Oracle SQL Developer for personal use?

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Hello,
I would like to use Oracle to test out my SQL commands, however I do not have a connection set up (at home). Is there a way I can create databases and tables without setting up a connection to a database. If that isn't possible, is there a tutorial avaliable somewhere to set up a connection on a local machine. Operating system is Mac OSX, however I do have Windows 7 64-bit available as well. Thanks in advance for your help/sugguestions.

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user13462562 wrote:
Hello,
I would like to use Oracle to test out my SQL commands, however I do not have a connection set up (at home). Is there a way I can create databases and tables without setting up a connection to a database. If that isn't possible, is there a tutorial avaliable somewhere to set up a connection on a local machine. Operating system is Mac OSX, however I do have Windows 7 64-bit available as well. Thanks in advance for your help/sugguestions.Welcome to Forums.
Without making a connection to the db, there isn't any chances that you can issue the sql statements. So you must have to have a connection with either an existing db or make a new db and get connected to it. The another way , to run sql statements, is to just connect using plain black window (terminal) using o/s authentication . This won't need any tns settings at all but you won't get that good looking GUI interface of Sql Developer as well. That's my preferred way to work with db but you may have a different preference still you can give it a try if you want to.
The setup is pretty straightforward. You need to pass the information of your host with the appropriate user name and password and it would be done. Once you start doing it, keep the thread updated with your efforts so that we can guide you in case you would face troubles.
HTH
Aman....