Toad® for Oracle 13.

Release Notes
Revised 3/3/2020

Contents

About Toad for Oracle 3

Toad for Oracle resources 3
About this release 4

About Toad® for Oracle® Editions 5

New Features and Enhancements 7

Toad for Oracle 13.3 7
Table Data 7
Copy Table Data 7
Import Table Data 7
Automation Designer 7
Export Dataset Action 7
File / List Iterator Actions 7
Schema Browser 8
Tables View, Partitioning Tab 8
Generate Schema Script 8
Toad® Script Runner 8

Enhancements from Idea Pond 9

Discontinued Features 10

Resolved issues 11
Toad for Oracle 13.3 11

Known issues 14
General known issues 14
Data Grids known issues 15
Code Analysis known issues 15
Editor known issues 16
Session Browser known issues 16
Team Coding known issues 16
Unicode known issues 17

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 Third-party known issues 18

System requirements 19
Hardware requirements 19
Database requirements 20
Network 20
Additional requirements 21
Virtualization support 21
Windows Privileges 21

Product licensing 22

Getting started with Toad for Oracle 23

Upgrade and installation instructions 23
User instructions 23
Additional resources 23

Globalization 24
Global Operation Statement 24

About us 25
Contacting Quest 25
Technical support resources 25

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 About Toad for Oracle
Toad for Oracle provides an intuitive and efficient way for database professionals of all skill and experience
levels to perform their jobs with an overall improvement in workflow effectiveness and productivity. With Toad for
Oracle you can:

l Understand your database environment through visual representations

l Meet deadlines easily through automation and smooth workflows
l Perform essential development and administration tasks from a single tool
l Deploy high-quality applications that meet user requirements; perform predictably and reliably in
production
l Validate database code to ensure the best-possible performance and adherence to best-
practice standards
l Manage and share projects, templates, scripts, and more with ease

The Toad for Oracle solutions are built for you, by you. Nearly two decades of development and feedback from
various communities like Toad World have made it the most powerful and functional tool available. With an
installed-base of over two million, Toad for Oracle continues to be the “de facto” standard tool for database
development and administration.

Toad for Oracle resources

Toad World is a unique and valuable resource available to all Toad users. Toad World provides forums, blogs,
videos, product information, Beta releases (when available), and Trial downloads for Toad products. Visit Toad
World at: https://www.toadworld.com.
Two of the most-often used features of Toad World are the Forums and the Idea Pond.

l On the Idea Pond page, you can submit your ideas to improve Toad and vote for or comment on other
ideas. The Toad team takes your suggestions seriously, and you may even hear back from one of our
developers on the topic. We encourage all Toad users—from new to experienced—to let us know how
we can improve Toad.
l On the Forum page, you can ask a question or start a discussion and view all other forums within the
Toad community.

The Toad World blog pages feature a broad range of information, including topics of interest to our industry, as
well as instructions from team members on how to use the latest Toad features.
The Toad for Oracle web-based training is a perfect accompaniment to your product license. This free training
walks you through major product features and explains how to perform frequent tasks. You’ll also see how to
utilize time-saving automation functionality. You’ll receive a certificate of completion for each course once you
pass the accompanying test.

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About this release
Toad for Oracle 13.3 includes component and requirement upgrades. These upgrades address security
vulnerabilities previously identified in the third party component.

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 About Toad® for Oracle® Editions
Each Toad for Oracle Edition is packaged with additional Quest products to expand your experience. The
following products may be part of your Toad for Oracle Edition:

l Toad for Oracle 13.3

l Benchmark Factory for Databases
l Code Tester for Oracle
l Spotlight on Oracle
l SQL Optimizer for Oracle
l Toad Data Modeler

The following Toad for Oracle Editions are available:

Edition Licensed

Toad for Oracle Base Edition Toad® for Oracle®

Toad® Data Modeler (free use)

Toad for Oracle Professional Toad® for Oracle® Professional

Edition Toad® Data Modeler (free use)

