Is there a way to export connections and preferences from PL/SQL Developer. I just got a new computer and I have about 24 connections still on my old one.

There was a post some time ago (2002) about exporting/importing the registry key but I'm not sure if that's still valid.

Ara

If you go to Tools > Define Connections you can use the "Import Definitions" and "Export Definitions" buttons.

That worked.

I do wish there was a way to export all preferences. It is such a pain to reconfigure them all when you move from one computer to another.

At least, if you use a custom preference directory, you can get the templates, beautifier rules, etc.

Thanks,
Ara

there is:
copy C:\Program Files\PLSQL Developer to your new machine.
and then install latest PLD on top of it.

I just went through this recently (last week as a matter of fact). Luckily, I have been backing up my PLSQL Dev settings for some time. On my previous WinXP machine, the following was a part of my regular backup script:


%backupcmd% is defined as: xcopy /s /c /d /e /h /i /r /y /k

On my Win7 machine, the files backed up in the Program Files directory have a new location. I had to restore them to:
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\PLSQL Developer\Preferences\<username>

Then I had to run the registry backup on my new computer.

This brought over all my connections, toolbar customizations, settings, everything.

Ah ha! That's where they were hiding:

C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\PLSQL Developer\Preferences\<username>

Thank you nmajdan.

>> C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\PLSQL Developer\Preferences\<username>

So, copying that directory is enough to export layout customization and everything in 'Preferences'?