Oracle SQL Developer is out

If you haven't been paying attention to early adopters of Project Raptor there it is - production release of Oracle SQL Developer, outstanding database development tool. It works very well with XE and if you're somehow reluctant to web interface or too ascetic sqlplus, you shall certainly like it. Very useful and at no charge.
Oracle SQL Developer is a new, free graphical tool that enhances productivity and simplifies database development tasks. With SQL Developer, you can browse database objects, run SQL statements and SQL scripts, and edit and debug PL/SQL statements. You can also run any number of provided reports, as well as create and save your own.
http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/database/sql_developer/index.html

I use SQL Developer for SQL and PL/SQL and only use SQL*Plus for the few commands that don't work in SQL Developer.
SQL Developer has a forum, too.

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Oracle SQL Developer Data Modeler start up error

Hi All,
I just downloaded Oracle SQL Developer Data Modeler (2.0.0.57.0) [Released 1 July 2009] by selecting the option "Oracle SQL Developer Data Modeler for Windows (This zip file includes the JRE)"
After I installed the same and tried to run it by clicking datamodeler.exe, I get the following error message
"unable to create an instance of the Java virtual machine located at path:..\jdk\jre\bin\client\jvm.dll"
On the same machine I can successfuly run the Oracle SQL Develper with no errors. My machine is having Windows XP Professional SP3.
Any ideas? If there was a problem with Java, than the Oracle SQL Developer should also not run. But as stated it runs with out any error but the Oracle SQL Developer Data Modeler gives the above error.
Regards,
JAA149

1 - The above problem has nothing to do with the memmory. I tried on a 400 MB RAM, 900 MB RAM, 1.5 MB RAM & 2 MB RAM with the same arror.
"unable to create an instance of the Java virtual machine located at path:..\jdk\jre\bin\client\jvm.dll"
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2 - There are two "datamodeler.exe: files
One is at D:\datamodeler\datamodeler.exe
2nd is at D:\datamodeler\bin\datamodeler.exe
The same error occurs with both the files.
3 - The Oracle SQL Developer Data Modeler version is "Oracle SQL Developer Data Modeler (2.0.0.57.0) [Released 1 July 2009]" and the file I downloaded is "Oracle SQL Developer Data Modeler for Windows (This zip file includes the JRE) - (57M)"
If I look in "D:\datamodeler\jdk\jre\README.txt" I find
"Java(TM) Platform, Standard Edition Runtime Environment Version 6"
If I run "D:\datamodeler\jdk\jre\bin\javacpl.exe" I get
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If I run "D:\datamodeler\jdk\jre\bin\jureg.exe" I get
http://i28.tinypic.com/30boiyo.jpg
If i check at the control panle add/remove program
http://i30.tinypic.com/1428tba.jpg
If I go to "http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp" and download "jre-6u16-windows-i586-s.exe" and run it.
If I go to "C:\Program Files\Java\jre6" I find the same files as in "D:\datamodeler\jdk\jre"
I am able to run Oracle SQL Developer with out any kind of error let alone the above one. But with Oracle SQL Developer Data Modeler I get the above mentioned error no matter what I try.
As the error states "unable to create an instance of the Java virtual machine located at path:..\jdk\jre\bin\client\jvm.dll". The file "jvm.dll" is located at two places. One at "D:\datamodeler\jdk\jre\bin\client\jvm.dll" and the second at "D:\datamodeler\jdk\jre\bin\server\jvm.dll"
A similiar problem occurs with JDeveloper with the fllowing solution
http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=506339&start=0&tstart=0
Which states the following
"hello!
in the problem with JDeveloper i have a solution. The jdk have a file jvm.dll in the path: jdk/jre/bin/client/jvm.dll this is the problem ... now in the path:jdk/jre/bin/client/ojvm has a file with the same name if you copy and paste this file to the another path, now its works fine your Jdeveloper.
Jdeveloper use two files to jvm.dll to work one in the folder /client and other in /server copy the same file to the two locations for precaution
for me work fine thanks..."
I tried to do the same (Copy from client folder to server folder)
D:\datamodeler\jdk\jre\bin\client\jvm.dll
COPIED THIS FILE TO
D:\datamodeler\jdk\jre\bin\server\jvm.dll
Nada. So I reversed it (copied from server folder to client folder)
D:\datamodeler\jdk\jre\bin\server\jvm.dll
COPIED THIS FILE TO
D:\datamodeler\jdk\jre\bin\client\jvm.dll
Does not work. So I tried another solution stated at the same forum entry
"Well,
i solved the problem by this way :
<SQLDEVELOPER>/jdev/bin/ide.conf
In this file, change this line :
AddVMOption -Xmx512M
by
AddVMOption -Xmx256M
Now, the executable is lauching correctly. No more errors with Java Virtual Machine.
But is it a good thing to solve it like that ?"
But the ide.conf file is only at "D:\sqldeveloper\ide\bin\ide.conf" which is for the SQL Developer and not the SQl Developer Data Modeler
Correct me if I am wrong but
JRE = Java Run Time Envoirment
JDK = Java Development Kit
And Oracle SQL Developer Data Modeler needs JRE and not JDK. In any case I download JDK
jdk-6u14-javafx-1_2-windows-i586.exe (121,306 KB) and installed it but no succcess.
I tried every thing except completely re-install my whole PC.
Any help will be much appreciated.
Cordially,
Jawad

