There’s an update available for SQLcl on OTN, go get it now. We’re closing bugs left & right, and we’re super close to 100% SQL*Plus support now. As an example, we now support SET PAGESIZE 0…which comes in handy apparently if you want to spool a file w/o a leading blank line as described here.
@thatjeffsmith hi Jeff, is it possible to see execution plan just by passing sql_id somehow,i dont think so as it just show running sql plan— Mayank (@mayankeurope) February 15, 2016 So of course you can just run a query in the worksheet to get this. But, you need to know a few things. So why not make it easy on yourself and code it into SQL Developer as a report? So that’s what I’ve done…
I tried to reference this post, and couldn’t find it. So apparently I have to write it now. I want to write a query. I want a bunch of column names. I could do this: But I’m very particular. Or maybe my customer is very particular. She wants SALARY then LAST NAME then FIRST NAME then EMPLOYEE ID. And so because I’m a lazy typer, I’m going to give my fingers a break and pick…
You’re at the command-line, you need to add a data file to your tablespace. You get most of the way through it, and you forget what’s next, doh! In SQLcl, you can just hit the TAB key, and we’ll help you with the next keyword. So not only do we have tab-completion for object and column names, we also look up keywords from the syntax diagrams in the Oracle Docs. Confused? Here’s an animated GIF.…
A co-worker asked me for some advice on building a report to view some CLOBs. CLOBs are fun. They let you store an unlimited (basically) amount of text. They’re not as flexible as VARCHAR2s, but they do come in handy. Viewing them in a report can get interesting though. The question came down to seeing a report like this – I suggested to my co-worker to use the SCRIPT type report instead. But then they…
We love getting enhancement requests from our users. A good deal of the development in SQL Developer is guided by what our users are asking for. It does pain me a bit though when someone asks for a feature what we already have. Example: We frequently have a requirement to export working data (especially for data modeling purposes) to spreadsheets. It would be helpful if SQL Developer export had an option to export all tables…
My friend Chet is facing some pretty large bills. They go to pay for therapy for his special needs daughter, Kate. Chet is @oraclenerd. He’s done a lot to help the community, and to help community members in need. We’ve started a fund-raiser to help Chet make sure his kids get the care they need. I try not to ask for much here, and keep this site mostly professional. But it’s my personal site, and…
Question: I like SELECT *, but I don’t really want ALL the columns. Is there a better way? Side Note: People are giving me crap on the ‘SPLAT’ – it’s perfectly acceptable! To me at least… There’s a few better ways, and with an IDE like SQL Developer, you should expect lots of help in this area. drag and drop cols from the tree * expansion the Query Builder code insight I have how-to’s on…
DELIMITED text files are popular ways of passing data around. CSV anyone? The C stands for ‘Comma’ – regardless of what your smug European friends may have told you 😉 #TonguePlantedFIRMLYInCheek Anyways, in SQL Developer, when using the export dialog to get a DELIMITED export for your dataset, you can set the delimiter and the string enclosure for your columns. So in the command line interface AKA SQLcl: So you could have BEER emoji separated…
These were the stories published this year that enjoyed the most readers. Sadly, an article I wrote many years ago on how to import data from Excel to Oracle, remains the #1 post overall. Stupid Excel. 10. SQL Developer version 4.1 Feature Recap So we released version 4.1 of SQL Developer this past May. This post summarizes the new features with detailed stories on each. One of my favorites is the Diagram page we added…
