BasicQuery is a Java-based application used to access databases through JDBC. It features a Swing-based GUI and includes capabilities useful to developers when testing SQL statements against a database. It also produces timing information, which is valuable during tuning exercises. Development on BasicQuery began in early 2003 and it has been used on various projects since then.
We have leveraged BasicQuery in diverse situations which involved debugging, testing, and performance tuning. Key features of the application include easy access to each SQL statement entered; ability to save sets of SQL statements in separate files; support for parameterized statements; a provision for multiple return values; execution of sets of statements; storage of each connect URL used; and exporting of results, both data output and timing details, to a CSV file. Given its Java heritage, BasicQuery has been used successfully on multiple platforms.
BasicQuery can use any JDBC-compliant driver. The list of drivers to be loaded is stored in a parameter file. The driver packages themselves are loaded dynamically at startup from a user-configurable location. We regularly access MySQL, Oracle, and Sybase databases. The Apache Jakarta Commons Pool Library can be used, allowing timing tests to reflect the impact of pooled versus non-pooled connections.
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