Message from iSQL*Plus team

This forum is for iSQL*Plus, the web-based interface to SQL*Plus. The iSQL*Plus development team will monitor this forum on a best effort basis, and help you with any problems or questions you might have. If you find any bugs, this is the place to tell us about them.
We are also interested in hearing your comments on the interface, and what you would like to see in future versions.
Any questions you have on SQL*Plus and the SQL language will probably not be answered by the iSQL*Plus development team, although other forum members may want to post replies and answers. Oracle Metalink -- http://metalink.oracle.com/ -- is the dedicated forum for SQL*Plus and the SQL language. Note that you must purchase a support contract to log on to Oracle Metalink.
iSQL*Plus Download
http://technet.oracle.com/software/tech/sql_plus/software_index.htm
SQL*Plus FAQ
http://technet.oracle.com/support/tech/sql_plus/htdocs/sql_plus_faq.htm
Alison
iSQL*Plus Team

hi alison,
I have installed iSQL*Plus and it works fine with normal queries.
I have tried it with different versions of oracle
7.1.6.2.0
8.0.4.0.0
8.1.5.0.0
8.1.6.0.0
8.1.7.0.0
There are some problems also which i noticed when we were working with it.
It is unpredictable sometimes, i.e., the same query which works once may give problems some other times. restarting the browser solves the problems some times
But the major problem was that if the user closed the browser window without logging off the session will not end on the server and after such many improper shutdowns the number of sessions on the server piles up.
But if the user logs off properly then the session is closed.
It is a nice tool and may become a necessary tool in future.
vinayak

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If you are using a 10.x version of iSQL*Plus, you'll need to use JAZN to set up a user to access the iSQL*Plus DBA URL. This is protected by default, using Basic authentication. So you'll need to set this up manually, then login with the credentials you create. The doc for this is here:
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Message from the LCCS Team about the Developer Portal

Hi LCCS Developers,
We wanted to give you a heads up that the charts (the ones you can find in the LCCS Developer Portal) will be taking a few weeks off (end of the year break type of thing).
This will allow us to work out some kinks (related to performance, on our side, in delivering those charts to you) before bringing them back early next year (February timeframe).
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ISQL*Plus product feedback

Do you have a moment to answer a couple of product direction questions for the SQL*Plus team? Great!
1. Which feature do you most like in iSQL*Plus?
Answer:
2. Which feature do you least like in iSQL*Plus?
Answer:
3. Which SQL*Plus interface will you use the most?
(a) iSQL*Plus (browser-based)
(b) SQL*Plus for Windows (GUI)
(c) SQL*Plus command line
Answer:
4. What feature would you most like to see added to iSQL*Plus?
Answer:
5. Any other comments?
Answer:
Either post back to this forum, or email [email protected] with your response. Thanks for your time.
Alison
iSQL*Plus Team
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1. Which feature do you most like in iSQL*Plus?
Answer: it's simple.
2. Which feature do you least like in iSQL*Plus?
Answer: least like: lack of return codes - I had a glitch when running sqlplus as a system command from a PERL script... it couldn't open the file and wrote that it couldn't to a log, but it seems to return 0 no matter what happens. In such situations, it would be nice to have return codes.
3. Which SQL*Plus interface will you use the most?
(a) iSQL*Plus (browser-based)
(b) SQL*Plus for Windows (GUI)
(c) SQL*Plus command line
Answer: c
4. What feature would you most like to see added to iSQL*Plus?
Answer: as above, return codes
5. Any other comments?
Answer: nope
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The quality of iSQL PLus

Just a quick question to all of you out there, using iSQL Plus: are you not disappointed in what Oracle have made? I mean, Oracle have been betting on the Java technology for 4 - 5 years, however, they have not used it to make a superior "platform-independent-run-anywhere" version of the classic SQL Plus tool. Does this not seem strange to you all that after all these years they release a "platform independent" version of SQL Plus that has LESS features than the original - and is far less user friendly (I never thought that possible until now)???
Am I the only one who is amazed by this? I feel that Oracle should be making a new version of SQL PLus in Java - with all the "bells and whistles" that we have come to expect from a "Windows environment"
What do you all think? I would like to know.
regards,
Unknown

