These new SQL*Plus directives can make it very easy for Oracle professionals to ensure that their SQL statements are properly tuned.

Setting Up the Site Profile SQL*Plus supports a Site Profile, a SQL*Plus command file created by the database administrator. This file is generally named GLOGIN with an extension of SQL. SQL*Plus ...

SQL*Plus displays the version of Oracle from which you disconnected and the versions of tools available through SQL*Plus. After a moment you will see the operating system prompt.

Oracle SQL*Plus has a very useful subparameter to the column parameter called NEW_VALUE. The NEW_VALUE directive allows you to store data retrieved from an Oracle table as a variable inside the ...

Click "SQLPlus." This opens SQLPlus, Oracle's SQL programming utility. SQL*Plus displays the following prompt, indicating it is ready to accept commands:SQL> ...