PL/SQL Developer - News
September 14, 2004 - Version 6.0.2 released
Enhancements
Partitioned tables were not detected correctly on Oracle8i
Partitions tab page was visible when viewing a non-partitioned table
Code Assistant did not describe materialized views
Code Assistant did not describe record types declared in another package
Code Assistant could remove spaces typed after a comma
File -> Close All could lead to invisible confirmation dialog
Font Bold & Italic preferences did not work for browser and grid
Key Configuration preference would not handle all keys properly
Compare User Objects could incorrectly change column properties when column order for source and target table is different
Large Data Editor had problems with XML data with lines > 65000 characters
Preference "Use DBA views if available" could cause ORA-00942 after switching from a DBA user to a normal user
Compilation errors were not displayed when "create or replace" and object name are on different lines
Could no longer connect with just / for externally identified users
Deleting a column selection in the editor could also delete adjacent highlighted text
Dropping a java source from the Object Browser would cause ORA-29501
PL/SQL Beautifier did not format all ANSI join types correctly
On Oracle7 Explain Plan and Test function did not replace PL/SQL variables by bind variables
Text Importer would only import 99 records when pasting from clipboard
Data Generator did not handle a master with 2 details correct
UxTheme related errors fixed
Browser Folders would not save connection property
TSV Exporter would skip first field if it was empty
Large Data Editor now closes when pressing Escape
Compiling a body with a missing or invalid specification with "Safe compilation" preference would give compilation errors with temporary object name
Hyperlink navigation did not work correctly for compound custom keywords
Hyperlink navigation did not immediately update Code Contents
Generating a Test Script for a non-packaged program unit with parameters with user-defined types would not create local variables with correct types
Dropping an object in the Compile Invalid Objects tool would not update the compilation error list
Fixed a problem starting specific applications when PL/SQL Developer is running
Data Generator number precision displayed for fields with a scale of 0 would not be correct
Explain Plan and Test function now also replaces constants by bind variables in select statement
Pressing a cell button in an empty Single Record grid in a SQL Window would cause an error message
Export to Excel could display cells as #### due to column width
SQL Window now preserves result message after navigating in result grid when "Show dictionary info" preference is set
Tables folder in Tablespace folder in Object Browser did not list partitioned tables
Compare User Objects memory usage optimized
Compare User Objects list included tables from the Oracle10g recycle bin
Fixed splitter problem and alignment of editor in XML Editor
Oracle Logon preference "Fixed Users" is now stored encrypted
Excel interface would not handle Japanese characters properly
Fixed "Invalid pointer operation" errors
August 25, 2004 - Version 6.0.1 released
Enhancements
Support for Oracle10g EZCONNECT added
Performance of "Copy to Excel" function improved
DDL for synonyms now uses "create or replace" syntax for Oracle 9.2 and later
Pressing an "Auto refresh timer" button now immediately executes the Window
Shortcuts Plug-In enabled again
Scrollbar in Explain Plan function now scrolls all contents
Compare User Objects would try to rename columns when column order is different
Code Hierarchy did not have Explain Plan and Test popup menu items for select statements
Executing a Report would copy the SQL to the clipboard
Report would not ask for password when "locked for others"
PL/SQL Beautifier preview did not show effect of "Wrap zero level AND/OR" option for Control Structures
Proxy settings added for Updates & News
Renaming an object in the SQL Window could lead to incorrect "Object has been deleted" message
Beautifier DML Rule "AND/OR under where clause" was always enabled
Code Contents could sometimes be blank or out-of-date
Fixed various access violations
Explain Plan function did not replace record field PL/SQL variables in SQL text by bind variables on Oracle 9.0 and earlier
Safe compilation could fail if the package body contains references to objects with the same name in another package
Disabling the "Include Storage" option during Export User Objects would still include partition storage information
Text Importer now correctly autodetects text with pipelines
Large Data Editor now supports undo, redo, find and select all
Text Importer data preview would not highlight multi line fields correctly
