Opening Multiple SQL Terminal Tabs

You can open multiple SQL Terminal tabs in Data Studio to execute multiple SQL statements for query in the current SQL Terminal tab. Perform the following steps to open a new SQL Terminal tab:

You can also open multiple SQL Terminal tabs on different connection templates.

  1. In the Object Browser pane, right-click the desired database and choose Open Terminal from the shortcut menu. Alternatively, click in the toolbar or press Ctrl+T to open a new SQL terminal.

    The SQL Terminal tab is displayed.

  • In Data Studio, a maximum of 100 SQL Terminal tabs can be opened for each connected database. Based on the number of query times, each SQL Terminal tab contains multiple Result tabs and one Message tab. If the database connection is lost, the corresponding SQL Terminal tab is still available.
  • The restoration operation applies to all minimized SQL Terminal tabs. You cannot restore a single tab.
  • After all terminals are shut down, Data Studio resets the counter of the SQL terminal.
  • After all Result Set tabs are closed, Data Studio resets the counter of the result set.
  • Data Studio allows you to reset counters in the following pages: Display DDL User/Role, Batch Delete, Result Set, and Execution Plan.

Data Studio displays an error message indicating that no result is found in the status bar. The Result tab displays the successful execution results.

Perform the following steps to open a new SQL Terminal tab in another connection:

  1. Select the required connection from the connection list in the toolbar.
  2. In the Object Browser pane, right-click the desired connected database and choose Open Terminal, or click in the toolbar. The SQL Terminal tab is displayed.

    The name format of the new SQL Terminal tab is as follows:

    Database name@Connection information(Tab number), for example, postgres@IDG_1(2). The number of each SQL Terminal tab in the same connection information is unique.

Right-Click Menus in the Result Tab

You can copy or export cell data to an Excel file and generate a SQL query file.

After the SQL query result is displayed in the Result tab, right-click the result. The following menu is displayed:

Perform the following steps to add a row number and column header to the result set:

  1. On the menu bar of Data Studio, click Settings.
  2. Choose Preferences.
  3. Expand the Result Management tab and choose Query Results.
  4. In the Result Advanced Copy area, select Include column header and Include row number.

The following table describes the right-click options.

Table 1 Right-click options

Option

Sub-Item

Description

Copy Data

Copy

Copies data in the selected cell.

Advanced Copy

Copies data in the selected cell, row number, and column header based on the preference settings.

Copy to Excel

Copy as xls

Exports data of selected cells to an xls file, which contains a maximum of 64,000 rows and 256 columns.

Copy as xlsx

Exports data of selected cells to an xlsx file, which contains a maximum of 1 million rows.

Export

Current Page

Exports the table data on the current page.

All Pages

Exports all tables.

Generate SQL

Selected Line

Selects data from the target table of the statement for inserting data to generate a SQL file.

Current Page

Selects data of the current page from the target table of the statement for inserting data to generate a SQL file.

All Pages

Selects all table data from the target table of the statement for inserting data to generate a SQL file.

Set Null

-

Sets the cell data to null.

Search

-

Searches for data in the selected cell and displays all data that meets the search criteria.

The preceding SQL files do not take effect for the result sets generated by queries that use JOIN, expressions, views, SET operators, aggregate functions, GROUP BY clauses, or column aliases.

Displaying Execution Progress Bar

When a query is executed in the SQL Terminal pane, a progress bar is displayed to dynamically display the execution duration. After the query is complete, the time bar disappears. The total execution duration is displayed next to the time bar.

If you want to cancel the query, click Cancel next to the time bar.

The procedure is shown in the following figure.

  • The Cancel button is deleted from the toolbar.
  • The progress bar is also displayed when you compile or debug an object in the PL/SQL editor.
  • The time format displayed in the progress bar is w hour x minute y second z millisecond.
  • When queries are performed in batches in SQL Terminal, the progress bar displays the total time consumed by the queries.
Parent topic: SQL Terminal