Chapter 2

How to use
Oracle SQL Developer
and other tools

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 Objectives
Applied
 Start or stop the Oracle database server and listener.
 Use SQL*Plus to run a SQL statement.
 Use Oracle SQL Developer to do any of the following:
Create a database connection
Export or import database connections
Navigate through the objects of a database
View the column definitions for a table
View the data for a table
Edit the column definitions for a table
 Use Oracle SQL Developer to enter, run, open, and save SQL
statements and scripts.
 Use the SQL Reference manual to look up information about SQL
statements.

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 Objectives (continued)
Knowledge
 Briefly describe the function of each of these products:
Database Home Page
SQL*Plus
Oracle SQL Developer
SQL Reference manual

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 How to stop the database
 StartAll Programs
Oracle Database 11g Express Edition
Stop Database

The DOS window when the database is stopped

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 How to start the database
 StartAll Programs
Oracle Database 11g Express Edition
Start Database

The DOS window when the database is started

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 Terms to know
 Database service (database server, database engine)
 Database listener

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 The Database Home Page

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 How to start the Database Home Page from the
Windows Start menu
 All Programs
Oracle Database 11g Express EditionGet Started

 Use the Application Express tab to log in.

How to use the Database Home Page to create a

user for a database
 Log in as the system user.
 Use the resulting web page to create the user.

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 The SQL*Plus tool

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 How to start SQL*Plus
 Find the sqlplus.exe file and run it.

How to connect to a database with SQL*Plus

 Enter the username and password.

How to run a SQL statement with SQL*Plus

 Type the statement.
 Type a semicolon, and press the Enter key.

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 The SQL Developer dialog box for creating
database connections

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 How to create a database connection
 Right-click on the Connections node.
 Select the New Connection command.
 Enter a connection name, username, and password.
 Click the Test button to test the connection.
 Click the Save button to save the connection.

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 How to export database connections
 Right-click the Connections node.
 Select the Export Connections command.
 Select the connections that you want to export.
 Specify the path and filename for the XML file for the connections.

How to import database connections

 Right-click the Connections node.
 Select the Import Connections command.
 Navigate to the XML file for the connections.
 Select the connections that you want to import.

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 The Connection Information dialog box

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 The tables available to the AP user

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The column definitions for a table

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 How to view the column definitions for a table
 Click on the name of the table in the Connections window.
 By default, the columns are displayed in the sequence in which
they were created.

How to view the data for a table

 Click on the Data tab.

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 Editing the column definition of a table

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 A SELECT statement and its results

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 How to change the connection for a worksheet
 Use the Connections list

How to comment out or uncomment a line

 Press Ctrl+/.

Two ways to execute a SQL statement

 Press the F9 key.
 Click the Execute Statement button in the toolbar.

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 Using the snippets window

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 Handling syntax errors

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 Common causes of errors
 Misspelling the name of a table or column
 Misspelling a keyword
 Omitting the closing quotation mark
 Being connected as the wrong user

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 The Open File dialog box

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 Three ways to open a SQL file
 Click the Open button in the toolbar.
 Press Ctrl+O.
 Select the FileOpen command.

How to switch between open statements

 Select the appropriate tab.

How to cut, copy, and paste code

 Use the standard Windows techniques.

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 Three ways to save a SQL file
 Click the Save button in the toolbar.
 Press Ctrl+S.
 Select the FileSave command.

How to change the default directory

for new statements
 Use the ToolsPreferences command.
 Expand the Database node.
 Click on the Worksheet Parameters node.
 Change the default path for scripts.

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 A SQL script and its results

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 How to run an entire SQL script
 Press F5 or click the Run Script button.

How to run one statement within a script

1. Move the cursor into the statement you want to execute.
2. Press F9 or click the Execute Statement button.

Note
 The results of a statement are displayed in the Results tab.
 The results of a script are displayed in the Script Output tab.

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 The Oracle Database SQL Reference manual

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