"Explain Plan" in Oracle SQL Developer is greyed out

Hi all,
I know this is not the right place to post this, but I have look around and do not know where to post question about Oracle SQL Developer - I presume this tool is also discussed here in this forum.
My question is very simple (I presume):
1. I installed Oracle SQL Developer 3.0.04.
2. I added a new DB connection to a DB hosted in one of my servers in the LAN.
3. However, when I am writing some SQL queries, I intend to use the "Explain Plan" feature, but it is being greyed out (disabled).
4. How can I enable it back?

Hello,
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Regards
Marcus

Different out in Toad and in Oracle SQL Developer

Hi
The below script
DECLARE
g_run_date DATE := '02-OCT-09';
s_date date;
e_date date;
BEGIN
SELECT TRUNC(TO_DATE(g_run_date + ((-1)* (TO_CHAR ( g_run_date + 1, 'D'))), 'DD/MON/YYYY'),'DD')start_of_week,
TRUNC(TO_DATE (g_run_date + (6 - (TO_CHAR (g_run_date + 1, 'D'))), 'DD/MON/YYYY'),'DD')end_of_week
INTO s_date,
e_date FROM DUAL;
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE ('Start_of_week :' || s_date) ;
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE ('End_of_week :' || e_date) ;
end;
When ran in toad gives
Start_of_week:25-SEP-09
End_of_week:01-OCT-09
When ran in Oracle SQL Developer gives
Start_of_week:26-SEP-09
End_of_week:01-OCT-09
why this occurs?
Cheers
MJ

Hi Pavan
i'm getting the below output, but i dont know why i'm getting 25-Oct-09 in toad
SQL> DECLARE
2 g_run_date DATE := '02-OCT-09';
3 s_date date;
4 e_date date;
5 BEGIN
6 SELECT TRUNC(TO_DATE(g_run_date + ((-1)* (TO_CHAR ( g_run_date + 1, 'D'))), 'DD/MON/YYYY'),'DD'
)start_of_week,
7 TRUNC(TO_DATE (g_run_date + (6 - (TO_CHAR (g_run_date + 1, 'D'))), 'DD/MON/YYYY'),'DD')end_of_w
eek
8 INTO s_date,
9 e_date FROM DUAL;
10
11 DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE ('Start_of_week :' || s_date) ;
12 DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE ('End_of_week :' || e_date) ;
13
14 end;
15 /
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQL> set serveroutput on
SQL> /
Start_of_week :26-SEP-09
End_of_week :02-OCT-09
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

How to open a package body in Oracle sql developer

How to open a package body in Oracle sql developer..any shortcut for that

I need another way to get to my package body. I'm on a locked down system, so the only way I can reference anything is if I already know the name of it. I accidentally overwrote my text document that I was using to work on it and I closed out of the package body in sqldeveloper. There must be a command, like an alter or some such. Anyone know the old fashioned way of looking at a package?

