Book Description
The Oracle Tool for Application Developers (TOAD) is a popular graphical user interface for the Oracle database that allows programmers to build, test, debug, and format their code within an interactive development environment. With the easy-to-use TOAD interface, changes that once took hours can be done in just minutes. TOAD allows developers to browse their database tables, procedures and object types, use code templates, and shows errors. It also simplifies database administration by providing a way for DBAs to graphically browse and change database characteristics. The only book in print for the current version of TOAD (7.4), the TOAD Pocket Reference for Oracle, provides Oracle developers and DBAs with quick reference to TOAD?s main features, shortcut keys, recommended changes to options, and productivity tips and tricks. Written by TOADman (Jim McDaniel, the creator of TOAD) and Patrick McGrath, this book provides a concise pocket-sized guide that?s easy to carry anywhere. Developers and DBAs will find the TOAD Pocket Reference for Oracle an indispensable companion.
TOAD Pocket Reference for Oracle FROM THE PUBLISHER
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.