Sword
Sword stands for SQL Window Onto Remote Databases. It is a tool for making SQL queries on databases that support JDBC.
Installation
Sword is already installed in the Computer Science department as the command sword. Otherwise, it requires Java 5, so you first need to install JDK 5 (full development kit) or JRE 5 (just run time environment) from:
Then, download the most recent Sword jar file:
sword.jar version 1.1
sword.jar version 1.0
This can be run by double clicking or by typing the command java -jar sword.jar. If the screen becomes a mess when viewing a large number of results in Linux or Solaris, try:
java -Dsun.java2d.pmoffscreen=false -jar sword.jar