When loading a saved workspace, the password is requested for multiple connections.
It is not immediately clear from the dialog box which connection is being referred to, and the window must always be widened first so that the connection string - including the host and service name - can be read.
Would it be possible to make the dialog box wider by default?
Kind regards
Daniel
Current default Size:
Wish:
Hi Daniel,
Which Toad version are you on?
I believe in prior versions, if you did not use an Oracle client, then the full TNS string would appear in this dialog (as you showed in your screen shots). That was fixed in version 2026 R1. Now it just shows the tnsnames entry name, like this:
You can work around that in your version by using an Oracle client.
But even in the latest version, if I connect from the "Direct" tab, I see that if the host name is long, I have to resize it to see the service name. Here I have manually resized it. Maybe for this case I can show separate boxes for host, port, and service name so the dialog doesn't have to be awkwardly wide.
-John
Hi John,
Thanks for your quick reply!
We're using Oracle Client but currently still using version 2025 R3.
But I'll give it a try in the new version.
I'm currently using the “Direct” tab for the connection, not TNS.
Separate fields for host, port, and service name would definitely help.
Regards, Daniel
Oh, ok. Oracle client + direct tab.
I see the long text for that in 2025R3. The current version will at least show that in the host:port/service name form, which is an improvement, but still sometimes too long.
I will look at breaking out this info into separate fields for next version.
It took me a few minutes to figure out why it was still behaving that way for you.
it seems that in the latest version, if you are using an Oracle client, it shows the full TNS string.
If you don't use an Oracle client, then it will use host:port/service name. That seems like a bug. It should use host/port/service for both. I will fix that (or break into separate fields).
If you want, you can instruct Toad to not use the Oracle client by unchecking this box.
Note, it is only enabled if you haven't yet made a connection in Toad. The reason for this is that if you have multiple connections in Toad, they must all use the same client (or be in no-client mode). You can't mix and match.
No-client mode in Toad actually works quite well. Toad will still find and use the client if needed to send something to SQL*Plus or use external tools like datapump, etc.
Starting in Monday's beta, which you can get here, it will look like this when you use the "Direct" tab.
Also, the window will now auto-size to fit the longest text length of the username, host, and service name fields.
Wow, thank you so much for the quick help and the first-rate support!
I'm going to try out the beta version this week.
I tested it in Toad Beta 26.3.63.9463, Released 24-Aug-2026 and it works.
Thank you!