Toad for Oracle Xpert Edition Toad® for Oracle® Xpert — Includes all features in Base and Professional
Editions
SQL Optimizer for Oracle®

Toad for Oracle Developer Toad® for Oracle® Xpert

Edition Code Tester for Oracle®
Benchmark Factory® for Databases - Oracle Edition

Toad for Oracle DBA Edition Toad® for Oracle® Xpert

DB Admin Module Add-on
Spotlight on Oracle® — Includes Spotlight on Unix/Linux, Spotlight on
Windows, and Spotlight on Oracle Data Guard
Benchmark Factory® for Databases - Oracle Edition
Toad® Data Modeler

Toad for Oracle DBA RAC Toad® for Oracle® Xpert

Edition DB Admin Module Add-on
Spotlight on Oracle® with RAC Option — Includes Spotlight on
Unix/Linux, Spotlight on Windows, and Spotlight on Oracle Data Guard
Benchmark Factory® for Databases - Oracle Edition
Toad® Data Modeler

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 Edition Licensed

Toad for Oracle DBA Exadata Toad® for Oracle® Xpert

Edition DB Admin Module Add-on
Spotlight on Oracle® with RAC and Exadata Options — Includes Spotlight
on Unix/Linux, Spotlight on Windows, and Spotlight on Oracle® Data
Guard
Benchmark Factory® for Databases - Oracle Edition
Toad® Data Modeler

NOTE: The DB Admin Module can be added to any Toad Edition.

For more information about the products in your Toad for Oracle Edition and the minimum system requirements
for running these products, see the Toad for Oracle Editions release notes at:
https://support.quest.com/technical-documents

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 New Features and Enhancements

Toad for Oracle 13.3

Table Data
Copy Table Data
When copying table data to another table you can select a subset of source table columns from which to copy.
Only data in the selected columns will be copied to the destination table. Copy Table Data is accessible from the
Schema Browser Tables view right-click menu (Data | Copy to another schema).
Note: Copy Table Data is also accessible from the Automation Designer (Utilities | Automation Designer).

Import Table Data

Improved detection of field breaks when importing table data from fixed width text files (Database | Import |
Import Table Data).
Note: Import Table Data is also accessible from the Automation Designer (Utilities | Automation Designer).

Automation Designer
Export Dataset Action
If the dataset is a SQL file containing multiple SELECT statements, Toad will generate one file per statement. If
the destination is Excel File then Toad will generate a new sheet per statement.
Similarly, if the dataset is SQL text then multiple SELECT statements results in multiple files.

File / List Iterator Actions

Support for multiple variable values per line, separated by a delimiter of your choosing. Values are referenced
within child actions using the fully qualified variable name which is the action name and the 1-based value
index, e.g. %MyFileIterator.1%.

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Schema Browser
Tables View, Partitioning Tab
Row Select option added to right-click menu. Row Select is enabled, by default.

Generate Schema Script

Generate Schema Script (Database | Export | Generate Schema Script) has added support for ANALYTIC
VIEW, ATTRIBUTE DIMENSION, HIERARCHY, and INMEMORY JOIN GROUP object types.

Toad® Script Runner

The SYSASM, SYSKM, SYSDG, and SYSBACKUP administrative privileges are now supported.

You can find the most up-to-date list of new features for this release in the Toad for Oracle Release Notes found
at: https://support.quest.com/toad-for-oracle/technical-documents.

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 Enhancements from Idea Pond
The following is a list of enhancements submitted by Toad for Oracle users through Idea Pond and implemented
in this release.
The Toad for Oracle Idea Pond on Toad World is a site where you can submit your ideas to improve Toad and
vote or comment on ideas submitted by other users. The Toad development team has always been driven by
Toad customers, and Idea Pond makes it easy for you to tell us what changes are most important.

l To visit Idea Pond, log in to the Toad Forums at: https://forums.toadworld.com. Select the Categories tab.
Then click Idea Pond in the Toad for Oracle category.

