Toad® Stuff (Retired)

This is where I’ll post my content concerning Quest Software’s Toad Product Family.

Format Files w/Toad via Command-Line

Your Problem: You receive code from developers who do not have access to Toad, or choose not to take advantage of Toad’s SQL & PL/SQL Formatter. Before checking their code into your source control repository, you need to format them so they meet your standards. The Solution: Toad for Oracle’s Automation Designer. Toad’s Automation Designer [...]

Capture and Replay Oracle Activity

Sound familiar? Perhaps you have heard of Oracle’s Real Application Testing (RAT) (docs)? An excellent feature, although you will pay for it. If you need a cheaper alternative, then Quest Software might have what you are looking for in Benchmark Factory for Databases (product details). New for v6.5, Benchmark Factory (BMF), now assists you in [...]

Toad for SQL Server v5.5

Toad is an Integrated Development Environment for SQL Server, also known as an IDE (wiki). Never heard of Toad before? Toad is famous in the Oracle world, but it probably more like the best-kept-secret in the SQL domain. Most folks find it because they are looking for ‘Toad’ that will help them with SQL Server. [...]