Why SQLcl Runs Your Script Twice: The "Slash" That Breaks Oracle APEX Deployments
Jan 2 · 5 min read · Recently, I was working on a project where my responsibility was straightforward on paper: prepare a clean database installation script and hand it over to the DBA team for production deployment. The script included all the required database objects—...
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Dec 10, 2025 · 6 min read · Pre-Race Prep: Designing the Car, Praying It Starts If you’ve ever wondered what happens when a bunch of over-caffeinated developers decide to build their own version of LeetCode (White Monster and Red Bull should probably sponsor us at this point), ...
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Oracle SQLcl MCP Server with Codex & Copilot #JoelKallmanDay
Oct 15, 2025 · 15 min read · Introduction I have been using GitHub Copilot with Oracle’s SQLcl MCP server since its release in July 2025. The combination of Generative AI and databases is a powerful pairing that can help APEX developers build better products in less time. This s...
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CODESCAN Mastering - Digging into SQL Command Line Feature
Sep 18, 2025 · 7 min read · Introduction In a perfect world, the code we write today should still be easy to work after some time. Focusing on good quality code isn't new, and every new project starts with the promise to "try harder this time." We often trust code from senior d...
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Using SQLcl Projects
Sep 1, 2025 · 35 min read · One of the more difficult parts of the software development lifecycle is deployment. While it seems simple on the surface - just write some scripts and run them - it gets pretty complicated pretty quickly as the level of sophistication of your system...
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Transfer SQLcl connections from one PC to another
Aug 18, 2025 · 1 min read · I got a new PC - yeah! But I need to move my SQLcl Connections over to my new PC Here is how I did it. First fire up SQLcl on your old PC: >sql /nolog SQLcl: Release 24.3 Production on Thu Aug 07 11:11:52 2025 Copyright (c) 1982, 2025, Oracle. Al...
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Exploring MCP Server for Oracle Database & APEX
Aug 13, 2025 · 18 min read · When I first heard the term MCP used in the context of AI, I was immediately taken back to the 80s when the movie Tron was released. For those who have not seen it, Tron is a futuristic movie about a curious user who is literally sucked into a comput...
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AI chatting with your Oracle Database - step by step for beginners [SQLcl MCP Server ]
Aug 8, 2025 · 3 min read · Heard of MCP? Test SQLcl MCP Server in just 5 minutes and see AI chatting with your database. Here's a quick intro. Warning Try the below steps only on your sandbox environments - free tiers, sample schemas, etc. Please don’t do it on real databases!...
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SQLcl host Command
Jul 5, 2025 · 1 min read · Oracle SQLcl is the command line tool to connect to an Oracle database. One neat feature it has is the ability to call host commands (i.e call terminal commands directly from SQLcl). You can use any of the following to trigger a host command: host ho...
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