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Using SQL Developer tabs

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Using SQL Developer tabs

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- [Instructor] Another important concept to understand regarding the interface of SQL Developer, before we'll dig deep into the actual SQL language itself, is the concept of tabs. Tabs in SQL Developer allows us to interact with different database objects as well as write and run our SQL queries. So for example, selecting the employees or departments table from the left-hand menu, will open a new tab in the SQL Developer interface, showing us details about the selected object. So I can see the columns, or the data of the department table. I can close a tab by clicking on the X button in each tab. Note that this tab is special, as it's an SQL Worksheet tab, allowing me to write and execute SQL queries. So for example, when selecting this tab, I can write a simple SQL query such as select * from employees. Now, don't worry if you don't exactly understand what I'm doing here, we'll have plenty of time to dig deep into the SQL language throughout our course. This is just for the sake of…

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