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Thankfully there are exceptions. Not everyone is trying to be hip. When one needs to build seriously bullet proof, robust systems which must handle extreme amou

Thankfully there are exceptions. Not everyone is trying to be hip. When one needs to build seriously bullet proof, robust systems which must handle extreme amounts of data and do it very fast, Oracle database in RAC configuration is the way to go, and a CLI SQL client is the tool to get there.

oblio 9y ago
Is there a good Oracle CLI client available somewhere, then?
- Annatar 9y ago
  Possibly, but I’m still stuck automating using SQL*Plus. If it just had libreadline [CURSOR UP] history functionality, it would be really powerful (the official documentation on it is 600+ pages). pgsql and Vertica databases don’t need any more client enhancements, but the one database which does doesn’t get one. Talk about a missed market opportunity!
  - barrkel 9y ago
    Use rlwrap as another commenter mentioned.
  - oblio 9y ago
    You're assuming that most DBA's or companies using Oracle would pay for more powerful CLI. In my experience with Oracle DBA's, most just use SQLDeveloper.
    - Annatar 9y ago
      Can't use SQLDeveloper to automate, because you can't call a Java GUI to run SQL and PL/SQL code inside of an OS package postinstall since it has to run in a headless environment. And if you're automating that way, you want a powerful command line SQL client while you're automating, otherwise it's a pain in the ass to switch back and forth.