<table> <tr> <td valign="top"><img height="183" alt="" width="139" src="/Portals/0/Blog/blog-bert-scalzo.png" /></td> <td valign="top">Bert Scalzo is a product architect for Quest Software,&#160;a member of the Toad team and an <a href="http://www.oracle.com/technology/community/oracle_ace/index.html">Oracle ACE</a>. He has worked with Oracle databases for over two decades; his key areas of interest are data modeling, database benchmarking, tuning and optimization, "Star Schema" data warehouses and Linux. Bert is the author of several books and has written articles for many online outlets and publications,&#160;and has presented at numerous Oracle conferences and user groups. <p>Bert's blog provides useful Toad “how to” and “tips and tricks” covering topics on database admin and benchmarking.</p> <p><font color="#003366" size="3"><strong>Recent postings:</strong></font></p> </td> </tr> </table> http://www.toadworld.com/BLOGS/tabid/67/BlogId/14/Default.aspx en-US Bert Scalzo webmaster@toadworld.com Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:27:12 GMT Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:27:12 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blog RSS Generator Version 3.2.0.15477 <div> <p>Lot’s of people have asked “How can I setup Toad to run off a flash drive?” The reason for this question varies in nature and intent by requestor – but the general concept is that some users need the ability to carry Toad with them. Some are contractors who must use whatever computer and/or desk is open that day. Some are database developers who must travel around their company to perform or assist with various tasks. And finally, some are DBA’s who need to travel around while diagnosing and troubleshooting problems. In all cases, the request makes total sense (i.e. making portable a legal license). Now we have a way to do it!</p> <div>Note – Toad is normally <a href="http://www.questsoftware.de/Quest_Site_Assets/PDF/Licensing-Guide.pdf">licensed per seat</a>, therefore this is not a mechanism or technique to circumvent or violate the spirit of that license agreement. The basic idea is that per seat means for a single USB Flash Drive being used by a single user on a single computer at a time – and thus no concurrency.</div> </div> <div> </div> <div>Here are the steps:</div> <ol> <li>Format the USB Flash Drive as an NTFS file system.<br />   <ol> <li>File explorer, right hand mouse, properties, hardware tab</li> <li>Select the USB Flash Drive and press the properties button</li> <li>Policies tab, choose Optimize for Performance and press OK</li> <li>Format the USB Flash Drive – NTFS should now be available<br />  </li> </ol> </li> <li>Create TOAD_FLASH directory on your USB Flash Disk (at topmost level)<br />  </li> <li>Download and then unzip the TOAD_FLASH.zip file onto your USB Flash Disk<br />  </li> <li>Unzip the contained Oracle Instant Client installation file onto your USB Flash Disk<br />  </li> <li>Install Toad for Oracle and copy the Toad home (install directory) to your flash drive<br />  <br /> Example: xcopy /s /q "C:\Program Files\Quest Software\Toad 9.7" "X:\Toad 9.7\"<br />  </li> <li>Run TOAD_FLASH_SETUP.bat file to install (and save pre-existing Toad setups)<br />  </li> <li>Run TOAD_FLASH_RUN.bat file to launch Toad (must enter license first time)<br />  </li> <li>Run TOAD_FLASH_RESTORE.bat file to restore PC back to prior Toad state</li> </ol> <div>You can download the file at <a href="http://www.bertscalzo.com/Files/TOAD_FLASH.zip">http://www.bertscalzo.com/Files/TOAD_FLASH.zip</a><br />  </div> http://www.toadworld.com/BLOGS/tabid/67/EntryID/312/Default.aspx Bert Scalzo http://www.toadworld.com/BLOGS/tabid/67/EntryID/312/Default.aspx#Comments http://www.toadworld.com/Default.aspx?tabid=67&EntryID=312 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:32:00 GMT 0 http://www.toadworld.com/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=312