Update: we added the auto-replace option in a later version of SQL Developer, so if you don’t see it in your version, UPGRADE. I get this question every few months, and I got it again last week in Denver – How can we setup auto-replace in SQL Developer? If I accidentally type ‘form’ I want it to come out as ‘from’ for example. I’m not a huge fan of the IDE ‘automatically’ doing things with…
I’m writing this at my departure gate in Denver, waiting for my flight home from the Training Days ’14 event hosted by the Rocky Mountain Oracle Users Group (RMOUG.) The RMOUG conference is the unofficial kick-off for Oracle conferences for the new year, and it’s one of my favorites. I helped put together a panel discussion on professional development, and one of the topics that came up was the ability of employees getting the approval…
Updated February 2021: I’ve updated this post to reflect the newest edition of this VirtualBox Appliance. If you’re looking for an already configured Oracle Database 19c environment with a database already setup and all the software you need to learn database programming, design, and administration concepts, then look no further! No need to create anything, just download, import, and run a fully functional Oracle Database, complete with sample data and hands on labs. This…
Going through our enhancement requests in The Exchange this week, I was struck by how many folks were asking for features that are already there. There were at least three requests for being able to define how the Indexes are handled for table columns defined as Primary Keys or Unique. Here’s an example that summarizes the general issue: There is currently no way to specify storage options for unique constraints in a table. Since it…
On Tuesday, February 4, 2014 – 9am to 1pm PT / 12pm to 4pm ET / 3pm to 7pm BRT, we will be holding a Virtual Developer Day conference. From the comfort of your Internet connection, you can pick from four different content tracks: Big Data for Developers Big Data for DBAs Oracle 12c for the Developer Oracle 12c for the DBA The Oracle Technology Network (OTN) has assembled an agenda of live, moderated sessions…
Wait, I thought SQL Developer was for developers? Yes, but it also provides a ton of features and value for the DBA. So if you’re already in SQL Developer to browse a table or run a query, you can fire up the DBA features under the View menu (and maybe save yourself an alt-tab to your browser and OEM.) We had a nice live webcast today with the good folks at ODUTG on this subject.…
Oracle SQL Developer Data Modeler (SDDM) is a free data modeling solution. It supports many types of modeling levels, including: logical relational physical (multi-)dimensional When I present overviews on our database tools, I have this slide that shows what SDDM is capable of: I am not a real data modeler. However, I can fake my way pretty well through Logical and Physical modeling discussions and exercises. When it comes to the dimensional stuff, I tend…
You don’t need to have an Oracle Client installed on your machine to use Oracle SQL Developer. Everything you need to connect to Oracle Database is provided by the JDBC driver included with the download. So you can be up and running in usually less than 5 minutes. But if you DO happen to have a Client on your machine, you’ll be happier. If you’re too lazy to go read the above post, here it…
2013 has been a big year for us here at Oracle and in the tools group. We saw major updates for both SQL Developer and SQL Developer Data Modeler. For the data modeler, versions 3.3 and 4.0 brought significant feature and platform updates. Both are still free by the way 🙂 I’m still very, very high and excited about the new and improved search feature introduced in v3.3. I’ve blogged quite a bit on it,…
On a new machine, maybe even a Mac? I have more specific details on how to get the tiny UI rendering issue for SQL Developer fixed here on StackOverflow. Today’s Question: Are the Tree View fonts configurable? (E.g., Connections). I am using a high-resolution display (1920×1200) and they appear quite small. And the answer: Yes! Oh, but you probably wanted the how as well…OK. Here’s what the tree UI looks like out of the box…
