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Copy To Oracle
SQL Developer 3.0 EA1 introduces the Copy to Oracle feature.Copy to Oracle copies a table from a non Oracle database, like SQL Server, Sybase and MS Access to Oracle. The action can be found by right...
View ArticleSQL Developer 3.0 Migration Features
Barry McGillin has a breakdown of the new migration features of SQL Developer 3.0http://barrymcgillin.blogspot.com/2010/10/migration-features-in-sql-developer-30.htmlAnd an article on the new...
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SQL Server and Sybase Browsing
SQL Developer 3.0 (EA3) makes it easier to browse your SQL Server and Sybase servers.All databases on your server are now available under the one connection, not just the default databases selected in...
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SQL Developer DB2 Connection
SQL Developer 2.1.1 (and 3.0) supports browsing of IBM DB2 LUW 7, 8, 9 databases.IBM DB2 iSeries and ZSeries Z/OS are not supported at this time.To connect to DB2 LUW, SQL Developer first needs the...
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Migration Reports 3.0
We have revamped the migration reports in SQL Developer 3.0 to provide significantly more information about your migration. Instead of "hiding" this information under the Migration Report navigator ,...
View ArticleFLOAT data type migration
Sybase FLOAT is generally used to save non integer numbers like fractions where no number of precision can hold the exact value. Sybase FLOATs do not store an exact value"It stores slightly imprecise...
View ArticleEmpty Space and Single Space Data Move
Empty Space strings, that is Strings with no text whats so ever '', are treated differently by different databases.Oracle treats an empty string '' as NULLSybase treats an empty string '' as a single...
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Very Large Migrations
Most of the time SQL Developer does a good job of migrating a database from SQL Server, Sybase ,... To Oracle. But there are some tricks to help make very large migrations perform smoother.This talks...
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JDeveloper Group By Insight Preference
During Oracle OpenWorld a customer asked how to turn off the autogenerate of GROUP BY clause when using JDeveloper.SQL Developer has a preferenceBut JDeveloper is missing this preference, and it is...
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Sybase and SQL Server Image Data Move
SQL Developer can move data online and offline.Online is really only for small amounts of data (<100mb). For larger sets of data with greater performance and much better logging, the Offline Data...
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Migrate to Existing Oracle Users
ProblemBy default, SQL Developer will migrate a Sybase, SQL Server ,... database to a brand new target user in Oracle. This new user is defined (CREATE USER ... ) at the start of the the generation...
View ArticleDBMS_OUTPUT manipulation and filtering in SQL*Plus
Small script to filter and manipulate the DBMS_OUTPUT in PL/SQL from SQL*PlusCLEAR SCREEN;SET LONG 1000000000 ;SET SERVEROUTPUT ON;VARIABLE outputclob CLOB ;VARIABLE maxlines NUMBER;--set the max...
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Cross Connection Query Issue
Topic Discussion ( Re: Bug: Cross Connection Query not working in 3.1, 3.2.1 ) https://forums.oracle.com/forums/post!reply.jspa?messageID=1065008
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Multibyte Offline Data Move
Moving data from a non Oracle database to Oracle can be a bit tricky when different character sets are at play.For this example Ill move data from a Russian (Cyrillic_General_CI_AS) SQL Server...
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Offline Capture
Sometimes its not possible to directly connect over JDBC to a database your want to migrate to Oracle.Sometimes you want someone else to perform the migration but would rather if you could just email...
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Inspecting a Temporary Table or Uncommitted Table rows in a Debug Session
Debugging a procedure using SQL Developer is really neat. But I ran into an issue whereby I wanted to inspect the rows of a temporary table while I was debugging a stored procedure. I was unable to...
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T-SQL v PL/SQL
How to Migrate T-SQL to Oracle PL/SQLOracle SQL Developer available for free on OTN provides a Migrate to Oracle feature.Migrate to Oracle helps automate the task of migrating a SQL Server or Sybase...
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Oracle 12c Implicit Result Sets in SQL Developer 4.1
Ever want to run a Stored Procedure or a PL/SQL anonymous block and just want to "print out" the results of a query ? Even as a little bit of debug information?In Oracle 11g you have to create a...
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Migrating To Oracle Using Custom Object Names
Sybase , SQL Server and other databases allow for long identifier names.Oracle allows for a maximum of 30 Bytes when naming objects like users, tables, ...When it comes to migrating objects to...
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SQLcl Aliases & The Invisible Column Trick
SQLcl is the bee's knees.ProblemToday I had a common problem. I wanted to reposition a column within a table."Oh you should use views!" "Never reference a table directly!" "Column position should be...
View ArticleTemporarily Disable a Generated Always As Identity Column
Oracle Database 12c allows you to define a column to be an IDENTITY column.It can be either GENERATED ALWAYS or BY DEFAULT.A GENERATED ALWAYS AS IDENTITY column does not allow you to INSERT a value...
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New! REST Enabled SQL for ORDS
The Oracle REST Data Service provides REST access to your Oracle Database. Tables, predefined queries and PL/SQL blocks can be exposed as RESTful services. This is great when you can foresee what...
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Getting Started with REST Enabled SQL
POST a query or DML or DDL or even a short script over HTTPS to ORDS and have ORDS run that on your Oracle Database and have the results returned in JSON. That's the plan.What You Need To KnowREST...
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A REST Enabled SQL View!
I put together a small Oracle PL/SQL package which demonstrates how to access REST Enabled SQL service and standard REST end points through PL/SQL and SQL.It can also dynamically create an Oracle...
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SQLcl Alias Example For Dropping Multiple Objects.
SQLcl allows you to define "named" scripts or statements using the ALIAS command. Jeff has a neat example on his blog.I created the following alias to make it really easy to destroy a database! drop...
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