In the first of two articles on Oracle Database 18c we created an instance of Oracle Database 18c on Oracle Database Cloud. In this continuation article we shall connect to the database instance with Toad for Oracle. Two options are available in Toad for Oracle to connect to Oracle Database: using a direct connection and using a TNS Names service. We shall discuss both the options.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://blog.toadworld.com/2018/05/18/using-toad-for-oracle-with-oracle-database-18c-ii