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Announcement: Online SQL and PL/SQL Formatter [message #127162]

Sat, 09 July 2005 07:30

Frank Naude
Messages: 4596
Registered: April 1998

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The Oracle FAQ now has a SQL and PL/SQL Formatter on-line.

Benefits:

Makes code easier to read and maintain
Properly indents code written by non-programmers
Standardize code when multiple developers with different coding styles work together on the same project

Try it out at http://www.orafaq.com/utilities/sqlformatter.htm

Best regards.

Frank

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Re: Announcement: Online SQL and PL/SQL Formatter [message #127194 is a reply to message #127162]

Sat, 09 July 2005 15:33

Barbara Boehmer
Messages: 9106
Registered: November 2002
Location: California, USA

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Thanks for providing the nice utility. I copied and pasted a function into it, just to test it. It did not recognize the DETERMINISTIC keyword and said it was expecting AS or IS and it added an extra semicolon at the bottom of the function that did not belong there. I expect there may be a few such bugs, but it seems like a nice utility. I have used something similar here:

http://www.sqlinform.com/

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Re: Announcement: Online SQL and PL/SQL Formatter [message #127201 is a reply to message #127194]

Sat, 09 July 2005 17:17

Maaher
Messages: 7065
Registered: December 2001

Senior Member

Neat feature, it might reduce the number of unreadable posts that circle the forum.

MHE

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Re: Announcement: Online SQL and PL/SQL Formatter [message #136341 is a reply to message #127194]

Wed, 07 September 2005 11:36

Frank Naude
Messages: 4596
Registered: April 1998

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We've just upgraded the SQL Formatter. Some of the enhancements:

1. It now recognizes the DETERMINISTIC keyword
2. Statements can be formatted as Pro*C or Pro*COBOL code
3. More formatting options

Best regards.

Frank

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Re: Announcement: Online SQL and PL/SQL Formatter [message #136371 is a reply to message #136341]

Wed, 07 September 2005 15:03

Barbara Boehmer
Messages: 9106
Registered: November 2002
Location: California, USA

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Thanks for the nice improvements. Is there any way to fully integrate it with the existing reply screen? Could you, for example, add a button for "format message", just like you have a button for "spell-check message"?

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Re: Announcement: Online SQL and PL/SQL Formatter [message #136572 is a reply to message #136371]

Thu, 08 September 2005 15:45

Frank Naude
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Registered: April 1998

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Hi Barbara,

Unfortunately it would not be possible. The formatter is not open source - we cannot change the source code.

Best regards.

Frank

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