Re: Configuring properties for SQL plus

On Thu, 28 Nov 2002 21:43:16 -0000, "Simon Harvey" <ReplyToGroup_at_thanks.com> wrote:

>Hi guys,
>
>Can anyone tell me what you need to do to make the changes that you might
>make to SQL plus permenant.
>
>For example, I always fing the linesize to small and always need to at least
>double it. Is there anyway that I can configure it to do this all the time
>as I'm sick of doing it each and every time.
>
>The other more basic thing is, does anyone have any recomendations for
>something that does the same sort of job as SQL plus but is better. I really
>hate SQL+. I dont get why oracle are still shipping that thing. It looks
>like it hasnt been changed in 15 years. (For example, why cant you move the
>cursor back along the line if you make a mistake. Instead it forces you to
>delete the entire line up to your mistake. What on earth is that about!)
>
>Anyway, I really need an open source solution. I'd love to buy something
>like SQL Navigator as I think that that is a really great product (and
>frankly for 25000 quid I'd expect something of that quality from oracle
>themselves).
>Unfortunately I'm just a student and so dont have any money to spend on
>expensive development software.
>Can anyone point me in the right direction.
>
>Thanks to anyone who can help
>
>Kind Regards
>
>Simon
>

1 study the login.sql file in the sql*plus reference manual 2 sql*plus was introduced in 1989.
3 Obviously you aren't acquainted with the power of sql*plus 4 Suggestions for sql*plus bashers have been done many times. Unfortunately the software supposed to kill of sql*plus completely still doesn't support the euro sign, so much for that sql*plus 'basher'

Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA

To reply remove -verwijderdit from my e-mail address Received on Thu Nov 28 2002 - 17:18:31 CST