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.
