Customizing Your SQL*Plus Environment

This chapter describes how you can modify the SQL*Plus environment to make things more convenient for you or for the users you support. A number of settings can be customized. Some, like the search path used for SQL scripts, are more useful than others. In addition, two SQL scripts are automatically run whenever you start SQL*Plus. These SQL scripts are useful, for example, if you have specific SET commands that you want to execute at the beginning of a session.

     

Introduction to SQL*Plus

• Introduction to SQL*Plus
• What Is SQL*Plus?
• History of SQL*Plus
• Why Master SQL*Plus?
• Creating and Loading the Sample Tables

Command-Line SQL*Plus

• Command-Line SQL*Plus
• Starting Command-Line SQL*Plus
• Starting Windows SQL*Plus
• Some Basic SQL*Plus Commands
• Running SQL Queries
• Working with PL/SQL
• The SQL Buffer
• Line Editing
• Executing the Statement in the Buffer
• Saving and Retrieving the Buffer
• The EDIT Command
• Executing a Script
• The Working Directory

Browser-Based SQL*Plus

• Browser-Based SQL*Plus
• Starting iSQL*Plus
• Executing SQL*Plus Commands
• Running SQL Queries
• Working with PL/SQL
• Executing Scripts
• iSQL*Plus Command History

A Lightning SQL Tutorial

• A Lightning SQL Tutorial
• Data Manipulation Statements
• Transactions
• The Concept of Null
• Table Joins
• Sorting Query Results
• Grouping and Summarizing
• Subqueries
• Unions
• To Learn More

Generating Reports with SQL*Plus

• Generating Reports with SQL*Plus
• Following a Methodology
• Saving Your Work
• Designing a Simple Report
• Master/Detail Reports

Creating HTML Reports

• Creating HTML Reports
• Getting the Data into an HTML Table
• Generating the Entire Page
• Another Approach to Headers
• Master/Detail Reports in HTML

Advanced Reports

• Advanced Reports
• Totals and Subtotals
• Getting the Current Date into a Header
• Report Headers and Footers
• Formatting Object Columns
• Summary Reports
• Taking Advantage of Unions

Writing SQL*Plus Scripts

• Writing SQL*Plus Scripts
• Why Write Scripts?
• Using Substitution Variables
• Prompting for Values
• Cleaning Up the Display
• Executing a Script
• Controlling Variable Substitution
• Commenting Your Scripts
• Resetting Your SQL*Plus Environment
• Scripting Issues with iSQL*Plus

Extracting and Loading Data

• Extracting and Loading Data
• Types of Output Files
• Limitations of SQL*Plus
• Extracting the Data
• An Excel-Specific HTML Hack
• Reloading the Data

Exploring Your Database

• Exploring Your Database
• The DESCRIBE Command
• Oracles Data Dictionary Views
• Tables
• Table Constraints
• Indexes
• Triggers
• Synonyms
• Table Security
• Scripting the Data Dictionary
• Using SQL to Write SQL
• The Master Key

Advanced Scripting

• Advanced Scripting
• Bind Variables
• Branching in SQL*Plus
• Looping in SQL*Plus
• Validating and Parsing User Input
• Error Handling
• Returning Values to Unix

Tuning and Timing

• Tuning and Timing
• Using SQL*Plus Timers
• Using EXPLAIN PLAN
• Using AUTOTRACE
• Improving on EXPLAIN PLAN Results
• Where to Find More Tuning Information

The Product User Profile

• The Product User Profile
• What Is the Product User Profile?
• Using the Product User Profile

Customizing Your SQL*Plus Environment

• Customizing Your SQL*Plus Environment
• SQL*Plus Settings You Can Control
• The Site and User Profiles
• Environment Variables That Affect SQL*Plus
• Windows GUI SQL*Plus
• iSQL*Plus User Preferences

Appendix A. SQL*Plus Command Reference

• Section A.1. The Command to Invoke SQL*Plus
• Section A.2. Commands You Can Issue Within SQL*Plus

Appendix B. SQL*Plus Format Elements

• Appendix B. SQL*Plus Format Elements
• Section B.1. Formatting Numbers
• Section B.2. Formatting Character Strings
• Section B.3. Formatting Dates

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Oracle SQL*Plus: The Definitive Guide (Definitive Guides)

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EAN: 2147483647

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Database Modeling with MicrosoftВ® Visio for Enterprise Architects (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Data Management Systems)

• Database Modeling
• Reverse Engineering and Importing to ORM
• Generating a Physical Database Schema
• Editing Logical Models”Intermediate Aspects
• Reverse Engineering Physical Schemas to Logical Models

Crystal Reports 9 on Oracle (Database Professionals)

• Connectivity, Authentication, and Privileges
• Oracle Structures
• Oracle Advanced SELECT Options
• PL/SQL
• Appendix A Common Issues

High-Speed Signal Propagation[c] Advanced Black Magic

• Extra for Experts: Maximal Linear System Response to a Digital Input
• Skin-Effect Inductance
• LC Region (Constant-Loss Region)
• Pcb Applications
• Appendix C. Two-Port Analysis

Wireless Hacks: Tips & Tools for Building, Extending, and Securing Your Network

• Hack 8. Remote Control Mac OS X with Bluetooth Phones and PDAs
• Hack 58. Upgrade the Linksys WET11
• Hack 71. Wall Off Your Wireless
• Section A.7. 900 MHz: Low Speed, Better Coverage
• Section A.8. CDPD, 1xRTT, and GPRS: Cellular Data Networks

Microsoft VBScript Professional Projects

• Errors, Constants, and Variables
• Project Case Study Desktop Customization and Deployment
• Using Configuration Files to Control Script Execution
• Building the Registration and Configuration Settings Page
• Report Distribution and Remote Archive Management

Visual Studio Tools for Office(c) Using C# with Excel, Word, Outlook, and InfoPath

• Properties, Methods, and Events
• Conclusion
• Deploying to an Intranet Shared Directory or Web Site
• Scenarios for Using Add-Ins
• Writing a COM Add-In Using Visual Studio

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