Formatting output columns - ala SQL*Plus 'column' command

SQL_Developer 1.5
Is there a way to format the output of queries for numbers, etc. like the 'column' command found in SQL*Plus?
I realize I can use the TO_CHAR() function in the SQL but was hoping there was something easier.
Thanks very much!
-gary

it could be that the column of the table that you are trying to insert the data has a small length.

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Now , we having two tables , declared 100% identically , with respect to NLS and CHAR semantics (all varchar fields having CHAR inside length).
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ERROR:
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set heading off
set pagesize 0
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set feedback off
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Hi Turloch,
When is this script executed ?
In 3.1EA2 I created a sql script where a variable is defined and set this script as you suggested.
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define varname=abc
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define varname=xyz
select '&varname' from dual;
Running the first select statement results in a popup window for entering a value for the substitution variable, while I was expecting the value abc as the result of the query.
See also this blog where the login script is explained.
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set long 100000
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Oracle SQL Developer 3.2, SQL*Plus COLUMN FORMAT bug

SQL*Plus command COLUMN truncates output result in SQL Developer.
Script in Worksheet:
column nn format 999
select level nn from dual connect by level<=10;The Run Script (F5) result contains only 8 lines in Script Output window:
NN
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Changing column alias:
select level nn2 from dual connect by level<=10NN2
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
10 rows selected
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sqldeveloper64-3.2.09.30-no-jre.zip.
My jdk now is 1.7.07 x64, Windows 7 x64.
C:\Java\jdk17\bin>java -version
java version "1.7.0_07"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_07-b11)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 23.3-b01, mixed mode)
Gary Graham wrote:Also, I don't understand what you mean by
The output can contain no data for more formatted columns.
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col owner format a10
col table_name format a20
col column_name format a20
col comments format a50
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   row_number() over(order by column_name) r11,
   count(*) over() c11,
   owner ow,
   table_name tn,
   column_name cn,
   comments co
from all_col_comments t
where owner='SYS' and table_name='INDEX_STATS';
select
   row_number() over(order by column_name) r,
   count(*) over() c,
   owner,
   table_name,
   column_name,
   comments
from all_col_comments t
where owner='SYS' and table_name='INDEX_STATS';
select 1 from dual;
prompt abcThe output truncated after headers of second queryR11 C11 OW                             TN                             CN                             CO
1 25 SYS                            INDEX_STATS                    BLKS_GETS_PER_ACCESS           Expected number of consistent mode block gets per row. This assumes that a row chosen at random from the table is being searched for using the index
2 25 SYS                            INDEX_STATS                    BLOCKS                         blocks allocated to the segment
3 25 SYS                            INDEX_STATS                    BR_BLKS                        number of branch blocks in the b-tree
4 25 SYS                            INDEX_STATS                    BR_BLK_LEN                     useable space in a branch block
5 25 SYS                            INDEX_STATS                    BR_ROWS                        number of branch rows
6 25 SYS                            INDEX_STATS                    BR_ROWS_LEN                    sum of the lengths of all the branch blocks in the b-tree
7 25 SYS                            INDEX_STATS                    BTREE_SPACE                    total space currently allocated in the b-tree
8 25 SYS                            INDEX_STATS                    DEL_LF_ROWS                    number of deleted leaf rows in the index
9 25 SYS                            INDEX_STATS                    DEL_LF_ROWS_LEN                total length of all deleted rows in the index
10 25 SYS                            INDEX_STATS                    DISTINCT_KEYS                  number of distinct keys in the index
11 25 SYS                            INDEX_STATS                    HEIGHT                         height of the b-tree
12 25 SYS                            INDEX_STATS                    LF_BLKS                        number of leaf blocks in the b-tree
13 25 SYS                            INDEX_STATS                    LF_BLK_LEN                     useable space in a leaf block
14 25 SYS                            INDEX_STATS                    LF_ROWS                        number of leaf rows (values in the index)
15 25 SYS                            INDEX_STATS                    LF_ROWS_LEN                    sum of the lengths of all the leaf rows
16 25 SYS                            INDEX_STATS                    MOST_REPEATED_KEY              how many times the most repeated key is repeated
17 25 SYS                            INDEX_STATS                    NAME                           name of the index
18 25 SYS                            INDEX_STATS                    OPT_CMPR_COUNT                 optimal prefix compression count for the index
19 25 SYS                            INDEX_STATS                    OPT_CMPR_PCTSAVE               percentage storage saving expected from optimal prefix compression
20 25 SYS                            INDEX_STATS                    PARTITION_NAME                 name of the index partition, if partitioned
21 25 SYS                            INDEX_STATS                    PCT_USED                       percent of space allocated in the b-tree that is being used
22 25 SYS                            INDEX_STATS                    PRE_ROWS                       number of prefix rows (values in the index)
23 25 SYS                            INDEX_STATS                    PRE_ROWS_LEN                   sum of lengths of all prefix rows
24 25 SYS                            INDEX_STATS                    ROWS_PER_KEY                   average number of rows per distinct key
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SQL Developer EA 2.1
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Doc bug logged:
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1
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SQL PLUS Copy Command

I'm having problems with the copy command in sql plus
Here's my command
COPY FROM tib_oms/tib_oms@odb1 -
TO gbonk/gbonk@stage -
INSERT -
gbonk.products ( id_manufacturer, id_sku, category ) -
USING -
select id_mfr, sku, prodcat from tib_oms.pricinghistory
The error I receive is...
CPY0007: Select list has fewer columns than destination table
I'm selecting 3 columns and I'm specifing 3 columns so I don't get what's up.
null

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Greg Bonk ([email protected]):
Well i gave it a shot. Here's my modified copy command....
copy from tib_oms/tib_oms@odb1 -
TO gbonk/gbonk@stage -
insert -
gbonk.products ( "ID_MANUFACTURER", "ID_SKU", "CATEGORY" ) -
using -
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Hello people.
DBs are 10g
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TEST DB is where my SQL*Plus is logged in.
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REMOTE_DB _TABLE is the table that already exists in remote PROD DB
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Hi,
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table in your Schema as,
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Query output similar to sql plus results

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Edited by: Claudio Miranda on Nov 10, 2009 11:49 AM
Edited by: Claudio Miranda on Nov 10, 2009 11:51 AM

Claudio Miranda wrote:
Is it possible to configure SQLDeveloper to output the query result similar to sql plus ?
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Claudio
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Formatting output columns - ala SQL*Plus 'column' command

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