Open Files in Different Instances

[scottwmackey]

I find it significantly easier to not make mistakes of running a command on the wrong server if I allow only one connection per instance. I just upgraded to v12.0.3 and it's automatically opening in the new instance all the files I have open in the existing instance. I really need this to stop. Does anybody know how I can do that?

 

[Marco Kalter]

We'll look into an option to control this behavior.

At the moment you can only disable the "AutoSave Desktop" option (Preferences > User Interface > Options).

To explicitly preserve the desktop for specific instances for this scenario, you can use the desktop= parameter. For example:

"C:\Program Files\PLSQL Developer 12\plsqldev.exe" desktop=dev

You can use multiple shortcuts like this, with different desktop names.

 

[R-Man]

Hello Marco, did you find a solution to this?

This behaviour is very anoying for me too.

Now it is:
Open sql file by doubleclick from windwos explorer opens in running pl/sql program instance.

What we need is(switchable in preferences would be great):
Open every sql file by doubleclick from windwos explorer opens in new PL/SQL program instance.

 

[R-Man]

Marco, are You here?

 

[R-Man]

It looks that this has been solved in 12.0.7.1837 (64 bit) - tested OK for me.