Yet Another SQL*Plus Replacement News

Changes:

Fixed the 'DECIMAL' problem with describe command.
Added sql mode with \i (patch by Ed Avis).
Added redirectors (>, >>, |) to describe.
Added 'show user' command.
Added 'show uid' command.
Added new makefile targets: clean, check. (patch by Ed Avis)
Added "and owner = ?" to some show targets (patch by anonymous).
Added command_complete_list feature and config option.
Added disconnect command.
Added command completion: select, update, insert, delete, execute, etc.
Added table.column name completion.
Added feature to run tty-less (patch by Michael Kroell).
Added a workaround for SunOS's alarm() bug (patch by Ed Avis).
Fixed some minor issues in parser code.... read more

New features include:
- batch mode
- connection as sysdba
and some minor convenience changes.

Jon Nangle has stepped forward to take over this project. I'd like to wish him luck and I hope he has fun with it.

Nate

I've moved on in my career, and unforunately no longer use Oracle databases at all. As a side-effect, my interest in maintaining this project has waned, and other projects have taken precedence for my time. This page will stay for as long as SF allows, which should be a very long time, but it's very unlikely I will ever pick this up again anytime soon. If someone else would like to take up maintaining it -- fixing bugs, applying patches, adding new features, etc -- then just drop me an email.... read more

I have gone ahead and released the next version. There are still quite a
few things I want to do with it yet, but I'm going to busy for the next
couple months, so I decided to release this in the interim.My current goal
for version 2.0 is full SQL*Plus emulation... meaning all commands work,
etc. That's going to be quite a bit of work. In the meantime, here's the
latest release.

Nathan Shafer

The first release of YASQL into the public domain is here! Version 1.60 is the start of the open source version of YASQL.