that’s fixed for version 20.Next
Hi Jeff,
I have a small issue with the SQL Developer. When I start a long running query and want to open a new window with a new connection, it will wait until the long running sql has finished before opening the new window and the new connection.
Is this expected behaviour?
I don’t think so, no.
I was just able to
on Connection 1, run this:
As that was running in the UI, open a connection on DB 2.
This on version 19.4
Hi Jeff, When I try to configure ORDS, I get a failure to bind error. It ran successfully for the first time and ORDS was configured but when I try to restart it, it gives me a failure to bind error in the standalone mode. The database is DBCS.
It’s saying the port is already being used by another application. You need to free up that port, or change it to a different port.
Hi Jeff, are you talking about the 1521 port?
No the ORDS Standalone http port (8080)
We are on below database\app server versions.
SELECT * FROM v$version;
Oracle Database 12c Enterprise Edition Release 12.1.0.2.0 – 64bit Production
PL/SQL Release 12.1.0.2.0 – Production
CORE 12.1.0.2.0 Production
TNS for Solaris: Version 12.1.0.2.0 – Production
NLSRTL Version 12.1.0.2.0 – Production
WebLogic Server Version: 12.2.1.3.0
I want to enable ORDS on the database, can you please share some pointers.
1. Do we need to have APEX (mandatory)
2. once ORDS is enabled I want to use the rest api in my OracleJET app using offline-persistent-toolkit. (Will this approach work)
1. no, but it won’t hurt either
2. yes – lot of folks are doing just this
Hi Jeff/team
We have an issue when we call a rest service returning a Query – the query is a pipelined function and within that function we are trying to access the CGI env data.
This works when using a PLSQL type REST, but not via Query.
Further testing shows any local SQL in the REST code calling the CGI functions within the SQL fails.
We are using APEX 19.2 to create the calls.
example tests:
— this works:
SELECT ‘TEST’ as “x_apex_base”
FROM dual
— this fails:
SELECT owa_util.get_cgi_env(‘X_APEX_BASE’) as “x_apex_base”
FROM dual
any ideas appreciated.
many thanks
Dave C
Hi Jeff, I get in SQLDev 19:* strength characters in script output.
For example:
select sysdate from dual;
select sysdate+1 from dual;
select sysdate+2 from dual;
SYSDATE
——————-
26.03.2020 10:36:12
潲捥彰物湴૾ഀ匀夀匀䐀䄀吀䔀⬀ ഀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀഀ㈀㜀⸀ ㌀⸀㈀ ㈀ 㨀㌀㘀㨀㈀ഀ૾ਠ景牣敟灲楮琊
SYSDATE+2
——————-
28.03.2020 10:36:12
What is wrong ? In older versions it was correct.
Thank you very much
Does this only happens on the second query?
no. here an example:
CREATE TABLE TAB (COL number(1));
insert into tab (col) values (1);
insert into tab (col) values (2);
insert into tab (col) values (3);
insert into tab (col) values (4);
insert into tab (col) values (5);
commit;
Script output:
Table TAB created.
潲捥彰物湴૾ 爀漀眀 椀渀猀攀爀琀攀搀⸀ਠ景牣敟灲楮琊
1 row inserted.
潲捥彰物湴૾ 爀漀眀 椀渀猀攀爀琀攀搀⸀ਠ景牣敟灲楮琊
1 row inserted.
潲捥彰物湴૾ 爀漀眀 椀渀猀攀爀琀攀搀⸀ਠ景牣敟灲楮琊
Commit complete.
潲捥彰物湴�
Best regards,
Ewgeni
Hi Jeff, is it only my problem?
Thank you
As far as I can tell, yes. Something weird is happening in your system – the first thing I would check is for triggers defined in your db with that text in them.
but in SQLDev v.4.2 script output is ok…
I need a reproducible test case. Check for maybe a login.sql in your newer version. In a worksheet, do a
show login
and then if a script comes back, look at it for things that might cause this
Hi Jeff,
When I run a query – with errors – in SQL PLUS I get feedback about the line that’s causing the error
SQL> SELECT
2 ‘A’ AS a1,
3 10 AS a2,
4 ‘B’ AS a3
5 FROM
6 dual
7 WHERE
8 1 = TO_NUMBER( ‘A1’ );
1 = TO_NUMBER( ‘A1’ )
*
ERROR at line 8:
ORA-01722: invalid number
Sql developer (19.4) just tells me something is wrong …
ORA-01722: invalid number
01722. 00000 – “invalid number”
*Cause: The specified number was invalid.
*Action: Specify a valid number.
Possible to get the line numbers as in SQLPLUS ?
Kind regards
Peggy
This is what I get in version 19.4
ORA-00923: FROM keyword not found where expected
00923. 00000 – “FROM keyword not found where expected”
*Cause:
*Action:
Error at Line: 5 Column: 1
He Jeff,
For errors on a wrong table name we get a guide error message
eg :
SELECT 1
FROM DUALS
WHERE 1 = 1;
ORA-00942: table or view does not exist
00942. 00000 – “table or view does not exist”
*Cause:
*Action:
Error at Line: 2 Column: 6
For others like ORA-01722: invalid number
SELECT 1
FROM DUAL
WHERE 1 = ‘A’;
ORA-01722: invalid number
01722. 00000 – “invalid number”
*Cause: The specified number was invalid.
*Action: Specify a valid number.
When the SQL is only a few lines the error is easy to find but on bigger SQL this gives us plenty of search time
Kind regards
Peggy
We show whatever the jdbc driver and the database gives us… Maybe try a thick connection and see if that helps.
Hi Jeff,
We have a question about the NLS settings in sql developer.
In our oracle client the setting for NLS_LANG is AMERICAN_AMERICA, but in sql developer it always stays at DUTCH.
Is there a possibilty that sql developer automatically takes the NLS setting of the oracle client?
Thank in advance
With kind regards
Steven Hertogs
No, we get that from the OS. That’s how the jdbc driver works.
Hi Jeff,
This is question is related to Basic authentication.
Thus just a uername and password in the header os the response request.
I have cretaed a HTTPS POST webservice.
Is it possible in Oracle ORDS to add a username and password in the header of response?
This is without using OAuth2 Client Credentials.
Regards,
Anibal
Why would you want the password exposed in your response header?
Adding the user is trivial, the authenticated user is available as a :user bind in your rest handler code block.