Like most applications, Preferences or Options enable the user to make changes to the default configuration to suit the way they work. The same is true for Toad but there are so many, for some it can be a bit of a challenge finding what they are looking for.

 

The objective of this blog is to help you get a handle on what the main options are that you probably need to know about.  Note that the screen captures...

This blog explains specific areas of the editor in Toad® for Oracle 9.x that provide “built-in” SQL code, re-usable code, areas to customize your own code, and immediate access to SQL transactions you have saved or previously executed. Nearly all of these code areas can be accessed from within the Editor, while other windows allow drag and drop functionality into the Editor.

If you use the Toad Editor every day, these...

I recently performed 3 separate Toad for Oracle web demonstrations for a large company in the payroll and human resources industry.  Rather than a general overview of all Toad features, these 3 demos were customized for 3 different types of Toad users: DBA's, Analysts, and Developers.

This group of DBA's had used Toad for years, but had not upgraded recently.  As I have mentioned in previous posts, there has been a substantial amount of functionality for DBA's added to Toad in recent releases - just download the latest version.  Johannes' Toadworld blog has an excellent 3 part series on the Toad DBA Suite.

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I had a very productive visit with an information management company, demonstrating the complete range of Toad solutions, including the Toad Development and DBA Suite for Oracle, Toad for SQL Server, as well as Toad for Data Analysts. The presentation took place in Boston, and dialed in through a webcast were attendees in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Belfast, and Bangalore. This visit was scheduled well in advance, and we...

I am an SC for Quest Software, and very fortunate to be able to demonstrate the solutions that make up the Toad product family. My initial goals for this blog will be to share some of the interesting conversations and discussions that arise from Toad demonstrations. Rather than screen shots of a certain feature, I will try and relate Toad functionality to real life scenarios and examples.

To start and end my demonstrations,...