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From: "bob sullivan (remove CORK to reply)" <bsullivn@home.com>
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Subject: Re: TOAD
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I haven't used Golden Goldview or Gold PLSQL, but I personally 
think TOAD is a bargain for what it costs. Especially the most
recent version, which allows you to cancel queries. (The old
version I had wouldn't let you do that...)

~bob

Susan Paolini wrote:
> I recommend a cheaper product from www.benthicsoftware.com  Their Golden
> Goldview & GOld PLSQL are $100 for the suite & do what toad does.  This is
> why toad is giving theirs away but don't be fooled.  The gold group includes
> the debugger.  Toad charges for that.
> 
> "Berger, Gene" <BERGERGENE@PIOS.com> wrote in message
> news:07E164D341EED111ADCD0000F8662F4A086CA791@pioushqntmail2.pios.com...
> > Why does Oracle make you buy a product like TOAD
> > while Microsoft has those kind of tools built
> > into the product?
> >
> > (This is not a derogatory statement about TOAD
> > which is a great product.)