Oracle SQL Developer freezes and locks up computer randomly

I attempted to find a solution to this before posting. I looked through the first 40 pages of this forum and on Google, through the Developer documentation, etc. with no luck.
The problem: while using Oracle SQL Developer, the computer randomly freezes. Things work, but it hangs too often and for too long to use. This is random - it can happen every 10 seconds or every 2 minutes. The mouse will lock up, and the keyboard buffer will get all messed up. For instance, if it happens to freeze while I'm hitting "backspace", it will delete many lines of text (I've lost a bit of work because of this in the past). The freezing will last about 2 to 20 seconds, and the only way out of it is to ctrl+alt+delete and kill SQL Developer.
If SQL Developer is running, and I'm in a different window - it will freeze the other windows as well. Again, it's impossible to use unfortunately. My coworker doesn't have the same problem, and he's connecting to the same database with the same version using Windows Vista. It must be something on this computer. I reformatted about 1 month ago, so it's a pretty fresh install and I haven't installed much of anything yet.
I'm using Windows Vista Enterprise 32-bit w/SP1.
This was occurring with older versions of SQL Developer (1.2). I'm using the newest install that included the Java JDK. I've completely removed Java, my Oracle installs, and a host of other attempts to fix this, and nothing changes. I've tried running the .exe in the bin directory as administrator as well.
Currently using Oracle Developer 1.5.1.54.40.
Any ideas?

I tried dumping the contents, but the java dump wasn't showing anything at all, and it would never freeze while I had the console window in focus, so it wasn't very helpful unfortunately.
I fixed this issue by uninstalling the Java runtime on this machine and installing the Java JDK 6 Update 7 from java.sun.com/javase/downloads . I then downloaded the SQL Developer 1.5.1 version without the Java runtime included, and pointed it to the Update 7 .exe file upon first load.
I was using JDK 6 Update 6 previously, and it must have been behind the errors. Note that the Update 7 has to be downloaded from that website as it's a new version that hasn't been posted on the regular java.com site yet.
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Oracle SQL Developer 1.1.1.25.14, I rror ORA-01722 Invalid Number

I have installed the new version of Oracle SQL Developer 1.1.1.25.14, I use Oracle 9.2. When I browse in the tree of the stored procedures and compile I obtain Error ORA-01722 Invalid Number. The previous version does not give this error. I have tried to change the decimal separator to comma ',' and point '.' but this error always appears.

