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The DatabaseExplorer contains a set of specialized commands.
The Open and Open With command have the same behaviour as the workspace commands.
The Open command opens the associated default editor.
The Open With command lets you choose among the associated editors :
Standard file extensions
or EclipseDatabase file extensions
EclipseDatabase file extensions can be managed either with an xml or with their defined extension through a Save Policy Global Preference.
Files opened through these commands are :
The Refresh command re-reads the file content.
If a Database Connection is re-read, no merge process is performed.
if a Database Schema is re-read, a merge process is performed.
Database Connection files can be deleted.
A dialog will ask you to confirm your deletion.
2.4. Collapse All and Expand All
The Collapse All command collapses the current node.
The current node is collapsed.
The Expand All command expands the current node.
The current node is expanded.
2.5. Go Into, Back, Forward and Up
The Go Into command lets you zoom in to a particular node of your tree.
The Back command lets you zoom out to the current node of your tree.
While the Forward command lets you go to the node of your tree where you came from.
The Up command lets you go to the parent node of your tree.
Each node of your tree has a Properties command.
This command open a properties page of your current node.
The Window -> Show View -> Properties will open a specialized properties view in your current perspective.
This view displays the current set of properties of a selected Eclipse platform object.
This object could be a resource in your Navigator View, a Java object in your Package Explorer, an opened editor or a selected node in your DatabaseExplorer.