TOAD Pocket Reference for Oracle

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O'Reilly, 2002 - Computers - 120 pages

The Tool for Oracle Application Developers (TOAD) is a popular graphical user interface for the Oracle database that allows programmers to build, test, debug, an 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. The book covers: An introduction to TOAD and its main program functionsHow to customize TOAD and change its options to suit your work environmentSQL Editor (and data grid)Procedure EditorPL/SQL DebuggerSchema BrowserTOAD-DBA module (add-on module)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.

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Contents

Foreword
1
SQL Editor
13
Procedure Editor
50
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About the author (2002)

Patrick McGrath was born in London in 1950 and grew up near Broadmoor Hospital where his father was the medical superintendent for many years. He attended Stonyhurst College and received his BA in English from the University of London. Among other jobs, he worked as an orderly in a mental hospital and as a teacher before becoming a writer. He is seen as a leader of the neo-Gothic writers; his books include Spider, The Grotesque, Port Mungo, Trauma and Asylum. His novel Martha Peake won the Premio Flaiano Prize in Italy. McGrath resides in New York City and London.