create or replace
PROCEDURE getAge (
dtmDataStart_in IN DATE,
dtmDataEnd_in IN DATE,
intYears_out OUT NUMBER,
intMonths_out OUT NUMBER,
intDays_out OUT NUMBER) AS
-- Calcola il numero di anni, mesi, giorni intercorsi
-- dalla data iniziale alla data finale.
-- Se la data iniziale è > della data finale, le due date
-- vengono scambiate e le variabili di output vengono ritornate
-- con segno negativo.
--==================================================
-- Data Ultima Modifica: 31/07/98
-- Aggiunta procedura per il calcolo della differenza tra
-- due date dello stesso anno.
--==================================================
-- DICHIARAZIONE VARIABILI INIZIO --------------------------------------------------------
intYMDStart NUMBER(10);
intYMDEnd NUMBER(10);
intYMD NUMBER(10);
intDiffAnni NUMBER(5);
intDiffMesi NUMBER(5);
intDiffGiorni NUMBER(5);
intMeseStart NUMBER(5);
intAnnoStart NUMBER(5);
intTotGiorniMeseStart NUMBER(5);
ysnNegativo NUMBER(5);
-- DICHIARAZIONE VARIABILI FINE ----------------------------------------------------------
BEGIN
intYMDStart := TO_NUMBER( TO_CHAR(dtmDataStart_in,'YYYYMMDD'));
intYMDEnd := TO_NUMBER( TO_CHAR(dtmDataEnd_in,'YYYYMMDD'));
ysnNegativo := 0;
IF intYMDStart = intYMDEnd THEN
intYears_out := 0;
intMonths_out := 0;
intDays_out := 0 ;
ELSE
IF intYMDStart > intYMDEnd THEN
intYMD := intYMDStart;
intYMDStart := intYMDEnd;
intYMDEnd := intYMD;
ysnNegativo := -1;
END IF;
intDiffAnni := TO_NUMBER(TO_CHAR(dtmDataEnd_in,'YYYY')) - TO_NUMBER(TO_CHAR(dtmDataStart_in ,'YYYY'));
intDiffMesi := TO_NUMBER(TO_CHAR(dtmDataEnd_in,'MM')) - TO_NUMBER(TO_CHAR(dtmDataStart_in ,'MM'));
intDiffGiorni := TO_NUMBER(TO_CHAR(dtmDataEnd_in,'DD')) - TO_NUMBER(TO_CHAR(dtmDataStart_in ,'DD'));
-- I valori cosi' calcolati di intDiffAnni, intDiffMesi e intDiffGiorni vanno bene
-- ad eccezione dei seguenti casi:
-- Sistemo intDiffAnni
IF (intDiffMesi > 0 OR (intDiffMesi = 0 AND intDiffGiorni >= 0)) THEN
-- intDiffAnni e' OK
intDiffAnni := intDiffAnni;
ELSE
-- non e' ancora arrivato il giorno del compleanno
intDiffAnni := intDiffAnni-1;
END IF;
-- Sistemo intDiffMesi
IF (intDiffMesi > 0 AND intDiffGiorni < 0) THEN
intDiffMesi := intDiffMesi-1;
ELSIF (intDiffMesi < 0 ) THEN
     if(intDiffGiorni<0) THEN
     intDiffMesi := intDiffMesi+11;
else
     intDiffMesi := intDiffMesi+12;
END IF;
ELSIF (intDiffMesi=0 AND intDiffGiorni<0) THEN
     intDiffMesi:=11;
END IF;
-- Sistemo intDiffGiorni
-- Calcolo i giorni come (TotGiorniMeseIniziale - GiornoIniziale) + (GiornoFinale - 0)
-- che e' uguale a fare TotGiorniMeseIniziale + (GiornoFinale-GiornoIniziale)
IF intDiffGiorni < 0 THEN
intMeseStart := TO_NUMBER(TO_CHAR(dtmDataStart_in ,'MM'));
IF intMeseStart IN (1,3,5,7,8,10,12) THEN
intTotGiorniMeseStart := 31;
ELSIF intMeseStart = 2 THEN
-- Da enciclopedia: sono bisestili gli anni multipli di 4
-- esclusi i secoli che non sono multipli di 400 (Parte commentata).
intAnnoStart := TO_NUMBER(TO_CHAR(dtmDataStart_in ,'YYYY'));
if (intAnnoStart MOD 4) = 0
-- AND NOT ((intAnnoStart MOD 100) = 0 AND (intAnnoStart MOD 400) <> 0)
Then
intTotGiorniMeseStart := 29;
else
intTotGiorniMeseStart := 28;
end if;
ELSIF intMeseStart IN (4,6,9,11) THEN
intTotGiorniMeseStart := 30;
END IF;
intDiffGiorni := intDiffGiorni + intTotGiorniMeseStart;
END IF;
IF ysnNegativo = 0 THEN
intDays_out := intDiffGiorni;
intMonths_out := intDiffMesi;
intYears_out := intDiffAnni;
ELSE
intDays_out := intDiffGiorni * (-1);
intMonths_out := intDiffMesi * (-1);
intYears_out := intDiffAnni * (-1);
END IF;
END IF;
EXCEPTION
WHEN OTHERS THEN
RAISE;
END getAge;
The output result of compilation is "GETAGE Compiled", I think the 01722 error is not caused from an sql syntax error, but probably caused from an invalid or unsupported or 'strange' configuration on nationalization... the fact surprises me that the previous version did not give problems
THANKS SO MUTCH
*/

BUG in Oracle SQL Developer 3.0.04 on the "generating DLL" with comments?

