TOAD Pocket Reference for Oracle [Paperback]

Jim McDaniel (Author), Patrick McGrath (Author)

Book Description

Series: Pocket Reference (O'Reilly) | Publication Date: August 15, 2002

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 functions
• How to customize TOAD and change its options to suit your work environment
• SQL Editor (and data grid)
• Procedure Editor
• PL/SQL Debugger
• Schema Browser
• TOAD-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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About the Author

known as TOADman to his many admirers, the developer of TOAD is a cult hero in the Oracle world. When he speaks at conferences, his sessions are mob scenes. He is revered on the Web for his helpful postings. Jim is now the lead support for the commercial version of TOAD which is marketed by Quest Software.

is a technical marketing representative at Quest Software.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media; 1st edition (August 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0596003374
• ISBN-13: 978-0596003371
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,925,898 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Toad that was a Prince, March 10, 2006

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C. A. Luster "The Rook" (Burke, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Toad Pocket Reference for Oracle (Pocket Reference (O'Reilly)) (Paperback)

As in most of the O'Reilly pocket paperbacks, this one is a wonderful resource. If you need a quick check of something you don't recall the details, this will probably assist you admirably. It requires you be knowleable of Toad. If you are looking for something to instruct you in the use of Toad, you may want a more substancial book. This one includes some tips and tricks that should prove beneficial to most experienced Toad users. As a quick reference the layout is good and the table of contents makes it easy to find what you need. There is not alot of meat on these bones, but the meat is pretty good. For more in depth explainations you may want to look at the Toad Handbook by Bert Scalzo and Dan Hotka.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dedication To Oracle Administration or Developer, December 13, 2002

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Anthony Lai Cheuk Tung "Anthony LAI, CISSP, C... (Hong Kong SAR) - See all my reviews

This review is from: TOAD Pocket Reference for Oracle (Paperback)

In my past few years, I am working as a developer for an e-Banking System, I have an opportunity to know Oracle, however, I would like to know more about it, apart from reading books or being certified, the best way is to "Practise", there is an experienced DBAs told me you can use a tool called "TOAD" for your reference, you will be much faster to be on tract and see what's going on in Oracle, it helps during load test and development time. Also, it is a tool for Oracle developer, some of my friends test their program in Oracle, but it is not a good practice and TOAD provides a good way for us to defend our standard and practice.

Actually, why do you need this book ? Why don't you just download the documentation or print out the manual from [the website]?

The reason is simple: This book is precise and direct.
This book likes provides clear steps for you to achieve various functions including administration, debugging , SQL and Procedures.

If you find, there are two books called Unix For Oracle and Oracle DBA Checklists, those are simple and crucial steps required by DBA as well as manager, we don't need a thick book with 800 pages, we just need a book with 100 pages and portable.

I strongly recommend this book for consultants and developers.

It helps me to solve problems many times...:>

Anthony

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Boy I did not know that TOAD can do so much, September 12, 2002

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Gregor Theis (Meerbusch Deutschland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: TOAD Pocket Reference for Oracle (Paperback)

I used TOAD during my work every now and than. I especially liked the Schema Brower. In this book I learned about the other features of TOAD that I did not use before. I will probably start to use some of these features in the future.

I like books that teach me new things and help me be more productive in my work. This is definitely one of those book.

It might be unfair that I only give 4 stars but I would have liked this book to be longer and with some examples. This is of course not possible in a pocket reference.

I can really recommend this book to the normal TOAD user. Maybe this is superfluous for the advanced TOAD user.