Toad Pocket

TOAD -- the Tool for Oracle Application Developers -- is an enormously popular interactive environment 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. In addition to its development features, TOAD also provides extensive facilities for Oracle database administration. Coauthored by the TOADman and TOAD team, and Patrick McGrath of Quest Software, Inc., this pocket reference is a helpful companion for Oracle developers and DBAs. It's 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, Text Editor, SQL Modeler, Schema Browser, and Debugger. It also provides helpful hints on using TOAD to perform database administration and SQL tuning. 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. Book jacket.