# keeping DBMS Output on top

**URL:** <https://forums.toadworld.com/t/keeping-dbms-output-on-top/10720>\
**Category:** Toad for Oracle & DevOps Toolkit\
**Created:** [September 27, 2011, 4:35pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/keeping-dbms-output-on-top/10720 "2011-09-27T16:35:11Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 27, 2011, 4:35pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/keeping-dbms-output-on-top/10720/1 "2011-09-27T16:35:11Z")

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When I run a script in the editor window, TOAD switches to the “Script Output”  
tab. Is there anyway I can have it leave my tabs alone, for example if I have  
the DBMS Output tab selected, leave it there.

Thanks,

Mike

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**Post date:** [September 27, 2011, 5:11pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/keeping-dbms-output-on-top/10720/2 "2011-09-27T17:11:46Z")

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Sorry Mike…no such option right now. Maybe a candidate for the Idea Pond.

Greg

On Sep 27, 2011, at 5:35 PM, Michael Moore wrote:

When I run a script in the editor window, TOAD switches to the “Script  
Output” tab. Is there anyway I can have it leave my tabs alone, for example  
if I have the DBMS Output tab selected, leave it there.

Thanks,

```
Mike
```

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**Post date:** [September 27, 2011, 5:16pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/keeping-dbms-output-on-top/10720/3 "2011-09-27T17:16:39Z")

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Okay, thanks Greg.

Seems weird that TOAD thinks it know better than I do which tab I want to see.  
There’s probably some technical reason why it brings the Script Output tab  
to the top.

Regards,

Mike

On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 3:11 PM, Gregory Liss wrote:

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Sorry Mike...no such option right now. Maybe a candidate for the Idea
Pond.

```

Greg

On Sep 27, 2011, at 5:35 PM, Michael Moore wrote:

When I run a script in the editor window, TOAD switches to the “Script  
Output” tab. Is there anyway I can have it leave my tabs alone, for  
example if I have the DBMS Output tab selected, leave it there.

Thanks,

```
    Mike
```

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**Post date:** [September 27, 2011, 5:19pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/keeping-dbms-output-on-top/10720/4 "2011-09-27T17:19:00Z")

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Generally running a script generates output and the thought is that users would  
want to see that output.

Greg

On Sep 27, 2011, at 6:17 PM, “Michael Moore” wrote:

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Okay, thanks Greg.

```

Seems weird that TOAD thinks it know better than I do which tab I want to  
see. There’s probably some technical reason why it brings the Script Output  
tab to the top.

Regards,

```
Mike

```

On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 3:11 PM, Gregory Liss  
wrote:

Sorry Mike…no such option right now. Maybe a candidate for the Idea  
Pond.

Greg

On Sep 27, 2011, at 5:35 PM, Michael Moore wrote:

When I run a script in the editor window, TOAD switches to the  
“Script Output” tab. Is there anyway I can have it leave my tabs  
alone, for example if I have the DBMS Output tab selected, leave it  
there.

Thanks,

```
        Mike
```

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**Post date:** [September 27, 2011, 7:58pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/keeping-dbms-output-on-top/10720/5 "2011-09-27T19:58:20Z")

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That makes sense for people running scripts with multiple steps, but in my case,  
95% of the time, the script output is just one line:

“PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.”

This means that when I am testing a process over and over again, each time I run  
I have to click on the DBMS Output tab to see what I am really interested in.

As a side thought …

I’m probably missing something obvious here, but what is the point of having  
Polling Frequency on the DBMS Output tab if you can’t even see that tab  
until your process finishes running? ( You can’t see the tab because it is  
auto-flipped over to the Script Output tab. )

Regards,

Mike

On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 3:19 PM, Gregory Liss wrote:

```
Generally running a script generates output and the thought is that users
would want to see that output.  

```

Greg

On Sep 27, 2011, at 6:17 PM, “Michael Moore”  
wrote:

Okay, thanks Greg.

Seems weird that TOAD thinks it know better than I do which tab I want  
to see. There’s probably some technical reason why it brings the  
Script Output tab to the top.

Regards,

```
    Mike

```

On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 3:11 PM, Gregory Liss  
wrote:

```
        Sorry Mike...no such option right now. Maybe a candidate for the
        Idea Pond.

```

Greg

On Sep 27, 2011, at 5:35 PM, Michael Moore wrote:

When I run a script in the editor window, TOAD switches to the  
“Script Output” tab. Is there anyway I can have it leave my tabs  
alone, for example if I have the DBMS Output tab selected, leave  
it there.

Thanks,

```
            Mike
```

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**Post date:** [September 28, 2011, 4:01am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/keeping-dbms-output-on-top/10720/6 "2011-09-28T04:01:20Z")

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For a simple compile like that, try F9 instead of F5.

On Sep 28, 2011, at 4:57 AM, “Michael Moore” wrote:

```
That makes sense for people running scripts with multiple steps, but in my
case, 95% of the time, the script output is just one line:

"PL/SQL procedure successfully completed."

```

This means that when I am testing a process over and over again, each time I  
run I have to click on the DBMS Output tab to see what I am really  
interested in.

As a side thought …

```
I'm probably missing something obvious here, but what is the point of having
Polling Frequency on the DBMS Output tab if you can't even see that tab
until your process finishes running? ( You can't see the tab because it is
auto-flipped over to the Script Output tab. )

```

Regards,

```
Mike

```

On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 3:19 PM, Gregory Liss  
wrote:

Generally running a script generates output and the thought is that  
users would want to see that output.

Greg

On Sep 27, 2011, at 6:17 PM, “Michael Moore”  
wrote:

Okay, thanks Greg.

Seems weird that TOAD thinks it know better than I do which tab I  
want to see. There’s probably some technical reason why it brings  
the Script Output tab to the top.

Regards,

```
        Mike

```

On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 3:11 PM, Gregory Liss \<  
[gregory.liss@quest.com](mailto:gregory.liss@quest.com) \> wrote:

Sorry Mike…no such option right now. Maybe a candidate for the  
Idea Pond.

Greg

On Sep 27, 2011, at 5:35 PM, Michael Moore wrote:

When I run a script in the editor window, TOAD switches to  
the “Script Output” tab. Is there anyway I can have it leave  
my tabs alone, for example if I have the DBMS Output tab  
selected, leave it there.

Thanks,

```
                Mike
```