6.0Beta First Impressions

[ScottMattes]

It looks like some really nice things were added. I looked through the list of new things, but what bugs from 5.1 were fixed?

The SQL Window grid needs some work though. When I did a query that returned 0 rows I got a msg that row 0 was out of index (or something like that) and no grid (5.1 would show an empty grid).

Switching between single row and multi-row caused an error and I was told to send in a log file (sorry, can't do that because of the system it was on when the error occurred - maybe I can reproduce back at the motel when I get time).

I can't find where to set the background color for the IF/THEN/ELSE highlighting. It looks real ugly with my light blue background and whatever that color is for the foreground. Will it ever do the BEGIN/EXCEPTION/END (and probably others that I haven't tried yet)?

I tried Beautifier and it refuses to pretty up IF statements - even on the most basic IF it says it can't parse the statement.

I really, really, really want PLSD to remember and restore the size of the code browser pane when I open a package (5.1 didn't either, so this is really a wishlist item).

 

[rbrooker]

also, when playing with the editor colours ( keywords, comments, symbols and custom ), trying to get what you want remembered for those... it doesnt.

another also, was there going to be an easier way of selecting groups of objects in the compare objects tool? as in 'tables', 'views', 'packages' instead of having to select each individual one?

cheers.

 

[rbrooker]

cant get into the sessions window either

 

[Jim]

My first impression was that "hans" and "marco" appear in bold text.

The second thing I tried was compiling a large package in the background. I couldn't get this to work. I noticed that this was turned off by default, but enabling this option didn't seem to change anything. This would be a very useful feature. Please let me know if there is something I can set or whatever to compile in the background. I just started trying out the beta, though.

I use PL/SQL Developer heavily at work. It is my primary development tool.

Thanks.

 

[Roadling]

Selecting Materialized View from File/New give nothing. Oracle Std 9.0.2 on WinXP

 

[ThomyKay]

The Large Data Editor, especially the XML part is great! Congratulations!
The external editor is a nice idea. As far as I can see it remembers the external editor by tablename/column, right? But I don't get the message to get the data from a modified file from all external applications? Are you doing some file change monitoring here?

The changed structure of the preferences dialog is a great step forward! To have multiple profiles, to be able to see the changed settings by color flag etc. is outstanding.

The bug mentioned in prev. posts I do also see (new MV gives nothing, open Session window hangs...)

Will have a look into the Data Generator now...

 

[NGielen]

In a Program Window, the code assistant is not auto-completing variable names...

 

[Mr Happy]

If I change the file extension preferences for program files, files with these extensions do not appear in the dialog when I choose File->Open->Program File

 

[Uli Kobsa]

session window works for me (ok, it

 

[Marco Kalter]

Thanks everyone for all the testing and the feedback. We'll check (and fix) all the reported issues.

It would indeed be better if other reports were posted in the beta forum.

 

[ScottMattes]

Where is the beta forum?

 

[Jim]

I wanted to try out the XML editing capabilities, but we don't store XML in the database. We have external XML files. Loading an XML file doesn't use the Large Data Editor or XML-specific features of PL/SQL Developer.

 

[Uli Kobsa]

Scott,

http://www.allroundautomations.com/registered/plsqldevbeta.html

on the last line on this page there