SQuirreL SQL for Oracle & IBM UDB - squirrel-sql

I tried using SQuirreL SQL for Oracle & UDB databases, I see some functionality are missing for both Oracle & UDB. Have anyone faced/observed similar issues and any workaround/fixes for the same.
Below are the issues which I see:
Oracle using ojdbc7 driver:
It is not differentiating IOT or Partitioned tables visually.
Script for IOT table is incorrect.
Column level stats of the table are missing.
Constraints are missing in Object navigator.
Partitions and subpartition details are missing in Objects Navigator.
Referential constraints or triggers are missing under tables.
Do not see an option to generate AWR/ASH/SQL reports.
UDB using db2jcc4 driver:
Does not show trigger
Does not show Sequence
Does not show Constraint
Does not show Procedure text
Not able to create procedures
No option to cancel the running query
No option for query explain plan
Any input will be helpful, thanks in advance.

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'Magic' ERD generator MySQL, MS SQL

I haven't managed to find a specific answer to this question which works for me, but maybe i'm misunderstanding one or two key points.
I am trying to create a data migration policy for a project where 3 systems (2 X MySQL, 1 X MS SQL) are being consolidated into 1 new system (MS SQL).
To help visualize this problem i want to create Entity Relationship Diagrams for each database. I know how to reverse engineer each database to a sql script, and i know that programs like MySQL Workbench and SQL server management studio have tools which allow you to create diagrams.
My question is: Is there any way to create the diagrams automatically? I.e. somehow analyse foreign keys and detect which field(s) in table A link to table B and insert links in the diagram between the correct fields?
SQL Server Management Studio comes with a diagramming tool. In the Object Explorer, expand your database, then right click on Database Diagrams. You can view and create new FK relationships in there.
I have just realised that the databases i am testing with do not have foreign key constraints set up properly. So i guess the answer is yes, there are ways you can create these diagrams automatically but the foreign keys must be configured.

Mysql workbench not showing realtions after reverse engineering database

I'm using MySQL workbench 5.2.35 CE to reverse a Mysql Database and show the diagram of tables with their relationships.
I am able to get every table and its fields but the relations between them is not shown. Why is that? Is there any way it can be fixed?
Most often, the relations between tables are not stored in the DB. How to combine two tables is entirely up to the SQL query and because there are near endless possibilities to name your columns this is not easy to guess. Try to find some SELECT statements or use brute force to find out wich columns match.
If you are using MyISAM as the database engine, your database is not fully relational. Make your database fully relational by using InnoDB engine. Then you will be able to see the relations when you do reverse engineering. But please note that each has pros and cons of its own. Google MyISAM vs InnoDB to find out more about the differences.
I have tested mysql-workbench for both 5.2 and 6.0 latest version. My database got foreign key constraints defined clearly. My database is using mysql-native SQL. But the relationships are shown as line between tables. I have created another test database with only two tables. In this case the InoDb was used as engine. The foreign key constrain clearly defined. Still it only generate two lonely table object in the ER diagram after going through the "reverse engineering" module.
While using another commercial software, I was able to generate the 'lines' between the Entities.
My question is, is this a problem of workbench itself, or some error on my part. My database server is the latest stable version 5.6.12. If I can get an answer, this will be good for everyone. You don't have to waste time trying to get an ER-diagram with this piece of software.

Updating records in MYSQL with SSIS

I am writing an SSIS package that has a conditional split from a SQL Server source that splits records to either be updated or inserted into a MYSQL database.
The SQL Server connection has provider .NET Provider for OldDB\SQL Server Native Client 10.0.
The MYSQL connection is a MYSQL ODBC 5.1 ADO.NET connection.
I was thinking about using the OLE DB Command branching off of the conditional split to update records but I connect use this and connect to the MYSQL database.
Does anyone know how to accomplish this task?
I would write to a staging table for updates including the PK and columns to be updated and then execute an UPDATE SQL statement using that table and the table to be updated. The alternative is to use the command for every row and that just doesn't seem to perform that well in my experience - at least compared to a nice fat batch insert and a single update command.
For that matter, I guess you could do without the conditional split altogether, write everything to a staging table and then use an UPDATE and INSERT in SQL back to back.
Probably, the following MSDN blog link might help you. I haven't tried this.
How do I UPDATE and DELETE if I don’t have an OLEDB provider?
The post suggests the following three options.
Script Component
Store the data in a Recordset
Use a custom component (like Merge destination component)
The author also had posted two other articles about MySQL prior to posting the above article.
Connecting to MySQL from SSIS
Writing to a MySQL database from SSIS
Hope that points you in the right direction.