I'm newbie on oracle, but I think that I found out a bug in Oracle SQL Developer version 3.0.04 on the "generating DLL" tool using "comments".
I will describe the steps that I gave:
I created a view, but after I test it I had to change my “where” condition, so I comment the old code and then I wrote the new “where” condition below. After I done that I tried to look at the sql code of my view using “generating DLL” tool, but oracle sql developer only shown me half of the code, a lot of code were missing. Then I began with some test trying to understand what happen and I notice that if I put an invalid sql code in my comment the generating DLL start working with no problems, for example(pseudo-code):
(COMMENT WITH VALID SQL CODE the "Generating SQL" don't work:)
CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW <user>.<view_name> ( <column1>,<column2> )
AS
SELECT column1, column2
FROM table1
INNER JOIN
(SELECT
FROM table2
INNER JOIN .....
INNER JOIN ....
--where time_stamp = (select max(time_stamp) from .....)
WHERE time_stamp >= TRUNC(sysdate)
) t1 ON t1.ID = ....
AND ..... >= TRUNC(sysdate)
ORDER BY ....
Generating DLL returns this(when the error occurs):
CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW <user>.<view_name> ( <column1>,<column2> )
AS
(COMMENT WITH VALID SQL CODE the "Generating SQL" work with no problems:)
CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW <user>.<view_name> ( <column1>,<column2> )
AS
SELECT column1, column2
FROM table1
INNER JOIN
(SELECT
FROM table2
INNER JOIN .....
INNER JOIN ....
--where
WHERE time_stamp >= TRUNC(sysdate)
) t1 ON t1.ID = ....
AND ..... >= TRUNC(sysdate)
ORDER BY ....
I believe that "Generating DLL" tool have some problem with the comments, I also used /*...*/ to comment but the problem is still active.
I notice as well that if I started to add some more comments along the code, the conditions migth change, so I think the problem is related with "comments" code.
Would you mind telling me if this is a real bug or if I'm doing anything wrong.
Thank you in advance,
Rodrigo Campos
Edited by: 894886 on 3/Nov/2011 5:29

Hi Rodrigo,
Thank you for reporting this. The only bug I see currently logged on a comment affecting the generated View DDL involves ending the last line of the definition with a comment, which treats the ending semi-colon (even if on a different line) as part of the comment. That is actually related to a low-priority bug against an Oracle database API.
Unfortunately, your pseudo-code is a bit complex. Trying a few quick, simpler tests against the standard HR schema did not reproduce the issue. I tried INNER JOIN, and nested SELECTs. It would help greatly if you could provide a test case compilable against one of the standard schema, like HR or SCOTT.
Regards,
Gary
SQL Developer Team

Using bind variables in Oracle SQL developer

Hi all,
i am using Oracle SQL developer. i want to use the bind variable in my sql.
variable myid number :=1;
select * from mds_3618_request where id = :myid;
but i am getting the below error.
Error starting at line 2 in command:
select * from mds_3618_request where id = :myid
Error report:
SQL Error: Missing IN or OUT parameter at index:: 1
Does Oracle SQL developer support bind variables in the SQL statements?
thanks in Advance
Vali Shaik

You are probable going to get a quicker answer on this forum : SQL Developer
-- Andy

