Export/Unload Default File Location
372783Mar 2 2011 — edited Mar 3 2011Version 1.5.5 used the last location as the default for exporting a result set. Version 2.1.1.64 always uses Documents and Settings\etc. as the default. The documentation says this can be changed in user preferences, but either the documentation is wrong or there is some kind of nomenclature I don't understand in the preferences section.
So: is it still possible change the default location for exports, or (should I finally reorganize my hard drive to reflect Windows defaults.)
Documentation:
File: If the output is to a file, click Browse to select the directory or folder and to specify the file name and extension. The file path is then placed in the File box. (The default file path for export operations is specified in the SQL Developer user preferences for Database.) Standard file extensions include .sql for Insert format, .xls for Microsoft Excel format, .xml for XML format, .ctl for SQL LOADER format, and .csv for CSV format.
If there's already an answer, I apologize. I tried searching 3-5 times but came up with copious entries with the word "export" in them no matter what other words I included in the search string.