# How do I get toad to automatically connect at startup? **URL:** \ **Category:** Toad for Oracle & DevOps Toolkit\ **Created:** [November 17, 2010, 1:40pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/how-do-i-get-toad-to-automatically-connect-at-startup/10048 "2010-11-17T13:40:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
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Message from: silva.rick\_437 I only have one user/schema/database but when I start toad it stops me at the login screen and requires me to click “connect”. How can I circumvent this screen? * * * Historical Messages Author: silva.rick\_437 Date: Wed Nov 17 11:40:41 PST 2010 I only have one user/schema/database but when I start toad it stops me at the login screen and requires me to click “connect”. How can I circumvent this screen? \_\_ * * * ---
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Scroll to the right. There is a autoconnect field. Check that off for each connection that you want to autoconnect. Chris ---
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Greetings, there is a check box in the TOAD options that states to auto connect at the given account. find the check box and enter your username, password and schema. I used it on TOAD version 8 or 9 , can remember, its a long time Regards, Walter Cheah ---
**Author:** ![HillbillyToad](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/quest/user_avatar/forums.toadworld.com/hillbillytoad/32/190_2.png) [@HillbillyToad](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/HillbillyToad)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 1:40pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/how-do-i-get-toad-to-automatically-connect-at-startup/10048/4 "2010-11-17T13:40:41Z")
Disable the ‘Show login window’ option on the Startup page in View > Options ---
**Author:** ![HillbillyToad](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/quest/user_avatar/forums.toadworld.com/hillbillytoad/32/190_2.png) [@HillbillyToad](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/HillbillyToad)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 1:40pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/how-do-i-get-toad-to-automatically-connect-at-startup/10048/5 "2010-11-17T13:40:41Z")
Sorry, that’s 2 steps…missed the title. In the connection dialog, scroll to the right and you’ll see a ‘Autoconnect’ widget – check that. You still need to disable that option… Jeff ---
**Author:** ![Guest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@Guest](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/Guest)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 1:54pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/how-do-i-get-toad-to-automatically-connect-at-startup/10048/6 "2010-11-17T13:54:46Z")
Message from: silva.rick\_437 I tried that. It didn’t display a login window, but it didn’t connect either! * * * Historical Messages Author: silva.rick\_437 Date: Wed Nov 17 11:54:46 PST 2010 I tried that. It didn’t display a login window, but it didn’t connect either! \_\_ Author: Jeff Smith Date: Wed Nov 17 11:40:41 PST 2010 Sorry, that’s 2 steps…missed the title. In the connection dialog, scroll to the right and you’ll see a ‘Autoconnect’ widget – check that. You still need to disable that option… Jeff \_\_ Author: christopher.tryon Date: Wed Nov 17 11:40:41 PST 2010 Scroll to the right. There is a autoconnect field. Check that off for each connection that you want to autoconnect. Chris \_\_ Author: James Cheah Date: Wed Nov 17 11:40:41 PST 2010 Greetings, there is a check box in the TOAD options that states to auto connect at the given account. find the check box and enter your username, password and schema. I used it on TOAD version 8 or 9 , can remember, its a long time Regards, Walter Cheah \_\_ Author: Jeff Smith Date: Wed Nov 17 11:40:41 PST 2010 Disable the ‘Show login window’ option on the Startup page in View \> Options \_\_ Author: silva.rick\_437 Date: Wed Nov 17 11:40:41 PST 2010 Message from: silva.rick\_437 I only have one user/schema/database but when I start toad it stops me at the login screen and requires me to click “connect”. How can I circumvent this screen? \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Historical Messages Author: silva.rick\_437 Date: Wed Nov 17 11:40:41 PST 2010 I only have one user/schema/database but when I start toad it stops me at the login screen and requires me to click “connect”. How can I circumvent this screen? \_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_ * * * ---
