One of the great benefits to having an application developed on the Java platform is the ability to run it on many different operating systems. While Windows may still be the corporate standard in more shops than not, geeks worldwide know that Apple’s hardware and OS (OS X) are ‘superior.’ With yesterday’s release of Mountain Lion (10.8) I figured this was a good time to do a quick write-up on how to get started with SQL Developer on your [i]Mac[Book|Mini].
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If Oracle Database (Release 11 or later) is also installed, a version of SQL Developer is also included and is accessible through the menu system under Oracle.This version of SQL Developer is separate from any SQL Developer kit that you download and unzip on your own, so do not confuse the two, and do not unzip a kit over the SQL Developer files that are included with Oracle Database. Oracle SQL Developer 3.1 is available for Windows XP, Vista (including 64-bit), Windows 7 (including 64-bit), and Windows Server 2008, Linux or Mac OS X. PL/SQL Developer Download.
But wait, where is the Java?
The Java runtime that had been included with the OS X installs is no longer available in Mountain Lion. As I understand it, even if you had installed your own version of Java, when you upgrade or install 10.8, they will go away.
So if you try to run a previously installed version of SQL Developer, you won’t get very far. Java applications don’t run very well sans Java, tsk, tsk.
So for the n00bs out there (including me), here’s your
Step-By-Step Guide for Installing Java and SQL Developer
Let’s install Java first.
Getting to the download page is your first task. I’ll make it easy for you.
* Yes, I know we officially support 1.6 and not 1.7, but here’s a secret: 1.7 works just fine in version 3.2.20_09 of SQL Developer!
Once it’s downloaded, double-click it.
But wait! Oh no!
Open your preferences, go to the security panel, and select the unsigned software option
Now, we’re cooking with gas! Try double-clicking the download again.
It should go without a hitch. If it does, you’ll see something like this:
Make sure the ‘right’ java is setup and working.
Open a terminal, and run
[text]
java -version
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If you see ANYTHING but the following…
…you may have a problem.
But this is Apple and OS X, and so it will find Java just fine.
Ok, now we can worry about downloading and installing SQL Developer.
Go here and download ‘Oracle SQL Developer for Mac OSX platforms.
Once it’s downloaded, you’ll need to extract it and run it.
Wait a second…
You know it’s going to ‘work’ if you see the splash screen 🙂
But My SQL Developer is Using the Wrong JDK!?
SQL Developer will use whatever Java it can find. If you have the 1.6JDK installed as well, it might find that first. If you want to force it to use the 1.7 you just installed, all you need to do is explore the SQL Developer package, and edit the sqldeveloper-Darwin.conf file in the bin directory.
You may have noticed that Java 1.6 installs to a different directory than 1.7 on OS X.
- 1.6 – /System/Library/java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/home/
- 1.7 – /Library/java/javaVirtualMachines/1.7.0.jdk/Contents/Home/
Just update the ‘SetJavaHome’ entry to the version of Java you want SQL Developer to use when it runs.
A Few More Notes
You might be wondering why I installed Java 1.7 when we technically only support 1.6. Well, 1.7 will work, and that’s what many of our developer use internally. If you don’t like bleeding edge, feel free to follow the exact same instructions and grab JDK 6 instead.
This is one of the first work related blogs I’ve written on my home machine a la Mac. I didn’t have my trusted Windows friend SnagIt at hand, but @brentO turned me onto a free and very handy utility called ‘Skitch.’ It works, and once you forget all the normal Windows application ‘way of doing things,’ is also very intuitive. And it’s free, did I mention that? Thanks Brent!
If you don’t like that the application title has an underscore in it, e.g. ‘SQL_Developer,’ then here’s a nice post from @martinpaulnash explaining how to fix that too.
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Database administration and query tool.
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SQL Developer is a is a database administration and query tool that provides a single consistent interface for various databases.
Visually navigate through your database structure, create and execute SQL queries and scripts the easy way. Or reverse engineer complete data models with the integrated diagram editor.
You can connect to every database supporting JDBC access. Additionally ODBC support is provided by the JDBC-ODBC bridge.
The follwing databases have been tested during development: Oracle 8/8i/9i/10g, IBM DB2 (OS 390, Windows), Sybase Adaptive Server Anywhere, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel, PostgreSQL, PointBase Server, Firebird, MySQL, Mimer SQL, Gupta SQL Base, Ingres, Informix, Mckoi, Cloudscape and HypersonicSQL.
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