# File Shortcuts no longer processed (de-referenced and opened) **URL:** \ **Category:** Toad for Oracle & DevOps Toolkit\ **Created:** [April 4, 2014, 1:15pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/file-shortcuts-no-longer-processed-de-referenced-and-opened/29649 "2014-04-04T13:15:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bill.graefe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@bill.graefe](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/bill.graefe)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2014, 1:15pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/file-shortcuts-no-longer-processed-de-referenced-and-opened/29649/1 "2014-04-04T13:15:24Z")
Used to work in 11. Create a windows file shortcut (.lnk) pointing to a .sql file in another folder. Toad: File\>Open & double click the shortcut (which is shown when the filter is looking for .sql). Toad looks like it’s opening the file but it never appears. If I navigate to the file manually, it opens fine. Tried searching for a prior thread but no good keywords ---
**Author:** ![bill.graefe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@bill.graefe](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/bill.graefe)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2014, 8:38am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/file-shortcuts-no-longer-processed-de-referenced-and-opened/29649/2 "2014-04-08T08:38:43Z")
Is this not the proper place to post bugs? I was told to post crashes here. ---
**Author:** ![ButtonPusher](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/quest/user_avatar/forums.toadworld.com/buttonpusher/32/147_2.png) [@ButtonPusher](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/ButtonPusher)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2014, 8:45am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/file-shortcuts-no-longer-processed-de-referenced-and-opened/29649/3 "2014-04-08T08:45:19Z")
Hello Bill, You are at the right place, although for some reason we all seemed to overlook your post. I can reproduce this issue using the new open dialog that was introduced in Toad 12.1. In 12.5, which is currently in beta, you can turn off the new open dialog in favor of the old one, which is one way to work around this issue. I will still log this issue and see if we can’t get it fixed. Thanks, Brad **From:** bill.graefe [[mailto:bounce-billgraefe@toadworld.com](mailto:bounce-billgraefe@toadworld.com)] **Sent:** Tuesday, April 08, 2014 11:39 AM **To:** [toadoracle@toadworld.com](mailto:toadoracle@toadworld.com) **Subject:** RE: [Toad for Oracle - Discussion Forum] File Shortcuts no longer processed (de-referenced and opened) **[RE: File Shortcuts no longer processed (de-referenced and opened)](http://www.toadworld.com/products/toad-for-oracle/f/10/p/21760/45869.aspx#45869)** Reply by bill.graefe Is this not the proper place to post bugs? I was told to post crashes here. To reply, please reply-all to this email. [Stop receiving emails](http://www.toadworld.com/products/toad-for-oracle/f/10/t/21760.aspx?subscribe=false) on this subject. Or [ Unsubscribe from Toad for Oracle - General](http://www.toadworld.com/products/toad-for-oracle/f/10.aspx?subscribe=false) notifications altogether. Toad for Oracle - Discussion Forum [Flag](http://www.toadworld.com/products/toad-for-oracle/f/10/p/21760/45869.aspx?AbuseContentId=c0877ac3-9289-413b-b4b2-ff6e3a914234&AbuseContentTypeId=f586769b-0822-468a-b7f3-a94d480ed9b0&AbuseFlag=true) this post as spam/abuse. ---
**Author:** ![jbowman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/quest/user_avatar/forums.toadworld.com/jbowman/32/22_2.png) [@jbowman](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/jbowman)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2014, 9:34am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/file-shortcuts-no-longer-processed-de-referenced-and-opened/29649/4 "2014-04-08T09:34:39Z")
Hey Bill, I see where the difference is between the old and new dialogs. This issue has been fixed for the next beta a bit later this week. If you’d like, give it a try and let us know if you still experience this issue, or any others, on your end. Thanks for catching this, and sorry we missed your original post! -John ---
**Author:** ![bill.graefe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@bill.graefe](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/bill.graefe)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2014, 10:07am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/file-shortcuts-no-longer-processed-de-referenced-and-opened/29649/5 "2014-04-08T10:07:05Z")
Beta for 12.5 or 12.1x? If 12.5, would you consider adding it to the next 12.1 patch?