Edit and export the result set of an SQL statement

Background information

After you execute an SQL statement in the SQL window of the OceanBase Developer Center (ODC) console, you can view, edit, and export the execution result on the result tab.

Edit the result set

Example: On the result tab, insert data into the employee table in the odc_test database.

1. In the SQL window, write and execute an SQL statement to query data in the employee table.

   

   SELECT `emp_no`, `birthday`, `name` FROM `odc_test`.`employee`;
   

2. On the result tab shown in the preceding figure, click the Edit icon to edit the result set.

   The navigation bar of the result tab provides the following icons.

   Icon	Description
   Edit	Click Edit to enable the editing mode for the current result set. The editing mode supports the following operations: Add, Copy Current Row, Delete, Cancel, Confirm Modification, which submits a transaction when autocommit is enabled, and Modify and Submit, which is displayed when autocommit is disabled. In editing mode, you can either double-click the target data to directly modify it or click the preceding icons for convenient operations. When you edit a cell, you can right-click the cell and choose Copy or Set to Null from the context menu. Note The ResultMetaData is obtained during the execution of an SQL statement to indicate whether the result set can be edited. If the result set cannot be edited, the Edit icon is hidden and a prompt is displayed indicating that the result set cannot be edited. If the result set can be edited, the Edit icon is available and you can click it to go to the result set editing page. You can edit result sets in single-table and single-view queries. However, result sets that involve the SET and ENUM fields cannot be edited.
   Plan	Click this icon to view the actual resource consumption and execution plan of an executed SQL statement. This allows you to evaluate the performance of the statement.
   Back to Start	Click this icon to go back to the first page.
   Previous	Click this icon to go to the previous page.
   Next	Click this icon to go to the next page.
   Jump to Bottom	Click this icon to go to the last page.
   Search	Enter a keyword in the search box to search for the desired results.
   Download Data	Click this icon to export query results.
   Columns	Click this icon to select the columns to be displayed on the page.
   Column Mode	Click this icon to display the selected data row in the form of a table. On the Column Mode tab, you can switch to the previous or next row. The column mode makes it easier to view data in a row that has many columns. Procedure: 1. Select the data that you want to view and click Column Mode . 2. On the Column Mode tab, click the left or right arrow to switch between the column values of adjacent rows. 3. Hover the pointer over a value field and click the zoom-in icon to view the details. 4. In the table on the Column Mode tab, you can view the comments for a column in the Remarks column. Perform the following steps to modify the comments: a. In the left-side navigation pane, right-click the target table and select View Table Structure to go to the Attribute tab. b. In the left-side navigation pane of the Attribute tab, click the Column tab. c. Select a field and click the Edit icon. The field editing dialog box appears. d. In the Comment field, edit the comments, and click OK. e. In the SQL Confirmation dialog box, click Execute. f. View the modified comments on the Column Mode tab.

   Notice

   You cannot edit a result set that contains the SET or ENUM field type.

3. Click the plus sign (+) to add a row and edit data.

   

4. Click Modify and Submit.

   Note

   If the current connection uses the shared session mode, the submitted modifications take effect on all windows.

5. In the SQL Confirmation dialog box, click Execute.

   

6. The edited data is added to the result tab.

   

   You can perform the following operations on a result set to facilitate routine development.

   Operation	Description
   Select required data	You can select the required data of a result set and copy the data to an external file by using hotkeys. You can also click a field name or row ID to select an entire row or column. You can also click Export in the toolbar to export data of a result set to a local file.
   Select rows and columns	You can select consecutive rows or columns while holding the Shift key. You can select inconsecutive rows or columns while holding the Ctrl or Command key.
   Right-click a cell	You can right-click a cell and select Copy or Export to Clipboard to directly export the data into an external file.
   Right-click a row ID	You can right-click a row ID and select Copy Row, Freeze this row, Unlock all frozen rows, or Export to Clipboard. Copy Row: Select this option to copy the selected row. Freeze this row: Select this option to freeze the selected row and pin it to the top. You can freeze multiple rows. The rows under the table header and frozen rows can be vertically scrolled. Unlock all frozen rows: Select this option to unfreeze all frozen rows. Export to Clipboard: Select this option to output the entire row to the clipboard in the SQL or CSV format.
   Zoom in	If the data in a cell is excessively long and cannot be fully displayed, you can move the pointer over the cell and click the zoom-in icon at the right end of the cell. In the window that appears, view the data in full. Note LOBs are displayed in text by default. You can convert a LOB into the hexadecimal format and download the LOB to a local device.
   View BLOBs	On the result tab: In Oracle mode, you can directly edit text data of the CLOB, BLOB, or RAW type, edit hexadecimal data, and upload files. An uploaded file cannot exceed 2 MB in the text format, 200 KB in the hexadecimal format, and 20 MB in the picture format. In MySQL mode, you can directly edit text data of an XLOB type such as BLOB, MEDIUMBLOB, or TINYBLOB, edit hexadecimal data, and upload files.
   Right-click the tab name of a result tab	For example, you can right-click the tab name of the Result 1 tab and click Pin in the context menu to pin the tab, so that it remains displayed. In this way, when you execute a new query, a new result tab appears but does not overwrite the pinned result tab. This allows you to compare the query results. Click Unpin to unpin a result tab.
   Filter, sort, and search for data	Each field name in the result set is provided with a filter icon, a sort icon, and a search icon. You can use them to filter, sort, and search for data in a single column.
   Drag the column name	You can adjust the order of fields by dragging column names in a result set.
   Adjust the column width	You can adjust the column width by dragging the column edge.
   Display the field type and remarks in the status bar	You can click a field in the result set to display the type and remarks of this field in the status bar at the bottom of the page.

Export the result set

Example: Export the employee table as an EXCEL file to your local disk.

1. In the result set, click .

   

2. In the New Export Result Set panel, specify the information of the export task and click New.

   

   Parameter	Description
   Query SQL	Write a query SQL statement to select the data to export.
   Maximum Number of Rows in Result Set	The number of rows to export is no longer limited by the query window. You can define the number of rows to export.
   File Name	Enter the name of the exported file.
   File Format	You can export the query result as a CSV, SQL, or EXCEL file. To export an SQL file, specify Query SQL, Maximum Number of Rows in Result Set, File Name, File Format (to SQL), File Encoding, Data Desensitization, and SQL File Settings (such as Table Name). To export a CSV file, specify Query SQL, Maximum Number of Rows in Result Set, File Name, File Format, File Encoding, Data Desensitization, and CSV Settings (such as Include Column Header, Empty string to null value, Field Separator, Text Identifier, and Line Break). You can use EXCEL to open the exported CSV file. To export an EXCEL file, specify Query SQL, Maximum Number of Rows in Result Set, File Name, File Format, File Encoding, Data Desensitization, and Excel File Settings (such as Include Column Header and Export SQL to another Sheet). When you export an EXCEL file, you can define whether to include column headers and whether to export query SQL statements.
   File Encoding	Specify the file encoding format.
   Excel File Settings	Specify whether to export column headers and whether to export SQL statements to another sheet.

3. On the Ticket-Export Result Set tab, click View in the Actions column of the task.

   

4. In the Task Details panel, click Download.

   

5. View the exported employee_excel file in your local disk.

   

References

• Write and execute an SQL statement

• Perform PL compilation and debugging

• Use the command-line window

• Analyze an SQL statement

• Generate test data

• Database change management

• Manage partitions

• Synchronization of shadow tables

• Lock-free schema changes