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Oracle SQLcl & Formatting Query Results
Your Modern Oracle Database Command Line Interface (CLI)

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Oracle SQL Tools
History
User Friendly Interface
 UFI
1979
SQLDev 1.1
 SQL Worksheet with Script
Engine (F5)
 Basic SQL*Plus Support
 Ships with 11gR1
SQL*Plus
 UFI Advanced
 Ships with Oracle v5
20071985 2008 2015
SQLcl takes existing SQL*Plus engine in
SQL Developer to a new CLI
 Standalone or included with 12c DB
 ships with 12cR2
 Supports 11gR2 and higher
 Available on OCI via YUM
sqlplusW & iSQL*Plus
discontinued
 no longer shipped as of Oracle
Database 11g
1998
iSQL*Plus
 Web Based SQL*Plus
 Ships with 8i (Internet)
1993
SQL*Plus GUI
 sqlplusW.exe
 Windows ONLY

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SQLcl: a modern take on SQL*Plus
Included with SQL Developer, also available as a separate download/program
 Java 8 JRE or higher
 24 MB download
 Unzip & Go
 No Client Required
Supports all of your favorite SQL*Plus Commands

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OLD: SQL*Plus Style Default Output

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NEW: SQLcl Formatted Output
Columns are ‘best fit’ per page of query results

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Formats Available
 Classic (SQL*Plus)
 ANSICONSOLE (Formatted)
 INSERT
 CSV
 DELIMITED
 XML
 HTML
 JSON & JSON-Formatted
 Color Coding
 Custom

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Classic, SQL*Plus Support Remains
 COLUMN SALARY FORMAT $99,990
 C/oldval/newval
 DESC
 & and &&
 pretty much everything else
you LOVE about SQL*Plus

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INSERTs

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CSV

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DELIMITED – User optionally defines delimiters

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XML

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HTML (w/SPOOL)

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JSON (raw or formatted)

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Color Coded – look for patterns in your data (regex)

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Custom Formatting with JavaScript (Nashhorn)

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Unicode/Multi-Byte Data, no problem!

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Fun with Colors

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Demonstration Video