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Trick: Adding Columns to Query in the Desired Order
I tried to reference this post, and couldn’t find it. So apparently I have to write it now. I want to write a query. I want a bunch of column names. I could do this: The columns will be added to the...
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Question: Why is SQLcl truncating my column header names? It doesn’t do it if I use SET SQLFORMAT ANSICONSOLE though… Answer: Because, SQL*Plus. Longer Answer: SQLcl follows the SQL*Plus rules. And in...
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Data Modeler: Foreign Key Create New Column vs Use Existing
When using the data modeler, we assume when you add a foreign key, you haven’t already created the ID column. So we create that for you. Here’s what that looks like. I draw the relationship. It’s...
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7 Ways to Avoid SELECT * FROM Queries in SQL Developer
I said there were 8 ways to avoid using SELECT * FROM queries in SQL Developer – but I didn’t actually count them. So let’s do that now. @MarkusHohloch @tobias_arnhold there's about 8 ways to get...
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Get the Right Columns, In the Right Order
Some of you are real fast typers, and don’t need this type of help. However, some of you, no matter how fast you can type, have to deal with column names that are long, hard to spell, and to just work...
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