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Working With SQL Navigator
Oracle Sessions
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Session Menu | New Session |
Connect to an Oracle database instance / Open a new Oracle session. Manage your database connections. Open the Oracle Logon Dialog.
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Session Menu| Select |
Switch between open Oracle Sessions.
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Send to Session |
Inside the Code Editor, while editing SQL code, you can send the current Code Editor tab or a selected piece of code to another session. Highlight the code and click Send to New Session. For more information, see Code Editor SQL. | ||
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SQL Navigator executes long-running tasks in separate threads in the background. The Task Manager is a display of all active and complete tasks for the current session. |
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TIP: Manage sessions in the Session Browser. |
Finding Objects
SQL Navigator gives you several convenient point-and-click options for quick access to database objects.
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Explore the entire database structure as a tree with expandable nodes.
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Find objects by means of a search argument.
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Search stored programs, triggers and views for a character string in the source code.
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Show the location of the current database object (for example, the one you are editing) in the DB Navigator hierarchy. Expand all intermediate nodes in the DB Navigator tree and display the object’s detail view. | |||
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Locate objects dropped in the recycle bin. Requires Oracle 10g or 11g. | |||
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The Project Manager provides instant access to your frequently used database objects and connections. Projects are holding areas where you can store shortcuts to things that you frequently need to work with instead of searching for them in various lists and directories.
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