Enhancement Issue ID Link to Idea Pond

Delete button added to Login window. TMB-1666 link

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 Discontinued Features
Knowledge Xpert. Knowledge Xpert is no longer available on Toad World. Beginning with release 13.1, Toad
components no longer reference the online Knowledge Xpert.
Ask a Question. The Go to Toad World and Ask a Question commands on the Toad World toolbar have been
replaced. To ask a question, click the Forums toolbar button to go directly to the forum. To go to Toad World,
click the Forums or the Browse Blogs toolbar buttons. You can also use the Help menu: Help | Toad World |
Forums. This change is found in Toad for Oracle 13.1 or later.
Integration with Toad Intelligence Central. Beginning with Toad for Oracle 13.1, Toad no longer provides
integration with Toad Intelligence Central. The Toad Intelligence Central window is not available and you
cannot publish scripts, files, Code Analysis results, and other resources to a Toad Intelligence Central server
using Toad for Oracle. You cannot connect to Toad Intelligence Central through Toad for Oracle.

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 Resolved issues
The following is a list of issues addressed and enhancements implemented in this release of Toad for Oracle.

Toad for Oracle 13.3

The following list of resolved issues includes issues received from the Toad for Oracle forum and
Toad Beta users.

Issue ID Link to Forum Resolved Issue

Post

TMB-2464 link Painting issues for unpinned (autohide) dock panels upon startup
TMB-2454 link Resource leaks in script execution status dialog
TMB-2431 link Incorrect recommendation that object name must be double quoted in select
create (or alter) object windows
TMB-2430 link Database Health Check fails to run via command line for all connections if
only one has a wrong password specified
TMB-2413 Changes to a Code Analysis Rule Set are not saved when saving to
previously exported Rule Set file
TMB-2408 link No Explain Plan results in some cases when the Explain Plan table exists in
multiple schemas
TMB-2393 "Invalid Oracle Home" message shown for instant clients installed to a folder
named "bin"
TMB-2354 link Sequence last cache value is incorrectly reporting the maximum value
TMB-2340 link Error encountered when publishing Java class containing forward slash in
its name to PL/SQL
TMB-2299 link Cannot copy individual cell values from the Partitioning tab when viewing a
table

TMB-2297 Incorrect DDL generated for table having foreign key referencing a view
TMB-2272 link Cannot edit saved direct connection so that it uses Service Name or SID
TMB-2271 link Incorrect font used for some columns when viewing table data in grid
TMB-2260 Export Dataset data masking does not work in some cases
TMB-2256 link Export Dataset parses SQL file incorrectly in some cases

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Issue ID Link to Forum Resolved Issue
Post

TMB-2250 ORA-00900 when using the Data Masking option with SQL Text dataset in
the Export Dataset window and action
TMB-2249 Copy/paste a block selection containing multibyte characters causes
exception when pasting
TMB-2245 link Code navigator when describing a package does not update properly
TMB-2243 link Export Dataset, Excel File format, exports the date 1-1-1900 as a string
instead of a date
TMB-2241 link Control alignment/position issues when resizing Session Browser
TMB-2238 Contexts, Dimensions, and Policies are not shown in the Schema Browser
when connected to a database that does not support Java, e.g. Oracle XE
TMB-2226 link Data Grid is slow to load for queries having many columns in the result set
when Sensitive Data Protection Awareness is enabled
TMB-2225 Editor, Toggle Full Screen Grid (Shift+F2) paints poorly and is non-
functional in some cases
TMB-2212 link Export Dataset, Merge Statements, incorrect SQL generated when table
primary key consists of all columns
TMB-2201 Administer Tablespace window problems (duplicate rows, privilege
exception) when connected to Oracle 12.1 container database
TMB-2192 Cannot edit data in grids for index-organized tables
TMB-2153 The "OK" button does not enable when altering a tablespace and changing
the maximum size value for a datafile
TMB-2146 Auto-connect not working when more than one connection is set to connect
automatically upon Toad startup
TMB-2057 link Compare Schemas incorrectly flags DEFAULT_COLLATION as a difference
and produces SQL error on target database in some cases
TMB-2034 link Window bar buttons do not update connection colors properly
TMB-2030 link Query results take too long to become available

