
Of course, if you have associated SQL Developer with. You can see that I have previously opened demobld and so can use the "reopen" menu option. To find demobld.sql, do a search on your database directory or find another simple script to run.) If you look at the image below, I have circled File ->New, as this is where you can start to open a file. (demobld drops and creates EMP and DEPT and is typically used to refresh SCOTT's tables. I'll use demobld as it's short and sweet and pretty safe to execute. Start with SQL Developer and open the file you want to run. SQL Developer has really eased the pain of doing this task. She was in SQL Developer and running a bunch of SQL scripts. So I wandered over to see her 'feature of the moment'. exe, either I type in the full path and file name or resort to various copy and paste steps.Ī colleague sitting nearby made one of those "Hey Sue, I really like this feature" comments today. (By using drag n drop, I get the full path and file name.) If I start SQLPLS W. I tend to start the SQLPLUS.exe, and once logged in locate and drag the file to the SQL> prompt and run it.

Typically we might use SQL*Plus for this and copy and paste the full directory path. Run a File in SQL Developer: Easing the PainĪt some point in your working day, assuming you potter with databases, you're probably going to want to run a script.Let's Get Started with an Extension for SQL Develo.Another Peep into the Future.F4 and Filters.Add Your Own Snippets Today in SQL Developer 1.0.

