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SQuirreL SQL Client is a graphical Java program that will allow you to view the structure of a JDBC compliant database, browse the data in tables, issue SQL commands etc.

Summary

SQuirreL SQL Client is a graphical Java program that will allow you to view the structure of a JDBC compliant database, browse the data in tables, issue SQL commands etc.

Website

  • Project Homepage
  • Download squirrel-sql-x.x.x-optional if you want all of the plugins installed.

Features

  • Supports autocomplete when creating queries by pressing CTRL+SPACE.
  • On-the-fly generation of ERD diagrams.

Useful Keyboard Shortcuts

  • CTRL+SPACE - autocomplete database, table, and fields in queries.
  • CTRL+t - SQL Editor Tools Popup
  • CTRL+j - Display Query Bookmarks
    (Note: need to enable with CTRL+t edit bookmarks first.)
  • CTRL+SHIFT+, / CTRL+SHIFT+. - switch to prev/next results tab

Useful Plugins

  • UnityJDBC - A plugin for SQuirreL that allows queries involving multiple kinds of databases, much in the same way that MS-Access allows linked tables.
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How can I list all databases with Squirrel SQL?

Squirrel SQL would become my favourite SQL tool if only it would have one function: I need to connect to one and only database (alias) and I need to define it manually. Can I connect to all databases or at least browse the databases on server and…
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Executing SQL Server stored procedure in sql squirrel

i'm in ubuntu 9.04 and using sql squirrel as my sql client. i connect to a remote SQL Server. There are some stored procedures in the db. I don't know how to execute them. No explicit gui. Earlier i was in windows and i could use management studio.…
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Colored cells in Squirrel SQL client

I use Squirrel SQL client to query my DB2 database. When I query one of the tables, I see some of the cells background are shown colored (teal). I am not sure why those cells can be shown in a teal color while other cells’ background are still in…
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How to view Stored Procedures in Squirrel

Would like to know if one can view stored proc is Squirrel. Is there a plugin for this?
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Implementing change in ThreadPoolSize on client side - JDBC driver Apache Phoenix

I have recently set up a JDBC driver to connect to Hadoop db using Apache Phoenix. Basic queries on Squirrel have worked well (for example, "select * from datafile"), but as soon as I ask a slightly more complicated query (ie, "select column1 from…
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SQuirreL SQL Client: How to expand and select the table node on startup?

I have already asked the same question for pgAdmin. I would like SQuirreL SQL Client to either automatically expand the object tree to PUBLIC.TABLE or even better: restore selection/expansion state of last session Bonus points: How to show the…
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How to generate an insert script from a table with SQuirreL

I want to generate an insert script for a table. I don't know how to generate it from the table structure with SQuirreL as I do it with pgAdmin. With pdAdmin I do this: Getting this result: I have tables with a lot of columns(60) and I really…
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Getting Read time out when connecting to hive/spark sql through squirrel sql

I'm trying to use Squirrel SQL to connect to spark-sql thriftserver using jdbc. For smaller resultset I'm getting the response. But for queries which are running for more than 30s, Squirrel throws the below exception: Error:…
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Cant connect to MySQL via Squirrel - Unable to create connection. Check your URL

I can't connect to our database using Squirrel. I am certain my URL is correct as I'm using it via my java code to access the database. I got the drivers from here: http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/file.php?id=454395 What is interesting is when I add…
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Undefined method 'total_entries' after upgrading Rails 2.2.2 to 2.3.5

I am upgrading a Rails application from 2.2.2 to 2.3.5. The only remaining error is when I invoke total_entries for creating a jqgrid. Error: NoMethodError (undefined method `total_entries' for #) Code snippet: @route =…
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"Unexpected Error occurred attempting to open an SQL connection." when opening InMemory DB using SQuirreL SQL Client 3.5.0

We have an event generation mechanism that generates & save the events in a flatfile (or say DB file to make it easy). To view this event in DB we complete the run for generating the events & then we use "SQuirreL SQL Client 3.5.0". When the size…
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Same query, different results. Possible causes?

For testing purposes, I am querying the same table from the same database using two different GUIs (RStudio and SquirreLSQL). The query in the SquirreLSQL console looks like this: select count(distinct idstr) from fact_table where…
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Unable to edit alias properties in SQuirreL SQL Client Version 3.5.0?

I'm unable to edit the properties for my DEV alias. The connection to my oracle 11g db is fine, I just need to 'trim the fat' so I don't load everything from the schema. I'm using the Oracle Thin Driver. Anyone have any suggestions?
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Connect to Hive server using SquirrelSQL client

I am trying to connect SquirrelSQL client to Hive. I am running Hadoop/Hive on a Debian 7.0 VM on virtualbox. Hive server is online, and when I ping my vm with my laptop client, the vm is responding, it's OK. Then, I trying to connect to Hive using…
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Squirrel client can't connect to MySQL instance: bad driver?

I am using Squirrel to connect to a MySQL instance being hosted on CloudBees. I downloaded what I believe is the correct JDBC driver, and installed it to Squirrel's lib directory at: ~/squirrel-sql-3.4.0/lib/mysql-connector-java-5.1.25-bin.jar I…
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