>>In using Oracle's SQL*PLUS, is there any way to have the last several commands typed to reappear or does one have to always retype things?
>>SQL>
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>You can copy and paste in the sql window.
>For selects the 'l' key lists the previous select and you can change any part of it with the 'c' key. For instance the list might return...
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>1. select * from db
>2. where field1 > 10 ;
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>you can then type l2 (list line 2)
>and change c/10/5/ to change 10 to 100
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>type '/' to rerun the sql
>'l' list would return
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>1. select * from db
>2. where field1 > 5 ;

I see, but even this seems basic and takes me back about 10-15 years in terms of user friendliness. Is there another way? Have you seen foxpro's editable command window?