SQLcl and OCI Cloud Shell – Get Up and Running Quickly with your Autonomous...
Installing software CAN be fun. But not when you’re in a hurry. What if I told you, one could create and start using an Oracle Database, all from their browser, with NOTHING to install? Now I know...
View ArticleIt’s 2020, and SQL Injection is STILL a Serious Problem
Not only is it still a serious problem, it’s a major component of the NUMBER ONE problem according to the fine folks at the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP). We at Oracle have been...
View ArticleChanging the User Interface Language in Oracle SQLcl
SQLcl is a Java application. The Oracle Java Virtual Machine (JVM) and JDBC driver looks at your Operating System to determine things like what language should be used for your user interface and your...
View ArticleORDS, SQLcl, Data Modeler 20.3
New versions of most of the DBTools products are now available! A QUICK recap – ORDS / SQL Developer Web Download ORDS 20.3 Our biggest update since SQL Developer Web originally shipped, version 20.3...
View ArticleSQLcl version 20.3 and OCI Support
Oracle SQLcl, your modern command line interface for Oracle Database, was released yesterday. Lots of bug fixes, and a few new commands! SQLcl Highlights SQLcl – simple 30mb download and go! I want to...
View ArticleLoading Data into your Oracle (Cloud) Database
Yesterday, Brian and I spent an hour or so talking and demonstrating all of the different options our database tools offer for loading data into the Oracle Database, especially when those databases...
View ArticleConnecting via JDBC to Oracle Autonomous…via HTTPS/REST
Way back in 2017, in the time before time…I talked about a new type III JDBC driver that used Oracle REST Data Services in a mid-tier to connect to a REST enabled Oracle Database. SQLcl supports this...
View ArticleCI/CD with Oracle Database and APEX
We hosted a webinar with more than 300 Oracle developers worldwide to discuss how one could implement DevOps. Database and APEX developers must evolve to embrace CI/CD pipelines for developing,...
View ArticleSQL and SQL Developer Data Modeler 21.1 are now available
We released updates for your favorite command line interface and design tools for the Oracle Database yesterday! SQLcl 21.1Data Modeler 21.1 Primarily bug fixes, but we do have at least one treat for...
View ArticleYour Top 5 Kris Rice Blog Posts
You may know Kris from such roles as: wrote the first lines of SQL Developer, SQLcl, and ORDSbuilt a lot of the SQL workshop in APEXleads the Database Tools team as our Vice Presidentresponsible for...
View ArticleORDS & SQLcl 21.1 News
Version 21.1.1 of ORDS is now available for download on Oracle.com/rest. I’ve already highlighted the improvements in Database Actions, formerly SQL Developer Web, in an earlier post, you can catch up...
View ArticleMay 19th Webcast: SQL Developer, the Next Generation
Brian and I will be spending the hour going over – Database Actions / SQL Developer Web – where did it come from, where is it going?Sneak Peeks on upcoming features, including exciting new updates for...
View ArticleSQL Developer: The Next Generation
We had a great webcast today! Approximately 250 of our fellow shipmates joined us on a combined database tools retrospective and a look at where we’re going with SQL Developer, SQL Developer Web...
View ArticleSQLcl & ORDS 21.2 are now available
Today we are releasing versions 21.2 of Oracle SQLcl and Oracle REST Data Services (ORDS). You can find those downloads here – SQLclORDS These are both MAJOR updates, so I will just briefly summarize...
View ArticleOracle SQLcl: Syntax Highlighting and the Status Bar
With version 21.2 of SQLcl, you have some new, exciting toys to play with! Now, some of you may have heard via the grapevine that the big thing coming to SQLcl was built-in support for vi and emacs...
View ArticleSQLcl LOAD CSV, create new tables or just generate the DDL
Subscribers and my mom will probably remember that I’ve briefly talked about this feature before, but it was really just a tease. I wanted to go into a bit more detail today. In version 21.3, SQLcl got...
View ArticleAnnouncing the Oracle Cloud Database Tools Service
A brand new Oracle Cloud (OCI) Service launched yesterday, and this post will describe briefly: what it iswhy we built itwhat you can do with it todaywhat we have planned for the future. First things...
View ArticleDatabase World: Database Tools Tips & Tricks Video
I recently put together a 30 minute ‘power session’ for our Oracle Database World event. If you missed it, you still have one opportunity to attend the simu-live event on December 1-2. We’ll be there...
View ArticleRelease Update: Oracle SQLcl version 21.4 is now available
Download SQLcl 21.4 First things first, SQLcl DOES NOT use log4j – so there are no security vulnerabilities in THIS or ANY version of SQLcl. This version of SQLcl offers a variety of bug fixes and one...
View ArticleOracle SQL Developer 21.4.2 & SQLcl 21.4.1 are now available
We published two updates last night, both maintenance releases, aka bug fixes only. Released January 19, 2022. That being said, everyone should upgrade their SQL Developer to this version. It fixes...
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