Want commands running in the back ground in sql developer

Question

HI all,
I am new user to oracle sql developer. i started using it and found interseting. It is very easy just using the GUI interfaces. what ever i need to do i can do using the GUI interfaces instead of using commnads. makes my work easier. BUt there starts my concern
if i continue to use the tools one day i will not know the commands which are executed actually.
Is there any way throught which i can look what every that commands or queries that are executed in the back ground for my instruction in the foreground

Answer 1

Hi,
If you truly wish to see all the SQL and PL/SQL executed for a given connection, you can try the following:
1. Tools -> Monitor Sessions...
2. Select a connection for a user with appropriate privileges (e.g., must be able to run DBMS_MONITOR)
3. In the list of sessions, right-click on a session of interest, select Trace Session and click Apply
4. After completing the desired activity on the connection of interest, close the connection.
5. Open the trace file in SQL Developer (File -> Open, or drag and drop it) -- make sure the Filter drop-down is set to All -- to see the SQL.
6. Pick one of the four tabbed views of the trace file data: List, Tree, Statistics, History
Step 5 is easy if the DB is local. For example, with Oracle 10g Xe on Windows, look for the most recent trc file in a directory like
C:\oraclexe\app\oracle\admin\XE\udumpFor a remote DB you would need to copy the trc onto a shared network drive or ftp it to your local machine.
If you just wish to see DDL commands as you manipulate DB object definitions from the Connection Navigator tree or the Object Viewer Actions list, the UI usually provides a SQL tab so that you may view the SQL before clicking the Apply button.
Hope this helps,
Gary
SQL Developer Team