Toad for Oracle 17.1 Beta

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We are pleased to announce the Toad for Oracle v17.1 beta

We encourage you to participate in the beta program to help us deliver a high quality product. This is your opportunity to participate in the development, direction, and testing of Toad for Oracle. By becoming a beta tester you will have direct access to the development team and product management via the Toad World forum.

Instructions for joining the Beta program:

  • Read the Beta Agreement. Downloading the Toad Beta constitutes usage agreement.

  • Install Toad for Oracle version 17.0 for Windows (Non-subscription) and run it at least once. Do not uninstall 17.0 before installing the beta. The beta does not work without the most recent GA version also installed.

  • IMPORTANT: Do not install Toad Beta into your commercial Toad folder. Just accept the default folders when installing the beta.

  • The beta change log is below

Which version?

If you have a 32-bit Oracle client currently installed in a 32-bit or 64-bit environment:

If you have a 64-bit Oracle client currently installed in a 64-bit environment:

Beta Expiration

Each beta expires after 4 weeks, but new versions with later expiration dates are released often, typically on Mondays. An indicator will appear on Toad's status bar when a new version is available. Click it to download and install the update (No need to remove the old beta first, just install the new one on top of it). It's very easy. In this way you can continue to use the beta until the next version of Toad is officially released.

We encourage you to stay up-to-date with the most recent beta version, and do not hesitate to post suggestions or problem reports to this forum. The development team reads every post and typically responds very quickly.

A Note about Oracle Clients:

  • 12cR2 and 18c are the recommended client versions.
  • 19c and 21c clients will work, but they leak memory with LOBs, and sometimes hang when cancelling queries against 11gR2 servers. The memory leak is not terribly severe, but something to be aware of. You can just restart Toad if/when you need to reclaim the leaked memory.
  • 12cR1 and older clients don't handle XMLTYPE natively.

Toad's no-client option

  • Uncheck the "Use Oracle Client" box on the login window to connect to the database without an Oracle client.
  • Pros of no-client option:
    • No setup required
    • It is is a bit faster than using a client.
    • Supported: LDAP, TNSNames.ora, TNS_ADMIN environment variable, Oracle Encryption and Data Integrity, Spool SQL, SSH, TCPS, and Oracle Wallet connections.
    • Can connect to every database version since 7.3!
  • Cons of no-client option:
    • Not supported: tracing/logging, proxy connections.
    • Known issue: Timestamps display wrong offsets in no-client mode.

What is this sorcery that Toad can connect to the Database without an Oracle client?

  • The Oracle client is just DLLs (and some other files) produced by Oracle that know how to connect to the database. Toad now contains code that can achieve the same thing. We did not compile Oracle DLLs inside of Toad in any way.

The beta change log is below

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Toad Beta Change Log

Toad Beta 17.1.next, To Be Released 11-Dec-2023

Bug Fixes

  • Schema Browser: Tables, Script tab: If table contains an identity column, a bogus "drop sequence" command was produced
  • Login Window: LDAP dropdown in no-client mode was painfully slow
  • Login Window: LDAP entries not sorted when using Oracle client
  • Login Window: TNSPing button not working on LDAP entries
  • Login Window: TNSPing button giving bogus error if TNSPing.exe not found

Enhancements

  • Automation Designer: Added a VERY advanced feature to make mass-edits to all selected apps or actions.
  • Describe Objects: Object list settings file (DescribeWindowList.xml) is now automatically backed up
  • Editor: Toad now attempts to stay on current line after a file is reloaded in the editor
  • Export Dataset: Add support to run non-select statements in the script
  • Login window: Remember last focused column in grid
  • Login window: Add option to start focus in Grid or "User" box
  • Login window: Moved the checkboxes from the bottom of the window into the "Display Style" dropdown on the toolbar above the grid
  • Login Window: TNSPing button now returns actual TNSPing output
  • Options: If Options|Oracle|General->OCI Array Buffer Size is Set to Manual, Toad no longer performs an "OCI Describe" before executing SQL for grids. OCI Describe was preventing Adaptive Cursor Sharing from working correctly
  • QSR: Now supports F2 functionality to move the splitter up/down, same as Toad's editor
  • Schema Browser: Create Insert for All Rows Data substitution feature added.
  • Schema Browser: Quick Filters can now be saved per-connection.
  • Schema Browser: Run Scheduler Job's "Ok, I did it" message is now no-nag.
  • Script Execution: Replaced the ugly animation from the status dialog with a standard progress bar.
  • Session Browser: Display active filter name
  • Spool SQL: OCI Describe events are now spooled
  • Toad on Mac: Make TNS_ADMIN location easy to locate

Toad Beta 17.1.417, Released 4-Dec-2023
Bug Fixes

  • Editor/Dark Mode: Editor toolbars not wide enough, hiding buttons in favor of dropdown arrows
  • Mac Edition: Blob Editor not showing Save dialog correctly.
  • Mac Edition: Grid lines not visible in some grids.
  • Schema Browser: Data grids loading slowly if "include column ID in grid column header" option is checked
  • Toad Script Runner: "Save as" not creating XLS/XLSX files

