# SQL Output

This tool display the output from the DBMS_OUTPUT package (For more information see the Oracle PL/SQL Supplied Packages manual).

Use this if you are running PL/SQL from the worksheet and want to check the output. It is also used in the debugger but as a pane in the debugger information.

The toolbar contain the following controls.

Update | Poll for more output immediately.
Enable | Enable or disable output collecting. Collecting is enabled if light bulb is lit.
Clear output | Clear the currently collected output.
Refresh | The time-out to update automatically. The default value of this is configurable though the options.