The Oracle SQL*Plus product has introduced some new features that have long been missing from this utility program, and some to support the new features. Here's a rundown of the new features in Oracle ...

Although there are many tools available that are far more user-friendly than SQL*Plus for manipulating and accessing Oracle database data, I still find myself occasionally using SQL*Plus when I need ...

Oracle SQL*Plus has a very useful subparameter to the column parameter called NEW_VALUE. The NEW_VALUE directive allows you to store data retrieved from an Oracle table as a variable inside the ...

Many books, blogs, and articles on using Groovy with Windows rightly point out that some of the commonly used commands in Windows are not actually executables, but are instead built-in commands. These ...

Ensure SQL Plus is installed on your system and properly configured to connect to your Oracle database. Configure your Oracle database connection. For more details on configuring SQL Plus, see ...

So because god hates me, I have to work with Oracle. Which means I need to re-learn SQL Plus. I knew how to get around it back in the day, but since then I have used modern RDBMS's and have become ...