SQL Developer 4.0

I personally didn't like SQL Developer because of it's clumsy java interface and found TOAD much better. Now, the version 4.0 looks more professional, cleaner and nicer. The new look and feel has been improved a lot. You can now reorder editor tabs without any side effects. SQL Developer has a big advantage if you have to work on a device for which you have no administrative rights - it doesn't require an installation. It is almost perfect if there wouldn't be a funny logic for making it available. On the SQL Developer download page you can choose between several versions:

1. Windows 64-bit - zip file includes the JDK 7
2. Windows 32/64-bit
3. Mac OS X
4. Linux RPM
5. Other Platforms


Only the 64-bit version includes JDK. It is a mystery to me why the other installation versions do not include the same. If your system is a 32-bit only and you have no way to install anything, you will be faced with a problem. The 64-bit jdk will not run there. I helped myself with the following trick:

1. downloaded the jdk 7.0 from here
2. installed it on an another computer
3. copied the entire folder of the installation to the computer where I have no admin rights - jdk1.7.0_45 - and placed it into the SQL Developer folder
4. finally, I changed the sqldeveloper.conf file by changing the line for setting the java home

SetJavaHome D:\oracle_tools\sqldeveloper\4.0\sqldeveloper\jdk1.7.0_45

After this change it worked as expected.