Oracle 7.3 - Oracle 23c 20+ years of experience Version (Released: )
KeepTool 7.2.0
19 Mar 2007
Enhancements to Connect Dialog
Passwords can be stored in encrypted form
Connections can be displayed grouped by user or server. Connections can also be sorted in reverse chronological order
Remarks about connections can be entered and saved using the “Short Description” field
SQL Page
The SQL Repository is now known as the ‘Scratchpad’
The File Explorer, which previously allowed navigation among SQL and PL/SQL files only, now displays all files
Hora’s integrated editor now displays ASCII files with syntax highlighting and code folding for the most common languages (SQL, PL/SQL, Java, C++, Pascal, HTML, XML, etc.)
Elementary lexers for TXT, LOG, as well as .sk, .ksh, .csh
A binary file, such as a Word document, can be opened directly from the File Explorer with the related application
File Explorer returns to the last displayed directory for each connection
Statement detection on the SQL code window
New File Explorer navigation buttons on the SQL page
Files can be dragged and dropped from Windows Explorer to File Explorer
A Print Preview window appears before files are printed
Schema page | Invalid Objects tab
The context menu contains two new entries: “Compile All Invalid” and “Show DDL”
Multiple selection is available using the Ctrl key
PL/SQL Objects page (formerly Packages)”
The former Packages page is now known as “PL/SQL Objects”
Triggers can now be displayed on the PL/SQL page, in addition to the Tables page
The PL/SQL Objects Overview page now contains an additional group, “PL/SQL Debug”
Performance improvements to the DB Object Browser
On the Data Contents page, columns with the NOT NULL attribute are highlighted by underlining the column heading
The context menu on the User Page now makes available the PASSWORD EXPIRE clause of ALTER USER
New display of the Tables Overview in Data Contents Browser and Query Builder through use of high-performance grid components
When SQL Recording is in effect, only successfully executed SQL statements are now saved
Help is now context-sensitive for each page
The Execution Plan now provides more information. A number of new columns have been added (including Options, Optimizer, Position, Cost, etc.)
PL/SQL Debugger
Source code can now be selected via the menu, providing the Debugger has run for at least one step. After the source code is selected, breakpoints can immediately be set
Context-sensitive graying of buttons and menus has been improved
The Debugger now automatically provides the Evaluate/Modify function for variables through a tooltipVarious bugs corrected
In ER Diagrammer, the hints for connections between tables have been moved further from the connecting lines to facilitate working with the lines
Line breaks and spaces in SQL Editor are ignored when a selected SQL statement is being executed.
New Import/Export Wizard dialogs that allow saving and loading of user-specific profiles via the Specifications button.
When printing, paper size defaults to either A4 or Letter depending on regional settings.
The “Optimizer Mode” combo box under Extras | Settings | Session has been redesigned. The FIRST_ROWS and ALL_ROWS options are no longer available. The field can be edited so that combinations of options are possible.
A new “PL/SQL Warnings” check box is available under Extras | Settings | Session. This enables PL/SQL warnings to be enabled or disabled for 10g databases. – Hora no longer shows package names in red on the Overview page when only warnings have been generated. They will not be shown in red unless there are actual errors.
Hora automatically requires a new password when a user’s password has expired.
The Connect dialog has been made larger in size.
Hora issues a warning when the oci.dll file predates the database.
If no file has been selected on the SQL Page’s File Explorer, the editor becomes read-only and has a gray background.
Improvements to the “Best Fit Columns” function:
Double-clicking the border between two columns enables Best Fit for the column to the left. This is also true for groups of columns.
Best Fit Columns” can be automatically put into effect for a certain number of columns or groups, using a new option in Extras | Settings | Behavior.
Using the check box in the filter panel below the data grid, you can temporarily disable the filter.
The Tables and PL/SQL page now offer an “Include Synonyms” check box in the upper right corner. The Synonyms tab has been removed from the Tables page.
Hidden files (those whose name begins with a period) can optionally be made visible or hidden in SQL Scratchpad’s File Explorer. The check box to set this option can be found under Extras > Settings > SQL Page > Hide period-prefixed files.
The SQL Page now offers the ability to execute a single SQL statement with Ctrl + E when the cursor is placed on it.
Alphabetic sorting in SQL Scratchpad has been corrected.
Improved performance when switching between tasks.
