Oracle SQL Server + Far = Simple Oracle Enterprise manager
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Installation and use
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* Create subdirectory with a name 'Oracle' (or anyone another, as you please)
  in the Far directory 'Far\Plugins'.

* Unpack contents of archive in this subdirectory.

* Restart Far.

* That's all! Plugin will appear in the devices menu called through Alt+F1 or
  Alt+F2, accordingly for the left or right panel.

* The kind and amount of shown information depends on the current Far panel's mode and
  your access rights to Oracle SQL Server.
  These modes can change with the basic menu Far, or keyboard command
  Ctrl + <digit>, where <digit> - digit from 0 up to 9.

* As a rule, first four modes (0.. 3) used for display panels in short mode,
  i.e. you will see both panels FAR. Modes from 4 up to 7 is fullscreen ones.

* You get the information about plugin and current connection to Oracle SQL Server
  by pressing Ctrl+L.


Supported commands
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* F1 - Show help in accord with the state of plugin. This help comprises a lot
  useful information, at least it seems so to me :)

* F2 - Calls the user menu comprising some useful SQL*Plus-scripts which can be
   added by yourself so as to extend the plugin's functionality.

* F3/F4 - View/Edit current panel item.

* Alt+F3/F4 - View/Edit opposite panel item, for example, if the current element
   of the panel is a package, you will View/Edit its body, and vice versa,
   if the current element is a package body - its header.

* Shift+F4 - Edit sql-command in the full screen editor and execute it.

* F8 - Drop current object (or selected objects).
* Ctrl+F8 - Delete table records.
* Alt+F8 - Truncate Table/Cluster.

* Ctrl+F10 - Close current connection.
* Alt+F10  - New/Change connection.

* Ctrl+L - The information about plugin and current connection.

* Ctrl+Z - Comments for tables/views and their fields.


Known problems
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* Is not supported Oracle SQL Server 6. The version 7 is supported with some
  restrictions.
* At work with Oracle SQL Server 7 sometimes there are messages on the absence some views,
  they can be simply ignored.
* Under MS Windows NT 4.0 Russian edition there arises an access violation
  at attempt of change current connection to the server. It's
  the trouble of this NT version.
* The objects specific to 8i are shown partially (this suffices for me, if it doesn't
  to you, write to me and we'll see what can be done).
* The 8.1.6 has strongly changed view V$SESSION_LONGOPS. This information is not
  supported yet.


License agreement
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* The given version Simple Oracle Enterprise manager is freeware and
  destributed as is, without any restrictions.


Since plugin constantly develops, given here information can't sometimes reflect
its current capabilities.

(CopyLeft) 2001-2 by Sart, Sart666@Yahoo.com
http://www.geocities.com/sart666
