SQLShell accessing Pivotal GemFire XD 1.3

I stumbled open SQLShell recently as per the URL below. Below I will show how you can connect to Pivotal GemFireXD using SQLShell. I used this to export query results using CSV output.

http://software.clapper.org/sqlshell/users-guide.html

Note: Assuming SQLShell is already installed and instructions below are for Mac OSX

1. Create a file in $HOME/.sqlshell/config as shown below, I just took the sample it ships with. Notice how I have added an alias for "gemfirexd", highlighted below.

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# initialization file for SQLShell

[settings]
#colspacing: 2

[drivers]
# Driver aliases.
postgresql = org.postgresql.Driver
postgres = org.postgresql.Driver
mysql = com.mysql.jdbc.Driver
sqlite = org.sqlite.JDBC
sqlite3 = org.sqlite.JDBC
oracle = oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver
access = sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver
gemfirexd = com.pivotal.gemfirexd.jdbc.ClientDriver

[vars]
historyDir: ${env.HOME}/.sqlshell

[db_postgres]
aliases: post
url: jdbc:postgresql://localhost:5432/sampledb
driver: postgres
user: ${system.user.name}
password:
history: $vars.historyDir/postgres.hist

[db_mysql]
#aliases:
driver: mysql
url: jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/sampledb
user: ${system.user.name}
password:
history: $vars.historyDir/mysql.hist

[db_sqlite3]
aliases: sqlite3
url: jdbc:sqlite:/tmp/sample.db
driver: sqlite
history: $vars.historyDir/sqlite3.hist

[db_oracle]
aliases: ora
schema: example
url: jdbc:oracle:thin:@localhost:1521:sampledb
user: ${system.user.name}
password:
driver: oracle
history: $vars.historyDir/scrgskd

[db_access]
driver: access
url: jdbc:odbc:Driver={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)};DBQ=/tmp/sample.mdb;DriverID=22}

2. Add Pivotal GemFireXd client driver "gemfirexd-client.jar" to "/Applications/sqlshell/lib"

3. With Pivotal GemFireXD cluster up and running connect and run some commands as shown below.

  
[Mon Oct 20 11:56:10 papicella@:~/vmware/software/sqlshell ] $ sqlshell gemfirexd,jdbc:gemfirexd://localhost:1527
SQLShell, version 0.8.1 (2012/03/16 09:43:31)
Copyright (c) 2009-2011 Brian M. Clapper
Using JLine
Type "help" for help. Type ".about" for more information.

sqlshell> .set schema APP

sqlshell> .show tables
ALL_EMPS               APPLES_OFFHEAP         CUSTOMERS
DEPT                   EMP                    EMPLOYEES
EMPS_IN_DEPT_10        EMPS_IN_DEPT_20        EMPS_IN_DEPT_30
EMPS_IN_DEPT_40        OFFICES                ORDERDETAILS
ORDERS                 PAYMENTS               PERSON
PRODUCTLINES           PRODUCTS               TEST_ASYNC
TEST_ASYNC2            TEST_CALLBACKLISTENER
sqlshell> select * from dept;
Execution time: 0.21 seconds
Retrieval time: 0.6 seconds
7 rows returned.

DEPTNO  DNAME       LOC
------  ----------  --------
10      ACCOUNTING  NEW YORK
20      RESEARCH    DALLAS
30      SALES       CHICAGO
40      OPERATIONS  BRISBANE
50      MARKETING   ADELAIDE
60      DEV         PERTH
70      SUPPORT     SYDNEY

sqlshell> .capture to /tmp/results.csv
Capturing result sets to: /tmp/results.csv

sqlshell> select * from emp where deptno = 10;
Execution time: 0.18 seconds
Retrieval time: 0.5 seconds
3 rows returned.

EMPNO  ENAME   JOB        MGR   HIREDATE               SAL   COMM  DEPTNO
-----  ------  ---------  ----  ---------------------  ----  ----  ------
7782   CLARK   MANAGER    7839  1981/06/09 00:00:00.0  2450  NULL  10
7839   KING    PRESIDENT  NULL  1981/11/17 00:00:00.0  5000  NULL  10
7934   MILLER  CLERK      7782  1982/01/23 00:00:00.0  1300  NULL  10

sqlshell> .capture off
No longer capturing query results.

sqlshell>