Enhancements

  • Automation Designer: Script Execution: Error codes added to the "ignore error list" are now auto-checked when you add them.
  • Connection Bar and Window Bar: Middle-click now closes a connection or window
  • Create/Alter Datafile: Find/Copy now lists default disk group (ASM)
  • Create/Alter Datafile: Can now add multiple datafiles at once
  • Data Grids: Popup menu is now customizable. Rearrange menu items and hide what you don't want to see.
  • Schema Browser, Tablespaces: The right-hand-side "Objects" tab now has a button that allows you to rebuild/move selected objects within the same or a different tablespace. This can be handy when you need to shrink datafiles but objects at the end of the file are preventing that
  • Schema Browser, Tablespaces: Can now multi-select tablespaces and choose "Add datafile" to add a file to each selected tablespace
  • Schema Browser, Favorites: Expansion state is now saved/restored automatically
  • Script Execution: The animation on the progress dialog has been replaced with a standard progress bar
  • Session Browser: Can now start/stop tracing database-wide (as opposed to selected sessions)
  • Tablespace Map: Can now display the contents of a single datafile in multi-file tablespaces
  • Trace File Browser: A histogram has been added to "Wait Summary" tab
  • Trace File Browser: Start/End times, as well as a gantt chart showing this info, and some additional columns like Executions, Fetches, Parses, has been added to the Preview File dialog

Toad Beta 17.1.397.2461, Released 27-Nov-2023
Bug Fixes

  • Dark Mode: Editor's "Load Database Objects" not painted correctly until SQL finishes
  • Automation Designer: Access violation when running script action after switching to another window, then back to Automation Designer.
  • Schema Compare: Error - 'Nothing selected to compare' when constraints selected

Enhancements

  • Automation Designer: Content type (plain or HTML) can now be specified in email actions
  • Automation Designer: Option added to script action to not display popup error messages

Toad Beta 17.1.391.2240, Released 20-Nov-2023
Bug Fixes

  • Automation Designer: Cannot import Data Pump Import actions from prior versions
  • AWR Browser: Insufficient privs error from AWR report when connected to pluggable DB
  • Import Table Data: Fixed field width imports giving bogus error about field size
  • Import Table Data: Error if Array Size value too large.
  • Create/Alter Table: Show SQL w/o Schema still showing schema when adding foreign key
  • Debugging: "Invalid Oracle Home" when trying to debug in no-client mode
  • Editor: "Save as" including full path in file dialog
  • Export DDL 23c: "Invalid Table Name" error when creating scripts
  • Login: grid filtering by client while in no-client mode
  • Misc: "Cannot perform this operation on a closed dataset" error after lost connection
  • Options: "Allow internet access" not disabling Toad Improvement Program
  • Schema Browser: DB Link dependencies finding links in other schemas

Enhancements

  • Schema Browser: Commit/Rollback buttons above data grids now only enabled when in transaction
  • Schema Browser: Tables-RHS-Indexes - creation date can now be displayed (click top-left corner of grid to enable)
  • Schema Browser: Tables-RHS-Stats/Size - index size can now be included

Toad Beta 17.1.375.2275, Released 13-Nov-2023

Bug Fixes

  • Alter Datafile: Error when specifying file size greater than 2147483647 bytes
  • Alter Database Link: DB Link name appearing in User Name field
  • Code Road Map: "File in use" error when multiple Toads running
  • Compare Multiple Tables: "[] is not a valid directory" error if output file name specified without path
  • Connections: Access violation if ending connection while quick describe window is open
  • Editor: Tab stop setting not saved
  • Editor: Excessive scrollbar movement when navigator reloads (most noticeable when a color theme is applied)
  • FTP: Invalid private key file raised exception instead of "nice" error
  • Import Table Data: Exception raised if importing from Excel and the sheet to be imported is missing:
  • Login Edit Dialog: Password shown in clear text when entering new password for multiple login records:
  • Schema Browser: Access violation if changing RHS dimension tabs while script is loading
  • Script Manager: Access violation when running scripts
  • Startup: "Scheduler is not running" error if windows scheduler is not running
  • Toolbars: Access violation if toolbars reset while describe window open

Enhancements

  • Export DDL: Much faster now when exporting multiple objects. Please note, this change means that in some cases the output files from Export DDL may be slightly different. Specifically:
    • When exporting multiple objects to either "One file per schema" or "One file per object type", the order of the statements in the file may be different than before.
    • When exporting multiple objects to either "One file per schema" or "One file per object type", line feeds between statements may be different than before
    • "BuildAll.sql" is now "Build_All.sql". This change was made so that Generate Schema Script and Export DDL produce the same file name.
    • When exporting objects to "One File per Object" in Generate Schema Script - an additional line feed is present at the end of each file as compared to version 17.0.
  • Log Switch Frequency Map: Can now show size/quantity of Archive Log switches
  • QSR: Show connection info on title bar like Toad
  • Team Coding: Much faster now when working with multiple objects (check in/out, etc)
  • What's new dialog: Links now open in default browser
  • Workspaces:
    • "Save" now saves without prompts
    • New "Save as..." can be used to save to a new workspace
    • "Delete" and "Rename" options now show additional info about workspace

Toad Beta 17.1.352.2151, Released 6-Nov-2023

Bug Fixes

  • Schema Browser: RHS Script buttons - icon should match the LHS script button.
  • Schema Browser: Tabbing from the quick filter goes to no-man's land
  • Schema Browser: Quick Filter didn't work for Favorites
  • Import Table Data: Access violation when re-running import and Excel sheet no longer in file

Enhancements

  • Schema Browser: Favorites - Annoying "# Objects Added" message removed
  • Schema Browser: In LHS, CTRL+F now moves focus to the quick filter
  • Schema Browser: Added some Schema Browser actions to Options -> Toolbars -> Shortcuts

The change log for Toad version 17.0 is here

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