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I tried that. It didn’t display a login window, but it didn’t connect either! ---
**Author:** ![Guest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@Guest](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/Guest)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 1:58pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/how-do-i-get-toad-to-automatically-connect-at-startup/10048/8 "2010-11-17T13:58:03Z")
Message from: silva.rick\_437 That worked. Sweet! That checkbox was hiding out of view. Thank you all! * * * Historical Messages Author: silva.rick\_437 Date: Wed Nov 17 11:58:03 PST 2010 That worked. Sweet! That checkbox was hiding out of view. Thank you all! \_\_ Author: silva.rick\_437 Date: Wed Nov 17 11:54:46 PST 2010 I tried that. It didn’t display a login window, but it didn’t connect either! \_\_ Author: silva.rick\_437 Date: Wed Nov 17 11:54:46 PST 2010 Message from: silva.rick\_437 I tried that. It didn’t display a login window, but it didn’t connect either! \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Historical Messages Author: silva.rick\_437 Date: Wed Nov 17 11:54:46 PST 2010 I tried that. It didn’t display a login window, but it didn’t connect either! \_\_ Author: Jeff Smith Date: Wed Nov 17 11:40:41 PST 2010 Sorry, that’s 2 steps…missed the title. In the connection dialog, scroll to the right and you’ll see a ‘Autoconnect’ widget – check that. You still need to disable that option… Jeff \_\_ Author: christopher.tryon Date: Wed Nov 17 11:40:41 PST 2010 Scroll to the right. There is a autoconnect field. Check that off for each connection that you want to autoconnect. Chris \_\_ Author: James Cheah Date: Wed Nov 17 11:40:41 PST 2010 Greetings, there is a check box in the TOAD options that states to auto connect at the given account. find the check box and enter your username, password and schema. I used it on TOAD version 8 or 9 , can remember, its a long time Regards, Walter Cheah \_\_ Author: Jeff Smith Date: Wed Nov 17 11:40:41 PST 2010 Disable the ‘Show login window’ option on the Startup page in View \> Options \_\_ Author: silva.rick\_437 Date: Wed Nov 17 11:40:41 PST 2010 Message from: silva.rick\_437 I only have one user/schema/database but when I start toad it stops me at the login screen and requires me to click “connect”. How can I circumvent this screen? \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Historical Messages Author: silva.rick\_437 Date: Wed Nov 17 11:40:41 PST 2010 I only have one user/schema/database but when I start toad it stops me at the login screen and requires me to click “connect”. How can I circumvent this screen? \_\_ * * * * * * \_\_ Author: Jeff Smith Date: Wed Nov 17 11:40:41 PST 2010 Sorry, that’s 2 steps…missed the title. In the connection dialog, scroll to the right and you’ll see a ‘Autoconnect’ widget – check that. You still need to disable that option… Jeff \_\_ Author: christopher.tryon Date: Wed Nov 17 11:40:41 PST 2010 Scroll to the right. There is a autoconnect field. Check that off for each connection that you want to autoconnect. Chris \_\_ Author: James Cheah Date: Wed Nov 17 11:40:41 PST 2010 Greetings, there is a check box in the TOAD options that states to auto connect at the given account. find the check box and enter your username, password and schema. I used it on TOAD version 8 or 9 , can remember, its a long time Regards, Walter Cheah \_\_ Author: Jeff Smith Date: Wed Nov 17 11:40:41 PST 2010 Disable the ‘Show login window’ option on the Startup page in View \> Options \_\_ Author: silva.rick\_437 Date: Wed Nov 17 11:40:41 PST 2010 Message from: silva.rick\_437 I only have one user/schema/database but when I start toad it stops me at the login screen and requires me to click “connect”. How can I circumvent this screen? \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Historical Messages Author: silva.rick\_437 Date: Wed Nov 17 11:40:41 PST 2010 I only have one user/schema/database but when I start toad it stops me at the login screen and requires me to click “connect”. How can I circumvent this screen? \_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_ * * * ---
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That worked. Sweet! That checkbox was hiding out of view. Thank you all!