# Toad crashing with certain editor content

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**Category:** Toad for Oracle - Beta\
**Created:** [March 8, 2016, 11:13pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/toad-crashing-with-certain-editor-content/35243 "2016-03-08T23:13:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![PeterLang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/71e660/32.png) [@PeterLang](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/PeterLang)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2016, 11:13pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/toad-crashing-with-certain-editor-content/35243/1 "2016-03-08T23:13:41Z")

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Use the following query to generate some “code”. Copy and paste it into an editor window, TOAD does not appreciate it.

SELECT LPAD(‘X’,ROWNUM,‘X’) FROM dual CONNECT BY ROWNUM \<= 1000;

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**Author:** ![w.delange](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7c8e57/32.png) [@w.delange](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/w.delange)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2016, 11:45pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/toad-crashing-with-certain-editor-content/35243/2 "2016-03-08T23:45:55Z")

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No problems here if I do that. But maybe it depends on the definition of appreciation?

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**Subject:** [Toad for Oracle - Beta Discussion Forum] Toad crashing with certain editor content

**[Toad crashing with certain editor content](http://www.toadworld.com/products/toad-for-oracle/toad_for_oracle_beta_program/f/86/t/27607)**

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Use the following query to generate some “code”. Copy and paste it into an editor window, TOAD does not appreciate it.

SELECT LPAD(‘X’,ROWNUM,‘X’) FROM dual CONNECT BY ROWNUM \<= 1000;

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**Author:** ![PeterLang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/71e660/32.png) [@PeterLang](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/PeterLang)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2016, 11:53pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/toad-crashing-with-certain-editor-content/35243/3 "2016-03-08T23:53:34Z")

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🙂

For me it just crashes. Curious if someone else can reproduce it, maybe it depends on some settings?

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**Author:** ![phyllis.helton\_1150](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac8455/32.png) [@phyllis.helton\_1150](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/phyllis.helton_1150)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2016, 5:11am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/toad-crashing-with-certain-editor-content/35243/4 "2016-03-09T05:11:10Z")

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It does not crash for me. Which version of the beta are you using? I'm on 12.9.0.37.

Also, if it created an .el file, that is sometimes helpful.

On Wed, Mar 9, 2016 at 2:55 AM, Peter Lang [bounce-PeterLang@toadworld.com](mailto:bounce-PeterLang@toadworld.com) wrote:

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**Author:** ![PeterLang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/71e660/32.png) [@PeterLang](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/PeterLang)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2016, 5:17am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/toad-crashing-with-certain-editor-content/35243/5 "2016-03-09T05:17:11Z")

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I’m ad 12.9.0.36 right now, will test again once upgraded.

Does not look like there is a new .el file.

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**Author:** ![mstaszew](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/quest/user_avatar/forums.toadworld.com/mstaszew/32/23_2.png) [@mstaszew](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/mstaszew)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2016, 6:19am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/toad-crashing-with-certain-editor-content/35243/6 "2016-03-09T06:19:52Z")

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It pastes OK for me as well. Can you post a screenshot of the error you’re seeing?

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**Author:** ![PeterLang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/71e660/32.png) [@PeterLang](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/PeterLang)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2016, 2:20am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/toad-crashing-with-certain-editor-content/35243/7 "2016-03-12T02:20:23Z")

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Just reproduced it with 12.9.0.38.  
This is not a real problem for me - my code does not usually look like this 😉

Screenshot:

 ![TOAD_Crash_Special_editor_content_X.png](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/quest/original/2X/9/9bb0027e2af095e19b9a9beaac0a3d4872bf1032.png)

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**Author:** ![PeterLang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/71e660/32.png) [@PeterLang](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/PeterLang)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2016, 10:49pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/toad-crashing-with-certain-editor-content/35243/8 "2016-03-29T22:49:23Z")

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Still happens with 12.9.0.45, can any of my settings cause this problem?

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**Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 6:36am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/toad-crashing-with-certain-editor-content/35243/9 "2016-03-30T06:36:28Z")

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I can’t think of any settings, but have you tried with new user files temporarily to rule those out? Also in your screenshot you were just pasting the text and that error popped up as soon as you paste? I wonder if it’s related to Steven’s error. There’s unsafe code in there that takes a pointer to a string from an external DLL and works with it. A clone of the string should have been made, but wasn’t. I believe this is all cleared up for next beta so you can try again in it as well. If you have a chance to try new user files do so and if that clears it up send me your old user files. [michael.staszewski@quest.com](mailto:michael.staszewski@quest.com)

Thanks,

Michael

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**Post date:** [April 5, 2016, 4:18am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/toad-crashing-with-certain-editor-content/35243/10 "2016-04-05T04:18:52Z")

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Is there an easy way to avoid importing User Files from older installations when I delete my current User Files?

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**Author:** ![JohnDorlon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/quest/user_avatar/forums.toadworld.com/johndorlon/32/9997_2.png) [@JohnDorlon](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/JohnDorlon)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2016, 6:07am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/toad-crashing-with-certain-editor-content/35243/11 "2016-04-05T06:07:00Z")

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If it imports your old settings and you don’t want them, just go to Utilities -\> Copy User Settings, then choose “Reset to a clean set of user files”

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**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 5, 2016, 6:39am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/toad-crashing-with-certain-editor-content/35243/12 "2016-04-05T06:39:11Z")

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Just go to Utilities \> copy user settings \>reset to a clean set of user files

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**Subject:** RE: [Toad for Oracle - Beta Discussion Forum] Toad crashing with certain editor content

**[RE: Toad crashing with certain editor content](http://www.toadworld.com/products/toad-for-oracle/toad_for_oracle_beta_program/f/86/p/27607/59934#59934)**

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Is there an easy way to avoid importing User Files from older installations when I delete my current User Files?

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