DBMS Output master toggle and output area

Toad for Oracle Idea Pond
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Background

  • DBMS Ouptut is managed and viewed in Editor
  • DBMS Ouptut is also managed and viewed in a standalone window (View > DBMS Output)
  • Output produced is synced (duplicated) across all available viewing areas (Editors, DBMS Output window) for the session
  • Output on/off state is synced across all sessions for the active connection
  • Output produced outside of Editor execution requires an Editor or the standalone window to be opened for viewing
  • Output polling is either "Automatic" or "Interval"
    • Automatic: polls after execution within the Editor; irrelevant and unavailable in the standalone window
    • Interval: polls every N seconds; only polling method in the standalone window

Proposed - Master Toggle

  • Add a master on/off toggle to the Session menu
  • Add a master on/off toggle to the connection bar's rt-click menu so that it affects the connection that was clicked

Proposed - Simplification of polling method

  • Remove interval polling; always poll automatically following execution from any source: Editor, Schema Browser, Project Manager, etc.
  • Allow for a manual poll via toolbutton

Proposed - Consolidation of output display

  • Consolidate all DBMS Output viewing areas into a single output display per session
  • The single output display will exist on Toad's Output window, shown at the bottom of Toad's main window by default
  • Enabling output for the session will open the Output window, if needed
  • Remove DBMS Output dock panel from Editor
  • Remove standalone DBMS Output main window
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I would not want to remove interval polling because it is useful for causing the oracle connection to be maintained and not frequently time out.

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Thank you for the feedback, that is a good point.

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To be clear, otherwise I am supportive of the suggestions

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Thank you, jkerr. If you have not already done so please click the "Vote" button at the top-left of my initial post.

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Agree with jkerr. I would not want interval polling to be removed. Otherwise, I am supportive of this idea and have voted.

Cheers,
Russ

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I use the Session->Transactions dialogue, with an auto refresh to keep my network connection(s) alive.

Cheers,
Norm.