A Running OMB Plus in Oracle JDeveloper

This appendix outlines the steps to install and run OMP Plus in Oracle Database JDeveloper. For more information, see the Oracle Database JDeveloper documentation.

This appendix includes the following topics:

• Installing OMB Plus in Oracle JDeveloper

• Opening the Syntax Highlighting Editor in JDeveloper

• Invoking Keyword Auto Completion

• Invoking the OMBPlus Interpreter

• Viewing the OMBPlus Console

• Viewing Help Documentation

Installing OMB Plus in Oracle JDeveloper

Use the following steps to install OMB Plus in Oracle JDeveloper. You must install Oracle JDeveloper and Warehouse Builder client on the same machine.

To install OMB Plus in JDeveloper:

1. Drop shiphome/owb/lib/int/OMBPlus_jdev.jar in the JDeveloper installation directory/lib/ext directory.

2. Start JDeveloper.

3. From the Tools menu, select Preferences, OMBPlus, and then OMBPlus Installation to set the Warehouse Builder installation directory. For example, c:\oracle\ora81. Do not include the Warehouse Builder directory at the end of this path.

4. Restart JDeveloper.

   Repeat steps 3 and 4 each time you change the Warehouse Builder installation directory.

Opening the Syntax Highlighting Editor in JDeveloper

To open the syntax highlighting editor:

1. From the File menu, select New and then OMBPlus, if you want to create a new OMBPlus script. To open an existing OMBPlus script, select File, and then Open.

2. From the Tools menu, select Preferences, then Editor, and then Syntax Colors.

3. Select the OMBPlus Category to configure the syntax highlight styles.

Invoking Keyword Auto Completion

Use any of the following methods to invoke keyword auto completion:

• Wait for a predefined number of seconds after typing the first few characters of the keyword.

  You can configure the predefined number of seconds for invoking the auto completion by changing the Auto-Popup Delay for Completion Insight scale. From the Tools menu, select Preferences, then Editor, and then Code Insight.

• Press Ctrl and Space after typing the first few characters of the keyword.

• Type any number of the first few characters of the keyword.

Invoking the OMBPlus Interpreter

To invoke the OMBPlus Interpreter:

1. From the View menu, select Log Window to view the OMBPlus Log.

2. From the Run menu, select Run OMBPlus to run the current OMBPlus script.

   You can also invoke Run OMBPlus by right-clicking a specific script node on the system navigator and selecting Run OMBPlus.

   You can terminate the OMBPlus program by selecting Run, then Terminate, and then OMBPlus.

3. If you want to provide input to the OMBPlus script, select Project, then Project Settings, then Runner, and then Options to set Allow Program Input.

Viewing the OMBPlus Console

To open the OMBPlus Console:

1. Select OMBPlus Console to open the OMBPlus Console window.

2. From the Tools menu, select Preferences, then OMBPlus, and then OMBPlus Console to configure the display in the console window.

Viewing Help Documentation

Use any of the following methods to invoke the help documentation:

• Invoke the help document for a specific keyword by placing the cursor anywhere in the keyword and then pressing F2.

• Invoke the help document for a specific keyword by selecting the specific keyword and then pressing F2.

• Locate the general help document for OMBPlus scripting language by selecting OMBPlus, and then OMBPlus Help Topics.