Hi Alison,
I have "revealed" myself! I am the "Unknown" who posted the initial query. Thanks for your reply - very informative. I appreciate your point of view regarding speed issues, however, I do feel that you (read Oracle) have made the wrong decision in terms of which technology to use for rewriting SQL Plus.
I guess the problem in the past for ORacle has always been to cater to the "lowest common denominator", as the Oracle RDBMS runs on ALL platforms. Therefore SQL Plus never could be a particulary "advanced" tool in terms of functionality and user-friendliness. But that's just the way it had to be.
These days, there is Java which can (theoretically) run on all platforms (that support Java). Yes, Java does not run as fast as C++ etc. etc. - I don't want to get into that discussion - however, I have been working with HTML, Java and Oracle RDBMS for 4 - 5 years, and Java has really come of age in that time.
Through my work and own personal experience, I have discovered a fact about websites (read HTML) that hasn't changed over the years - it is extremely limited in terms of functionality and user-friendliness. HTML is not - for me - an acceptable technology to write GUI's for applications/data entry systems nor RDBMS tools such as SQL Plus.
So, given this to be true (I believe this to be so), then what other choices are there? Well, there's Flash and Director. Both very impressive technologies, however, they only can work on Windows and Macintosh. There is also Java, which is also a very impressive technology, albeit with its own set of limitiations. Nevertheless, Java has an advanced API for writing GUIs and it runs on Windows, Linux, Unix, Mac, and presumably other platforms.
For me - Java is the logical choice of technology for rewriting SQL Plus. It gives you the ability to write "user friendly" Windows like applications, which will run on all platforms. Now, I am not saying that there wouldn't be issues/problems with Java; of course there are. Just like any other technology. You have to weigh up the pros and the cons before embarking on designing/developing an application. However, in this case, I feel the pros far outweigh the cons.
Now, unlike alot of other system designers/developers, I actually "eat what I serve" - I use Sun's Forti (written entirely in Java) as my Java RAD tool, I use TogetherSofts "TogetherJ" as my design tool for Java (also written in Java), I use a Java based interface for the version control software we use here at work.... in fact, the one thing I am missing is a good Oracle tool written in Java. I currently use Quest's SQL Navigator, however, its quality is decreasing.
Anyway, I am digressing! My point is simple - Java will enable you to write a highly functional RAD tool for Oracle to replace the prehistoric and particularly un-user friendly tool SQL Plus. YES - you are right - it most probably won't load as fast as a web page, but once it is loaded it will run quickly. I strongly suggest that the iSQL Plus team take a look at Sun's Forti (very impressive tool - no, the MOST impressive tool I have seen for Java) as well as Quest Software's SQL Navigator. I think the iSQL Plus team would get alot of good ideas and inspiration from them.
There is, of course, another problem here - and that is datababe connectivity. Unfortunately, Oracle have been increasing the size of their JDBC drivers ever since day one, to the point that it is PROHIBITIVE to download them to an applet. I'm sure the JDBC team have a bazillion excuses for this, however, I am personally not buying it. For me, the exhorbitant size of the drivers is a sign of badly designed code. Regardless of my personal views, the size of the JDBC drivers mean that it is not feasible to write a SQL Plus applet which download the JDBC drivers. The only solution is to use CORBA and/or RMI.
Okay! That's probably enough from me for now!!! Please don't take this as "Oracle bashing" - I have invested alot of time into Java and Oracle, and I am more than happy to be of some assistance, however small. You asked about what features I thought were missing - well, look at Forti and SQL Navigator. That will give you some idea of what I expect. But, to summarise, I consider the following features to be necessary:
1. Code to be displayed in multi-colours (user definable). Such a simple thing, yet SO useful
2. SQL results to be displayed in a tabular/grid-like format, with copy/paste functionality plus porting to text files.
3. In-built stored procedure editor - like in SQL Nav. Very nice.
4. Debug functionality
5. Tuning module - for DB tuning
6. Some kind of Tree Navigator window, which allows one to traverse all database objects (see SQL Nav)
7. Ability to generate DDL scripts from current DB objects (see SQL Nav)
8. Ability to define one's own shortcut keys (see Forti - very very sexy)
Alison, please feel free to email me at [email protected] if you wish to discuss this futher and/or post a reply to this "disccussion"
yours sincerely,
Alexander Day

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How to change UI Language of iSQL*Plus?

