Purpose of SQL Developer

Hi,
I am not sure if I understand the real purpose of SQL Developer being a free database developer tool allowing to connect to RDBMS from vendors competing with Oracle.
Does SQL Developer allow the use of connecting to competing RDBMS systems solely for migration purposes?
Thanks,
Mike Gouders

Many companies have different databases in-house. By providing a single interface to different databases, users can quickly browse non-Oracle databases to compare structures or review data, without having to open other products.
The integration with the Migration Workbench also allows users to review the data and data structures before and after migration.
Sue

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AS per SQL Developer's "Remote debuggin", the user guide says "To debug a function or procedure for a
connection where the database is on a different
host than the one on which you are running SQL Developer, you can perform remote debugging."
I'm confused what's the prupose to do a remote debugging? Could you please give me a
scenario to help me clarify this term?
Thank you!
Jeff

Mmm, don't know if the database should really be on another host, but anyway it would be a characteristic, not a definition.
Remote debugging differs from normal debugging in the origin of the debugged session:
For normal debugging, you start a new session from within sqldev (local) and hook into the debugger (pretty easy and automated). For remote debugging, you hook whatever existing session (started from whatever program) on whatever host (remote) into the debugger (a bit more manual as you have to include the call to hook into the debugger yourself). Very useful for debugging remote sessions over a database link or a particular remote user situation which cannot be reproduced locally.
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Oracle D2k or sql developer

Hi to all!
I have completed ocp recently. Now I want to learn oracle developer. I would like to know Which software have to be installed to start with. Is it Oracle D2k. What is the purpose of SQL developer and PL/SQL Developer. Are they entirely different from each other.

Why not do some research and determine for yourself?
http://www.google.ca/#hl=en&source=hp&q=oracle+sql+developer&btnG=Google+Search&meta=&aq=f&oq=oracle+sql+developer&fp=8e6c6930b7d53e73
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Hi all,
I would like to let my student use Oracle Sql Developer for training purposes in University lab. Can I share my downloaded copy in our course site, because for my it is difficult if they have to register an account into Oracle site and then download Oracle Sql Developer. Are there license issues? Thanks

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I would like to let my student use Oracle Sql Developer for training purposes in University lab. Can I share my downloaded copy in our course site, because for my it is difficult if they have to register an account into Oracle site and then download Oracle Sql Developer.
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That is a question that only Oracle can answer.
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Are there license issues? Thanks
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Yes - It's surprising that you even ask that question since you had to agree to those license issues before you were allowed to download the product.
All users need to agree to the license agreement. See
Oracle SQL Developer License Terms
Oracle SQL Developer Data Modeler License Terms
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/licenses/sqldev-license-152021.html

How can I use an existing local svn workspace with SQL Developer?

I have a couple directories of files on my local drive that hold my current working files from the svn repository. I use both TortoiseSVN and Cygwin to keep the local files in sync with the repository, depending on my mood. I have created a connection to the repository in SQL Developer, and I can browse the repository just fine. My goal is to have SQL Developer play nice with the local files, just like the other two Subversion clients do. Is there a way I can inform SQL Developer of my local files without re-importing them through the Versioning -> Import... wizard, without changing anything (or putting anything at risk) in the local workspace?
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Then can her computer be authorized to both accounts?
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If purchases are made on her account, to a computer authorized to my account, can I put those songs on my iPod?
If you connect your iPod to her computer, yes. Tracks download only to the computer from which they're purchased, regardless of which iTunes Store account is used for the purchase. Or you could copy the tracks from her computer to yours and then authorize your computer to her iTunes Store account. But that's sort of defeating the original purpose, it would seem to me.
is it better to buy music through Amazon downloads and/or actually purchasing CDs to avoid the security features iTunes puts on its music?
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How to create a counter using Oracle SQL Developer?

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Copyright (c) 1982, 2002, Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved.
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HTTP/1.1 302 Found error while trying to connect to Cloud database Trial version from SQL*Developer 4.0.3.16.

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I do not have oracle installed in my local system. I just want to write a few blocks and use it for my personal purpose. But for packages, procedures etc it is not allowing me use any connection.
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Hi all,
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SqlDeveloper may have some editor open with source code into I updated into JDeveloper (depends on the change to do, some changes a done in SqlDeveloper to correct some errors and the code is refreshed from the instance into JDeveloper, and more important changes are done in JDeveloper and compiled (loaded) in the instance) and loaded (compiled) into my instance.
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micwic --
I logged bug6508875 for this.
One suggestion in the meantime until we can get compile errors directed to the log window for offline objects...
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-- Brian

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create or replace
TRIGGER LOGINTRG
AFTER LOGON ON DATABASE
BEGIN
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4. I do not see any alter sessions issued by my user. shouldn't audit all by access capture that? how could my session nls_date_format change without an alter session?
Edited by: Guess2 on Apr 22, 2013 10:44 AM

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Problem: Developers are inserting a Date record into a varchar field.
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No - they aren't. That is physically impossible. The only thing that can be stored in a 'varchar field' is a string. Oracle considers ANYTHING stored in a character column to be a string.
Date values are stored in DATE columns. Perhaps you meant that developers are converting DATE values to strings and then storing the string in a 'varchar field'?
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I can't change this process right now. Non-Date info is stored here also.
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WONDERFUL! Why use a column to stored just one type of data? That is extremely wasteful. Hopefully you store strings that represent numbers in that same column also? It makes the data model so much easier to understand if developers only need to learn one datatype.
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Would require a code change.
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The horror!
You should never, ever, EVER use a code change to fix a problem if there is even the slightest possibility that you can change the ENTIRE DATABASE instead.
I've got good news though. You are now on version Oracle 11.2.0.3 and Oracle, after months of protests by some of their largest clients, has finally dropped the exhorbitant license fees for using some of the more esoteric datatypes like DATE and NUMBER.
You should suggest to your manager that they use some of the license fee money saved to hire developers that already know how to design proper data models and use those new-fangled datatypes.
Trust me - once you've made it up that steep learning curve your code will have fewer of those pesky 'dirty data' issues to deal with.
Sure - it means less job security for your current developers. But sometimes you just have to 'take one for the team'!

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