Ok, I admit, I threw that title up because I wanted to draw attention to my site, guilty-as-charged. However, this is pretty close to being my ‘Toad Bible‘, i.e. my authoritative take on Toad. I reckon it’s my job to educate the market on all things Toad, so that’s where the authoritative piece comes in. I will leave that to my readers and followers to determine if that is true.
Maybe I should call it my Ph.D. dissertation instead?
Toad for Oracle Tips & Tricks Book by Jeff Smith
Anyways, I have just released a revamped and updated version of my Tips and Tricks Guide for Toad for Oracle. My standard presentation for Toad ranges from 45 to 120 minutes. I go at a breakneck pace, and it is hard for folks to take notes. This document serves as a Cliff’s Notes version of my presentation. I want people to sit back and relax while I show off Toad. I hope each person finds at least 1-2 things that will greatly impact their productivity using the tool. Afterwards, if they need a refresher or want to investigate something else they missed, they can refer to the PDF.
Do you write all this documentation? that’s harder work than coding the app, couldn’t do it myself.
Yes I do, and thanks for the compliment bigjim. However, I find that elegant coding was a nightmare for me, but writing documentation was something I felt much more comfortable with. I can count on one hand the number of software programs I have written in the last 15 years. Seriously. But I have probably written close to 200 different types of documents, presentations, etc. that cover Toad in some manner in that same time frame.
Target Audience: Someone who has just seen a tips and tricks presentation, and wants the reader’s digest version to review. Or, someone brand new to Toad who needs an overview of the critical features.
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Nov 23, 2010 @ 05:22:20
Hi Jeff,
Very nice document and it is really helpfull.
And i need a help, i am facing problem in TOAD for oracle Professional 10.1.1.8,
when i running the below query it is taking long time to pop-up the parameter screen:
select * from emp where ename = :name
Kindly, assist me regarding this issue.
Regards,
Prabhakaran.
Nov 23, 2010 @ 07:37:18
Are you executing with F9? I’m not sure why you’d have problems with this code. For giggles, you could try using a different bind variable name. Also, is that the ONLY code in your editor when you execute?
Nov 23, 2010 @ 13:25:28
Thanks for ur reply.
Yah i am executing with Shift + F9. Not only this code, whenever i am using bind variable in the code, i am getting this problem.
Yah this is the only code in the editor when i am executing.
Nov 23, 2010 @ 13:36:43
Believe it or not, we actually parse the code differently when you use SHIFT+F9 instead of just F9. Can you try executing w/o the SHIFT? You just want to make sure to place your cursor on the current statement, or just highlight the code, then hit F9. Let me know if that makes a difference.
Nov 24, 2010 @ 00:03:23
Yah i have executed the code without SHIFT but still i am getting the same problem.
Nov 24, 2010 @ 00:05:13
But if i run the same code in the TOAD 8.0.0.47, it is running perfectly.