my current ui language of isqlplus is chinese.there is some thing wrong of it.when i change my browser language to english,the ui language is english,when i change my browser language to english,the ui language is english to.
how to change the ui language of isqlolus to English,any how the browser language is?
excuse my pool english.
thx
http://photo.163.com/openpic.php?username=ncowboy&pid=48764735&_dir=%2F2679231
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The iSQL*Plus user interface can be displayed in a number of languages:
Brazilian Portuguese [ptb]
French / Canadian French [f / frc]
German [d]
Italian
Japanese [Ja]
Korean [ko]
Simplified Chinese [zhs]
Spanish/LA Spanish [e / esa]
Traditional Chinese [zht]
The iSQL*Plus user interface is automatically displayed in the language specified as your preferred language in your web browser.
To display the iSQL*Plus user interface in a language other than your existing web browser's preferred language, add the language to your web browser, then
select the language to use. For example, to display the iSQL*Plus user interface in Japanese in Internet Explorer 6.0:
1. Start Internet Explorer.
2. Select Tools > Internet Options > Languages... > Add.
3. Select Japanese [ja] and click OK.
4. Select Japanese [ja] and click Move Up until it is at the top of the list.
5. Click OK.
6. Click OK.
7. Enter the iSQL*Plus URL. The iSQL*Plus user interface is now displayed in
Japanese.
The language used for the output from iSQL*Plus queries is dependent on the language and territory values of the NLS_LANG environment variable in effect when the iSQL*Plus Application Server starts. The character set value is ignored. The language and territory values are used for all iSQL*Plus sessions run from that application server. However, you can use an ALTER SESSION command to change the language and territory used for the duration of the current session. For example, to use Chinese language and conventions in your current session, enter
ALTER SESSION SET NLS_LANGUAGE='SIMPLIFIED CHINESE';
ALTER SESSION SET NLS_TERRITORY='CHINA';
The output from iSQL*Plus queries is now displayed with error messages and text fields in Chinese. Information is now displayed according to Chinese convention. To check what settings are currently in effect, enter:
SELECT * FROM NLS_SESSION_PARAMETERS;
The NLS_TERRITORY and NLS_LANGUAGE values correspond to the language and territory components of the NLS_LANG variable.
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ISQL*PLUS dynamic reports - how to pass connect string in the URL

When we run dynamic reports thru ISQL*PLUS, does anyone know how
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The following is the code from ISQL*PLUS users guide but it
dosen't show how to pass the connect string
when I tried to pass hr/your_secret_password@dbserver for userid
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<HEAD>
<TITLE>iSQL*Plus Dynamic Report</TITLE>
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</FORM>
</BODY>
</HTML>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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The form you use should work when your change
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What was the error you got?
The full URL syntax did seem to go missing from the 9.0.1 doc.
See below for the full syntax. This should be appearing in a
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- CJ
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SQL> define var1=hello
SQL> define var2=world
SQL> @http://server/s1.sql
iSQL*Plus, SQL*Plus and SQL keywords are reserved
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that since variables are delimited by the ampersand character,
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quotes. However, to embed the ampersand character itself in the
value, it will be necessary to use quotes.
For compatibility with older scripts using the &1
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parameters begin with reserved keywords such as "script" or
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I installed Oracle DB 10.2.0.1 on Windows XP. After the installation, everything works like clockwork. ... well, until I installed Oracle Application server 10.1.2.0.2.
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-M

Thanks for the replies. I got the idea. I need to set
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installation.
Now, out of curiosity, why did iSql*Plus never have
the problem even though I didn't have any those
variables set in my environment?No idea why those aren't set automatically, but they aren't, as you found out. :)
iSQL*Plus is a web based service, and I believe it uses JDBC, not straight OCI calls.

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<soapbox>
Yes this is an actual iSQL*PLUS question
</soapbox>
I've noticed that the interface uses CSS and that some customizations can be done through that .css file. Are there any plans for any other user end customizations to the i*plus enviroment?
Charles

Charles,
Thanks so much for your ideas! I'll log enhancement requests for them, and we can prioritise them along with the other requests.
What sort of customisations would you like to have?
As for release dates, there will be a 9.0.0 beta release available in Oracle9i beta, and a the production release will be available in Oracle9i release 9.0.1 (production). Unfortunately, we're still only releasing iSQL*Plus on NT, but we are working hard to port to other platforms. No news on availability yet though.
This is a public forum, and we don't want to stop people posting general questions, although the iSQL*Plus team won't generally answer those questions. We keep our eyes peeled for iSQL*Plus questions and will answer them as quickly as we can.
Alison
iSQL*Plus Team

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