MySQL to SQL Server migration

I have a mysql database full of data which I need to keep but migrate to SQL Server 2008.
I know end to end where the data should go, table to table but I have no idea how to go about moving the data. I've looked around the web but it seems there are 'solutions' which you have to download and run. I'd rather if possible do something myself in terms of writing scripts or code.
Can anyone recommend the best way to do this please?
You have several options here:
On the sql server side, you can set up a connection to your old mysql db using something called a linked server. This will allow you to write sql code for sql server that returns data from the mysql tables. You can use this to build INSERT or SELECT INTO statements.
You can write queries for mysql to export your data as csv, and then use the BULK INSERT features of sql server to efficiently import the csv data.
You can use Sql Server integration services to set move the data over from mysql.
Regardless of which you choose, non-data artifacts like indexes, foreign keys, triggers, stored procedures, and security will have to be moved manually.
Have you tried tool from MSFT called SQL Server Migration Assistance for MySQL ???
https://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=1495
Try this tutorial it is very easy to perform migration to SQL Server from Mysql and is straightforward as mentioned
http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/29106/Migrate-MySQL-to-Microsoft-SQL-Server
Thanks
You can use the Import/Export Wizard that comes with SQL Server Standard Edition.
Select your 'data source' from MySQL using the ODBC data source. Note: You will need to first install the from ODBC driver for MySQL (ODBC Connector). Then, select your SQL Server destination. Select all tables, and fire it up. You will need to add your primary and foreign keys, and indexes manually.
A bit more automated means would be by using the SQL Server Migration Assistant for MySQL, also free. It has the benefit of recreating the relationships and indexes automatically for you. Probably your best bet.
I did it once, some time ago. First you could couple your mssql server to the mysql server using the odbc mysql connector
http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/
After the connection is made you can write you database procedure as you would if it were two mssql db's. Probably easiest to write some sql batch scripts including a cursor where you run through every every row of a table an decide on a field basis where you will need the field in the future.
example of a cursor: http://www.mssqltips.com/tip.asp?tip=1599
If you decide to go with the cursor, you can play with the parameter to increase performance. I especially remember the FORWARD_ONLY parameter giving a big boost.

What are the SQL Server query syntax not supported by MySQL?

I am working in a project where we are using SQL Server database currently. But recently a decision has been taken that the database will be changed to MySQL.
I am not using any stored procedures, views, triggers, user defined functions, etc. But I think even then some queries written for SQL Server will not be supported by MySQL.
Can anyone help: what are the things that I have to check (and change) so that all the queries will work properly for MySQL also?
Queries that I know without consulting the documentation that will not work:
(recursive) common table expressions
windowing functions
queries using the standard SQL string concatenation ||
UPDATEs with JOIN are different between the two systems
Date arithmetics: date_column + 1 behaves differently in SQL Server
Division by zero will produce an error
SQL Server will reject values that do not fit into a column (instead of silently truncating it, which MySQL does in the default installation)
DDL that will not work and might have an impact on performance and/or data quality
datetime columns where you need precision up to milliseconds
tables with check constraints
indexed views
triggers on views
table functions (select * from my_function(42);)
filtered indexes ("partial index")
function based indexes
There's always the option to take commercial support from MySQL AB for this problem. I'm pretty sure they've done enough MSSQL->MySQL migrations to know alot about that. If a price tag on the migration is not a problem.
Alternatively, you could try to run the MySQL Migration Toolkit over the data and look for meaningful error messages at the stuff it cannot migrate. MySQL Migration Toolkit is part of the MySQL GUI Tools.