| Toad is an enormously popular interactive environment tool
for Oracle development and administration. It allows
developers to build, test, debug, and format their code via
an easy-to-use graphical user interface, available in both
freeware and commercial versions. Toad makes developers far
more productive; using Toad, you'll find that program
changes that once took hours can now be completed in
minutes. Toad allows developers to browse their database
tables, procedures, and object types; use code templates;
and show errors. It also simplifies database administration
by providing a way for DBAs to graphically browse and change
database characteristics.
Updated for Toad Versions 8.0 and 8.5, this pocket book is
packed with quick-reference material: Toad feature and menu
summaries, shortcut keys, suggested changes to Toad
defaults, productivity tips and tricks, and more. The book
includes concise discussions of all the basic Toad
components: the SQL Editor, Procedure Editor, SQL Modeler,
Schema Browser, Project Manager, and Debugger. The second
edition includes coverage of new SQL Editor features,
improvements in usability, and new tools such as CodeXpert
(a robust code analyzer and advisor) and Script Debugger
(the only tool available that provides real-time debugging
of SQL*Plus scripts). It also provides helpful hints on
using Toad to perform database administration and SQL tuning
and optimization.
Whether you're a new or experienced Toad user, you'll find
this quick reference an indispensable companion to the
product and its online help files.
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