Partial(?) SQL Developer

Here are the symptoms:
Can only connect to SQL Express as SYS (or SYSTEM)
When using TNS, no schemas show in Network Alias dropdown
No developer-created tables (in SQL Express) can be viewed in SQL Developer connection
Environment:
Using local machine (laptop)
OS: Windows 7
SQL Developer 4
I have a feeling I'm just missing something in configuration or set-up, but am not sure. Since I cannot create a full connection to a database using Developer, it's not useful to me and I would like to use it. Because the Network Alias dropdown isn't showing me anything, I'm wondering if anything is wrong with my SQL Express installation.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.

What is SQL Express? Since it has sys and system users, I assume you mean Oracle Express Edition. If not, you are in the wrong place.
1 Unless you created additional users in the database, that is all you can connect to. Use the Express Edition web interface to create users. I think the installation creates other users, but unless you know the passwords youwon't be able to connect.
Try "select username, accoiunt_status from dba_users;" to see what users exist and whether they are locked.
Try alter user <username> identified by <password> to change password.
Try alter user <username> account unlock to unlock accounts.
2 Unless you have a tnsnames.ora file, you won't see anything. If you are using sql developer on the same server as your database you don't really need one. Basic connection is fine.
3. Only the objects owned by the current user show up in the main part of the object browser. You need to look under the "other users" node.

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Here are the symptoms:
Can only connect to SQL Express as SYS (or SYSTEM)
When using TNS, no schemas show in Network Alias dropdown
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Environment:
Using local machine (laptop)
OS: Windows 7
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I have a feeling I'm just missing something in configuration or set-up, but am not sure. Since I cannot create a full connection to a database using Developer, it's not useful to me and I would like to use it. Because the Network Alias dropdown isn't showing me anything, I'm wondering if anything is wrong with my SQL Express installation.
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Oracle doesn't have any such 'Network Alias dropdown' - and 'schemas' would NOT be in a TNSNAMES.ORA file: that file has SIDs or SERVICE_IDs and is normally used with an OCI Oracle client installation. Is that dropdown something on the connection dialog in sql developer?
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Query
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Error Codes
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Problem Category/Subcategory
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1) ### Client platform/os/version ### _DT-SQLWO_
Windows 7 professional SP1 64 bit
2) ### Server platform/os/version ###
Redhat 4.4.6-3
Linux XXX.XXXXX.XXX 2.6.39-200.24.1.el6uek.x86_64 #1 SMP Sat Jun 23 02:39:07 EDT 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Linux version 2.6.39-200.24.1.el6uek.x86_64 ([email protected]) (gcc version 4.4.6 20110731 (Red Hat 4.4.6-3) (GCC) ) #1 SMP Sat Jun 23 02:39:07 EDT 2012
3) ### Database version ###
11g (11.2.0.3)
4) ### Java version ###
java version "1.7.0_25"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_25-b17)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 23.25-b01, mixed mode)
5) ### Error Messages ###
ORA-29275: partial multibyte character
29275. 00000 - "partial multibyte character"
*Cause: The requested read operation could not complete because a partial
multibyte character was found at the end of the input.
*Action: Ensure that the complete multibyte character is sent from the
remote server and retry the operation. Or read the partial
multibyte character as RAW.
6) ### Failing statement ###
select * from apps.IBY_EXT_BANK_ACCOUNTS;
7) ### frequency of the error ###
Always
8) ### Reproducible in sqlplus ###
Yes

