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 Toad World blogs are a mix of insightful how-tos from Quest experts as well as their commentary on experiences with new database technologies.

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Single quotes and CLOBs in 10.2.0.3
StevenFeuersteinTW 12/19/2007 5:41 PM

I usually write about best practice principles and general issues.

Today I thought I would share a bit of my pain with you on a very specific topic: single quotes and CLOBs, and specifically on O ...

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Custom Data Reporting with Toad for DB2
JimWankowski Tuesday, December 18, 2007 10:57 AM
One of the nicer features within Toad® for DB2 is the wide array of reporting capabilities. There is a constant requirement for managerial level reports that need to be run on a regular basis. Many of these reports are generating using reporting tools like QMF, Crystal Reporting, etc. Toad’s data reporting facility p ...
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Speed Up Toad
Bert Monday, December 17, 2007 1:20 PM
It’s not uncommon for software to increase in install size and memory footprint over the years – and Toad®
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More Toys for DBAs
JeffSmith Wednesday, December 12, 2007 10:38 AM

I’ve been promising to deliver a write-up on Toad’s new support for Statspack, and I’ve finally gotten around to doing it!  Statspack has been around since the 8i release of Oracle. 

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Error Management functions and features for PL/SQL Developers
StevenFeuersteinTW 12/4/2007 8:41 PM
Winter is descending on Chicago; we had our first snow (flurries, really) on Thanksgiving Day, and the sun is weak. For many, this is a depressing time – and I mean that the lack of that and cold actually does make people feel depressed. Per ...
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Super & Sub Type Option #1
Bert Friday, November 30, 2007 3:50 PM

When we create a super-and-sub type (a.k.a. Inheritance) entity relationship in a logical data model, it’s very clear what the business requirements being communicated are – that different subsets of attributes comprise the “cumulative entity” being modeled depending upon the business context. &l ...

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Upgrading to 9.5? Read this first!
JeffSmith Thursday, November 29, 2007 3:30 PM
I was initially planning on writing up a review of the new Statspack support in Toad version 9.5 for my next blog, but I wanted to make sure all of our Toad users were aware of the new installation process first!

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My Favorite Templates – in one convenient file
StevenFeuersteinTW 11/28/2007 1:24 PM

Would you like to increase productivity, improve code quality, and ensure that standards are being followed? Of course you would! And one of the best ways to do that is to rely heavily on Toad's Code Templates (similar functionality exists in SQL Navigator as well).

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Multi-Location Script Executions
JimWankowski Wednesday, November 21, 2007 8:24 PM

In many cases there is a need to create an object or to execute an SQL statement in multiple locations. The group execute option in TOAD for DB2 allows you to execute a script against multiple environments with one easy step.&nb ...

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Questions I hear over and over and over…
JeffSmith Tuesday, November 20, 2007 10:38 PM
I have worn many different hats here at Quest, and recently put on another in the Sales organization. Regardless of what my official title has been, talking to our Toad customers has always been one of the most rewarding aspects of my career. I decided a long time ago that I would do all I could to master Toad and share my findings with others. I hope to ne ...
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