Oracle SQL Developer 3.0: PL/SQL debugging of anonymous blocks: ISSUES

Hello,
I just downloaded the Oracle SQL Developer 3.0. I have been using the EA releases as they came into existence and was happy to see the released version. So I immediately tried to debug an anonymous block (something I did not try to do in the EA releases), and nothing happened.
The "Debug" was grayed out and the key-chord "ctrl-shift-F10" did nothing. I found this forum:
Re: 30EA1: anonymous block debugging?
and followed Vadim Tropashko's advice. This did nothing for my anon. block but worked fine for the simple example.
So I started to whittle my anon. block down to find the culprit, here is a repeatable breaking point for me:
declare
    stmt1 long;
    stmt2 long;
    stmt3 long;
    stmt4 long;
    p_data varchar2( 500 );
    i      varchar2( 10 );
BEGIN
    STMT1 := 1;
    STMT2 := 1;
    STMT3 := 1;
    STMT4 := 1;
    --the moment this is in the block "Debug" is no longer an option
     select
        SendDocumentResult
       into
        p_data
       from
        XMLTABLE( '/data'
                PASSING
                xmltype.createxml( '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><data><SendDocumentResult>test</SendDocumentResult></data>' )
                COLUMNS SendDocumentResult varchar2( 1000 ) PATH 'SendDocumentResult' ) ;
end;The moment I have the SELECT INTO ... XMLTABLE() it fails (a normal SELECT INTO works just fine).
Is this a problem with my environment or is a problem with SQL Developer 3.0.04. Looking over K's comments, it seems the debug worked for 'simple' blocks, so I wonder if this is just out-of-scope...
My environment:
Oracle Database 11g Enterprise Edition Release 11.2.0.1.0 - 64bit Production
PL/SQL Release 11.2.0.1.0 - Production
CORE     11.2.0.1.0     Production
TNS for IBM/AIX RISC System/6000: Version 11.2.0.1.0 - Production
NLSRTL Version 11.2.0.1.0 - Production
and Oracle SQL Developer
3.0.04 (Buld Main 04.34 with bundled Java) on a Window's XP box.

Thanks, I'll survive. Just my luck, the first item I try to anon. debug didn't work! :)
thanks, hopefully this problem will be few and far between

Set indention / tab size in Oracle SQL Developer

I've been poking around for an hour. Can't figure this out.
Where, either on the app's UI or in the "product-preferences.xml" file, can I change SQL Developer's indention (tab) size to 3? My organization uses PowerBuilder, and when I copy+paste our PB SQL (which uses leading tabs) into Oracle SQL Developer, it looks like crap. It would really help if I could change the code editor to a tab size equivalent to three spaces.
And no, we can’t use spaces. :-)
Thanks!
(maybe SQL Developer 2 could have a tab size field in “Preferences”)

In 1.5.x, it's under Preferences - Database - SQL Formatter - Alignment and Indentation .
However, at least in the current 1.5.3, a bug ignores the tab preferences completely, so you're stuck with the 2 spaces. If you can't wait until this gets fixed (with luck in the upcoming 1.5.4 or else maybe by 2.0), revert to an earlier version.
Regards,
K.

Connecting to HR schema in Oracle SQL Developer

I have installed Oracle sql developer 3.2 version.And I dont have oracle client installed.
Can I connect to HR schema with this set up.
If yes ,please suggest me the credentials.
Thanks.

You do not need any oracle client installed, you do however need a database somewhere to connect to.
The credentials you require would be for this database, and so we cannot help you get them.
If you have a DBA that manages your databases ask him for the credentials.
If you are on your own and just want to try out something, your best option is to install an Oracle XE on your own system, then you can connect with the defaults SQLDeveloper already has when creating a new connection (the system password will be set during database installation so note it down), then you can play with your newly installed database.