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SID: orcl
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DBA_PROFILE used:
PROFILE
RESOURCE_NAME
RESOURCE LIMIT
CTRU
COMPOSITE_LIMIT
KERNEL     DEFAULT
CTRU
SESSIONS_PER_USER
KERNEL     10
CTRU
CPU_PER_SESSION
KERNEL     DEFAULT
CTRU
CPU_PER_CALL
KERNEL     DEFAULT
CTRU
LOGICAL_READS_PER_SESSION    KERNEL     DEFAULT
CTRU
LOGICAL_READS_PER_CALL
KERNEL     DEFAULT
CTRU
IDLE_TIME
KERNEL     DEFAULT
CTRU
CONNECT_TIME
KERNEL     DEFAULT
CTRU
PRIVATE_SGA
KERNEL     DEFAULT
CTRU
FAILED_LOGIN_ATTEMPTS
PASSWORD 10
CTRU
PASSWORD_LIFE_TIME
PASSWORD 180
CTRU
PASSWORD_REUSE_TIME
PASSWORD DEFAULT
CTRU
PASSWORD_REUSE_MAX
PASSWORD 5
CTRU
PASSWORD_VERIFY_FUNCTION     PASSWORD VERIFY_FUNCTION_11G
CTRU
PASSWORD_LOCK_TIME
PASSWORD .002
CTRU
PASSWORD_GRACE_TIME
PASSWORD 21
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$ cat utlpwdmg.sql
Rem
Rem $Header: utlpwdmg.sql 02-aug-2006.08:18:05 asurpur Exp $
Rem
Rem utlpwdmg.sql
Rem
Rem Copyright (c) 2006, Oracle. All rights reserved.
Rem
Rem    NAME
Rem      utlpwdmg.sql - script for Default Password Resource Limits
Rem
Rem    DESCRIPTION
Rem      This is a script for enabling the password management features
Rem      by setting the default password resource limits.
Rem
Rem    NOTES
Rem      This file contains a function for minimum checking of password
Rem      complexity. This is more of a sample function that the customer
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Rem      customer wants to make on the new password.
Rem
Rem    MODIFIED   (MM/DD/YY)
Rem    suren       05/09/13 - customise for NIHI use
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Rem    nireland    08/31/00 - Improve check for username=password. #1390553
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old_password varchar2)
RETURN boolean IS
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   ispunct boolean;
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   digitarray varchar2(20);
   punctarray varchar2(25);
   chararray varchar2(52);
   i_char varchar2(10);
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       END IF;
     END IF;
   END IF;
   -- Everything is fine; return TRUE ;
   RETURN(TRUE);
END;
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alter profile default limit password_verify_function verify_function_11g;
alter profile web_and_it limit password_verify_function verify_function_11g;

okay,... I just saw another website which shows I should put in the 'replace <oldpwd>' clause in.
This works in SQL Developer:     alter user sutemp identified by carport999 replace garage999;
So why does the 'password' command fail?     (Developers: it would also be helpful to have the ORA- error displayed as opposed to 'Failed to change password')

SQL Developer can't commit edited data in Table Data pane

When I try to commit changes in "Data" pane for selected table SQL Developer gives me a strange error:
One error saving changes to table "TABLENAME".:
Row XXX: Data got commited in another/same session, cannot update row.
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My table has not a primary key and no other users try to change it. SQL Developer version 3.0.04 and Oracle 10.2.0.4 Linux.
Best regards,
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That's because the inaccuracy of ROW_SCN.
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Top 10 Obstacles to Sql Developer Becoming a World-class Tool

I've been working with Sql Developer day and night for the last 6 months.
On a positive note, the SqlDeveloper team has been the most responsive Oracle product team I've worked with in the 19 years I've been working with Oracle tools. They pay attention to their customers. It's noticed and much appreciated!
I thought I would share the biggest problems that I face with the tool on a daily basis, the kind of problems that make me want to work with a different tool each and every day.
My intent isn't to gripe, it's to focus attention on the biggest productivity drains I face using the tool. Others may have a different list, based on their needs. Without further ado, here is my top 10 problems list:
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3) Quality Control.
See #1.
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The tool locks up on a constant basis when it does a many tasks. Rather than let me work on some other task, I have to wait for it to complete. My current work-around is to have two or three sql developer windows open. That sucks life out of my RAM supply, but at least I can get some work done. And, of course, it will often completely lock up and never return, which means I lose all unsaved worksheets. This forum is full of postings about these issues.
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The tool needs to recognize the encoding of the files that are being opened up. On Windows Vista, Notepad seems to infallibly pick the right encoding for the file when I open it. Sql Developer should do the same. Files have specific encodings, the tool should have a default encoding (that I can override). Right now, the tool has a specific encoding and expects all files to match it. Extracting ddl to a worksheet does not respect the encoding choices of the tool, either. It only works with a limited set of tool encoding choices.
10) Resources
Does the sql developer team have the resources they need to compete with vendors like Microsoft? One really big reason for picking sqlserver over oracle is the ease of use of the Microsoft front-end tools. It's not until later that they may realize that Oracle has more capability, but that's still a lost sale.

