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SQL Developer Returns Zero Rows on Table while SQL*Plus Returns Positive Count (Doc ID 415920.1)

Last updated on MAY 17, 2024

Applies to:

Oracle SQL Developer - Version 1.1.0.23 to 20.2
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Database Service - Version N/A and later
Gen 1 Exadata Cloud at Customer (Oracle Exadata Database Cloud Machine) - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Express Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

When running a query [SELECT count(*) from <table_name>] on a table in SQL Developer, a count of 0 is returned.

If the same SELECT is run as the same user in SQL*Plus, then a positive row count is returned.


Cause

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