# Unable to save changed formatter settings

**URL:** <https://forums.toadworld.com/t/unable-to-save-changed-formatter-settings/39805>\
**Category:** Toad for Oracle - Beta\
**Created:** [August 4, 2017, 4:30am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/unable-to-save-changed-formatter-settings/39805 "2017-08-04T04:30:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![kornelis.abe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/59ef9b/32.png) [@kornelis.abe](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/kornelis.abe)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2017, 4:30am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/unable-to-save-changed-formatter-settings/39805/1 "2017-08-04T04:30:37Z")

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All,

I’m currently on Toad Beta 12.12.0.7.

When I try to save changed formatter settings I’m encountering the following the issue:  
 ![20170804 error saving formatter settings.png](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/quest/original/2X/d/d855d65a328be673047f1d95f1843bb71d1b5a58.png)

It happened several times, but when I minimize the number of actions before saving,  
I am lucky enough to save changed settings, one at a time…

# Kind regards, Abe Kornelis

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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:** [August 4, 2017, 5:10am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/unable-to-save-changed-formatter-settings/39805/2 "2017-08-04T05:10:21Z")

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Go to Options -\> Executables and set valid paths for those fields.

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**Author:** ![kornelis.abe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/59ef9b/32.png) [@kornelis.abe](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/kornelis.abe)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2017, 5:21am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/unable-to-save-changed-formatter-settings/39805/3 "2017-08-04T05:21:38Z")

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John,

Thanks for the quick response!

In the end I was able to save my changed settings by minimizing the number of clicks between opening the formatter settings panel and saving the data.

The more roundabout behavior (clicking around trying to find what I need) is typical for me but results in the error message.  
I reported the issue, thinking you might want to fix the error since it is annoying, even though there’s a simple workaround.

# Kind regards, Abe