Re: TOAD
Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2000 11:21:58 -0500
Message-ID: <886lqo$fi$1_at_nntp9.atl.mindspring.net>
This is all easy to answer.
SQL*Plus does all that TOAD does, but you have to type every SQL statement, over and over.
TOAD saves you time and money because it runs the queries to see the lists of objects and details about the object. Try downloading the Evaluation version from www.quest.com and see for yourself.
The debugger also saves lots of time and money because of the single stepping, watch variables, call stack, stepping into and out of other procs, etc. Course, you could do most of this using DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE, but that's too tedious.
Also, since TOAD is a developer's tool, the features that are added are a result of user feedback through the TOAD mailing list at eGroups.com. Case in point: dropping columns from tables on databases < 8i. TOAD builds the script to rebuild a table using GUI, not typing. Saves time and $$$.
All this time and $$$ savings is quickly justified by the mere price you have to pay for TOAD.
-- Steve Chapman TOAD Development Team Quest Software, Inc. www.quest.com Dave wrote in message <87t84t$ms7$1_at_nntp5.atl.mindspring.net>...Received on Sun Feb 13 2000 - 17:21:58 CET
>By the way...you can get a verion of TOAD for free, which is really good
and
>suits me fine...why bother to pay ??
>"Berger, Gene" <BERGERGENE_at_PIOS.com> wrote in message
>news:07E164D341EED111ADCD0000F8662F4A086CA7C4_at_pioushqntmail2.pios.com...
>> > Why does Oracle make you buy a product like TOAD
>> > while Microsoft has those kind of tools built
>> > into the product?
>>
>> >>The answer it's very easy.... ON HOW MANY PLATFORM MICROSOFT RUN ?
>>
>> (Please don't take the response personally ... it is meant for
>discussion.)
>>
>> I don't care how many platforms Oracle runs on. We RUN it on one.
>> although I ACCESS the data, procedures, triggers, etc. from a pc.
>> I expect Oracle to write a decent interface like every other software
>> vendor does.
>>
>> Not keeping up with the times sent Word Perfect, Louts 1-2-3, and
>> many other software vendors to the bottom of the heap.
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Yvan Galas [mailto:yvan.galas_at_fr.adp.com]
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2000 11:10 AM
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>> Subject: Re: TOAD
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>> "Berger, Gene" wrote:
>> >
>> > Why does Oracle make you buy a product like TOAD
>> > while Microsoft has those kind of tools built
>> > into the product?
>>
>> The answer it's very easy.... ON HOW MANY PLATFORM MICROSOFT RUN ?
>>
>> Don't forget oracle it's for all kind of unix system + more (nt,
>> vax....) and it's not NECESSARY to have a GUI to manage
>> the database that it's GREAT, I just F.CK the system that you need to
>> load a 20Meg software just to do a update in your database.
>>
>>
>> Zoil.
>>
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