We are acutely aware of quality and with each release work at improving this. Providing a polished, professional and ultimately user friendly and useful tool is our constant goal.
The broader our customer base grows, the more demands we have. This is a good and exciting position to be in, although it might mean that we need to slow down on our release cycles.
Release 2.0 should address more of the threading and memory leaks displayed as the team have rewritten some of the sections. As for resources, it's true we're a small team and we get on with the work that we do.It might be a little slower than some would like, but I'm not convinced that having large team is necessarily always the answer.
As ever, some of the points mentioned could be added to the Exchange. We'll be reviewing and updating the Exchange again in the New Year.
I think there is another point to add to your list. A lot of what the tool is and will become is from a positive customer interaction we have had to date. While we continue to grow this, I think the product will grow and improve. The forum and all the positive interactions that happen here are key to taking the product forward.
Regards
Sue

SQLPLUS commands in SQL Developer

We are using 11g with Sql Developer. We have some script such as healthcheck etc provided by oracle support, which has SQLPLUS commands in it.
We are not able to run those in SQL Developer. We are getting errors.
Are there any way, we could invoke SQLPLUS shell within SQL Developer?
Thanks in helping.

Hi qwe16235
SQLPLUS command failed - not enough arguments
line 36: SQLPLUS Command Skipped: set lines 300
line 37: SQLPLUS Command Skipped: set pages 999
These are formatting commands we do not do yet.
The other command seems like an error in the middle of a PL/SQL block which we should have covered, just the start of it is not enough to know what the error is.
An example of bad pl/sql error reporting:
input:
show parameter error <-------------- Dummy command so the plsql block does not begin at 1
begin <----------------starting at line 3
broken plsql; <------------- bad plsql at line (start)3+(from ora error)2 = 5 (should be 4 - must be one off)
end;
output:
NAME TYPE VALUE
sec_protocol_error_further_action string CONTINUE
sec_protocol_error_trace_action string TRACE
Error starting at line 3 in command:
begin
broken plsql;
end;
Error report:
ORA-06550: line 2, column 8:
PLS-00103: Encountered the symbol "PLSQL" when expecting one of the following:
:= . ( @ % ;
The symbol ":=" was substituted for "PLSQL" to continue.
06550. 00000 - "line %s, column %s:\n%s"
*Cause: Usually a PL/SQL compilation error.
*Action:
-Turloch
SQLDeveloper team

Unable to connect to a remote db using Sql Developer

hi,
I have 2 systems (A and B) both running on RHEL 6. A has Oracle 10G installed while B has Oracle 11G, and on both I have SQL Developer. A and B are cable networked with static IPs as below.
A 192.168.1.1
B 192.168.1.2
I am trying to connect to database on A from SQL Developer on B. On B, I open SQL developer, enter the connection name, username, password, hostname( or IP) of A, port #, and instance name and hit connect. It shows error about network adapter. I cannot connect.
Listners on both system are active, I can ping each system from each other. No issues with /etc/hosts either.
I am not sure then why it does not work. Would like to know if I can / should be able to connect like above ? What else should I look at to fix?
Shashi

Hello Sir,
Can you telnet to the server on 1521? (telnet A 1521)- failed. with no route error
However, I could telnet B from A without any prob. I then came across a workaround at
TNS-12560: TNS:protocol adapter error
which suggests to :
Go into the Security Level Configuration on your Linux server. In Other Ports, specifically enter <port>:tcp, (example 1521:tcp.
and it worked :)
I am still not sure, why I had to take the workaround route when there was no difference between 2 systems, in terms of route tables, host file entries, sqlnet.ora,listner.ora, etc . I am glad that the issue is resolved and I am able to connect from SQL Developer on A to db on B and other way round, but the the question still remains... :)

Partial(?) SQL Developer

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