I’ve talked about the Cart a few times. It’s interesting to describe what the Cart is for, because it can be used or so many different things. But in general, it allows you do perform a set of operations against a collection of database objects. In this case I’m going to show you how to export several views and tables …
Video: A Tour of the SQL Developer Desktop
In this 10 minute video I’ll show you: how to open a panel how to move a panel how to reset your desktop if something gets ‘borked’ how to create new desktop tab groups (for docking things) AND how to ‘float’ your doc or panel to a secondary monitor Welcome 2018! Please be sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel …
Oracle SQL Developer PL/SQL Packages Trick – Synchronize!
You know how every TV show has to have that Christmas themed episode? No? Well, in the US, it’s pretty common. And as a child of the 80’s television, my brain has been properly warped. So here is your Christmas themed SQL Developer ‘trick.’ Every look under the tree, and your first reaction is to be a little disappointed in …
Your Favorite Oracle SQL Developer Posts of 2017
Yes, it’s that time of year again. Let’s take a quick look back at the posts (from 2017!) you read the most. SQL Developer v17.2 is now available SQL Developer v4.2 is now available Release News, What’s On Tap (where I announce our new numbering scheme) Real Time SQL Monitoring Update What is the Future of SQL Developer? Oracle Database …
An Interview with Oracle-Base’s Tim Hall
Mixing things up today with a quick Q&A with the guy that that generates most of the Google results to your pressing Oracle ‘how do I…?’ questions. Tim isn’t just a walking website, he’s also a great communicator. If you haven’t had a chance to see him speak at an Oracle conference, it’s probably because you don’t go to Oracle …
What does ‘Skip NLS Settings’ really do?
In SQL Developer you can configure how you want things to work for your session. How DATES should appear. If numbers should use a ‘.’ or a ‘,’ to indicate group separators and decimal points. We try to guess these things based on your local machine settings, but you can of course override them. But let’s see what happens when …
Coming Soon: A More Forgiving Formatter
For 17.4, the formatter will attempt to format invalid SQL for you. If the parser runs into a problem recognizing your code, it will format it as much as it can. But that’s not all. It will ALSO go to the end of your statement, and traverse the SQL in the other direction and continue formatting as far as it …
Learning Oracle SQL Developer: The Video Hits
I’ve got short videos for you, 2-10 minutes. I’ve got 20 minute videos. And I’ve got monster, hour long videos. 24 in total, covering everything from how to use the PL/SQL debugger, to building REST Services, to just writing better SELECT * queries. Send me your requests, always happy to build more. I just wish I had a voice made …
OT: Reading List
I needed to publish a blog post this week, but instead of writing new content, I thought I’d share with you things I’ve written in other places. In no particular order: I Installed SQL Developer, Now What? – Medium REST for the DB Professional – What’s in it for you? – UKOUG Scene Automatic REST – Oracle Magazine Are Oracle’s …
Video! Using the Keyboard Shortcuts in Oracle SQLcl
Developers hate using a mouse. Sticking with the keyboard reminds everyone we bled all over our keyboards 20 years ago in VT100 terminals. So we built a modern command line interface for Oracle Database and released it last year, in 2016. And knowing you already know and love the keyboard, we made sure you could do what you needed to …