Reg Migration in Oracle SQl Developer

Hi
I have an access database which i want to copy to oracle database and automate the process . Copied the tables using ODBC (first time ) .
Access database will be updated daily by other application.
Now I have to refresh my oracle database once a week from this access database and i want to automate this process with out any user intervention .
Can anyone give some inputs about the best method to automate this job ?
any other tool is there?
thanks in advance.
Regards,
P.Parthasarathi

Hi,
I updated a related Re: Automate migration from access to oracle with two suggested solutions to your query - see below:
Based upon the information you've given, I believe that you've got two options here, with my preference being option 1:
Option 1: Migrate your MS Access database to Oracle, using Oracle SQL Developer Migration Workbench. Then update your MS Access database, replacing the original tables with ODBC linked tables to the newly migrated Oracle tables. This would mean that you can retain the use of your MS Access front-end, if necessary, and any data inserted via the MS Access front-end is stored in your tables in Oracle. You'd have no worry about putting a process in place, as the data is being saved in Oracle.
Option 2: Migrate your MS Access database to Oracle, using Oracle SQL Developer Migration Workbench. Then use the Migration > Migrate Data menu item in SQL Developer to migrate your data into the new Oracle schema. In order to do this on a weekly basis, you would need to retain your Migration Repository, and simply use the same menu item to migrate the data to your Oracle database.
I recommend that you review the Oracle SQL Developer Migration Workbench OTN page, and its accompanying documentation, to gain a better understanding of how to use the tool - http://www.oracle.com/technology/tech/migration//workbench/index_sqldev_omwb.html.
Have you tried either of these solutions? If so, and you experienced some issues, or require additional information, please let me know.
Regards,
Hilary

Schedule Report in Oracle SQL Developer

Just wonder if Oracle SQL Developer has capability to setup a schedule to run reports automatically as Microsoft*SQL does.
Please advise.

No, but its a feature request we see regularly. Check out the feature requests at http://SQLDeveloper.oracle.com.

Debugging in Oracle SQL Developer

I would like to know how to debug my PL / SQL programs in the Oracle SQL Developer program using breakpoints and such. I've never known how to use debugging tools like this and since this program provides this kind of feature, I was wondering if anyone on here might be able to shine some light on this for me. How are these used? How could I use them to say, figure out what the value of a given variable might be on line whatever? Etc.
One reason I'm setting out to learn this is because I'm tired of typing DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE all the time. I would think that there must be a better way than this.
Lastly (and while we're on that subject), what would cause SQL Developer to not output a DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE line? I've given this a string of text to output to the monitor and it's not working. It's in the DECLARE section (thinking I could place these almost anywhere my tiny little heart desired, but apparently, I'm wrong?)
Again, any insight is appreciated.

- K - :
Oh, I get it... We had another pesky drop-out fishing for homework cheats again, right?
Here's a suggestion to make this forum (you know, a place where people come together who all think differently about things both deep and shallow) somewhat more accepting and useful a place for idiots like me who might happen to overlook an apparently obvious "Help" menu item with the glowing neon-colored label heading of "Table of Contents": instead of wasting your own time (let alone, others) by posting silly responses that serve arbitrary agendas for the sake of inflating one's ego and online rep points due to having a bad high school experience, why not just instead take a high road (all the real Oracle kings around here hopefully take) and either ignore the response altogether or post something at least 1% useful. Sound like a plan? Great! For instance, why not inquire about why someone posted something that might not make sense to you? It's an amazing concept...
Because after all...
"+I'm often perplexed about the "answers" we get. Seems like you never posted your suggestions.+"
...doesn't do a lot for people who come across this thread in similar straights or perspective I was in at the time of creating it.
That said, something like...
"+Since you're using Oracle SQL Developer, you should have a 'Help' menu item near the top of the window. Click on it and then click on 'Table of Contents'. Proceed to do as Jim suggested by locating the topic 'Running and Debugging Functions and Procedures'. In that section of the contents, you will find more information about debugging your program, tips and tricks, etc. If this doesn't help you or if you're unsure about something in general, feel free to post back and we'll try to help you further.+"
...is much more helpful and succinct. It's welcoming, objective, and very informative (not that Jim's response wasn't).
On that note, Jim, I do appreciate your response. When I first read your suggestion, I had misinterpreted what you proposed in the heat of the moment. Above all else, I also had some things going on around me that were distracting me. Thanks again. I'm reading the topic right now...

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