Ever seen a table with so many columns you wonder if the designer had fallen out of the de-normalization tree and had hit every branch on the way down? Oracle currently allows a max of 1,000 columns per table. Please do not test this limit. Maybe you do need that many columns, but I doubt [...]
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SQL Developer Quick Tip: The Recent Objects Panel
View – Recent Objects will show you a list of objects you have click into via the explorer. If you need to keep a diary of objects you’ve messed with for the day, then this might do the trick. No, it doesn’t track what you did to the objects, but it does leave some bread [...]
SQL Developer Quick Hit: Zebra Pattern Data Grids
Here is a 2 second tweak that I recommend for all users of Oracle SQL Developer. Open Tools – Preferences Database – Worksheet – ‘Grid in checkerboard or Zebra pattern’ – toggle ON Now run a query in the worksheet or open a table in the browser If you’re going to be staring at data [...]
Quotes for My ‘Book’: A Million Little Tadpoles
I thought it would be cool to include some personal stories and quotes from people who have had a good experience with Toad. So, please step up and give me some juicy bits to share with my readers! I have nothing to offer but your future celebrity as tens of hundreds of people stumble upon [...]
My Toad Bible
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. [...]

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