Toad Pocket Reference for Oracle, 2nd Edition

Toad Basics

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schema to own the objects. The wizard will create and dis-

play a modifiable install script for these objects. Note that

some of these selections may require DBA authority.

Configuring External Tools

You can configure Toad to open and execute external tools

from the Configure button on the Standard Toad tool-

bar (described later). The defaults include Notepad, Word-

Pad, the SQL Monitor, and the SQL Optimizer.

Toad Startup and Other Options

Default settings are provided for all the major Toad win-

dows. You should consider tuning these defaults to suit your

own work environment. For example, you can select the

Business Analyst, Developer, or DBA toolbar configuration,

switch the default Startup window from the SQL Editor to

the Schema Browser, or use an XP or enhanced display.

The following Toad startup options can be changed at any

time. Changes in the options usually take effect immedi-

ately. You may find that you need to refresh windows that

are active at the time these changes are made. If a particular

change does not work for you, simply reset it. Startup

options are available from View

➝ Options ➝ StartUp and

View

➝ Options ➝ Windows:

Play Toad Wave File

The Toad .wav file plays a “croak” when you open Toad

and when you successfully compile a stored program.

You can disable the Toad .wav file by unchecking this

option. You can disable the croak following a stored pro-

gram compile by