TMB-2009 Database Probe hangs on Oracle 11g Release 2

TMB-1973 link Data Grid is read-only when executing SELECT from table having
XMLTYPE column despite ROWID being returned
TMB-1970 Code Analysis results in JSON format specifies wrong object owner in some
cases
TMB-1948 link Analyze Objects window opens to the wrong connection in some cases
TMB-1918 link Export Dataset incorrectly excludes XMLTYPE columns when the option to
exclude virtual columns is enabled
TMB-1872 Creating an Oracle 18c or 19c pluggable database fails if the container
database is non-Exadata
TMB-1849 link Access Violation generating Explain Plan
TMB-1818 link Duplicate Row in the data grid will hang Toad if followed a Find (Ctrl+F)

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 Issue ID Link to Forum Resolved Issue
Post

TMB-1808 link Rebuild Table changes INTEGER to NUMBER

TMB-1799 link SELECT * FROM TABLE(dbms_xplan.display_cursor) showing unexpected
result
TMB-1745 link Compare Files vertical scrolling is too aggressive when the scrollbar is
clicked
TMB-1704 "Data type not supported" error when viewing cursor output containing
TIMESTAMP or INTERVAL fields
TMB-1624 link Compare Schemas uses DBMS_REDEFINITION to sync tables at times
when it shouldn't
TMB-1609 Sending PL/SQL from the Set Parameters window to Toad Script Runner for
execution passes SQL that is incomplete resulting in error

TMB-1604 link Explain Plan results in "ORA-01775: looping chain of synonyms" error
TMB-1587 link Windows high contrast option is not obeyed in some windows
TMB-1552 "No mapping for the Unicode character exists in the target multi-byte code
page" exception upon Toad startup/shutdown

You can find the most up-to-date list of resolved issues for this release in the Toad for Oracle Release Notes
found at: https://support.quest.com/toad-for-oracle/technical-documents.

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 Known issues
The following is a list of issues, including those attributed to third-party products, known to exist in this release
line at the time of the current release.

General known issues

Known Issue Issue ID

Toad's help cannot be opened from an installation path that contains Unicode characters. 72966

If you check "Indexes" on the Scripts tab for snapshots, then the primary key for the snapshot N/A
will be included in the script, even though the CREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW statement
implicitly creates this primary key.
Toad currently does not differentiate between indexes created explicitly on the snapshot and
indexes created automatically when the snapshot is created.
Workaround: If you are running the generated script to recreate the snapshot, then you can
simply ignore the error that occurs when the script tries to recreate the primary key index for
the snapshot. If you do not normally create indexes on snapshots, then you can uncheck
"Indexes" when generating the snapshot script.

If you use 11g Oracle ODP.NET client or any other client that does not have the oci.dll in the N/A
BIN directory, Toad has the following problems:

1. Client shows as invalid

2. Client version is not detected
3. As a result of #2, columns of the following datatypes are not shown in the Schema
Browser table data: CLOB, BLOB, NCLOB, XMLTYPE, TIMESTAMP, INTERVAL,
BINARY_DOUBLE, and BINARY_FLOAT

Debugger N/A
If there is an exception during debugging on a 10Gr2 or greater database, REFCURSOR
output and DBMS output will not be available when debugging is completed. This is due to the
target session not being available.
Workaround: To see REFCURSOR output and DBMS output, execute the procedure without
the debugger.

Connections N/A
While Toad supports LDAP connectivity, some features of Toad depend on tnsnames.ora file
to operate correctly, such as Toad Script Runner (TSR).

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Known Issue Issue ID

Schema Browser N/A

Sometimes after pressing "Compile invalid objects", you may get ORA-20000, ORA-06512, or
ORA-06512 errors. This could mean that you do not have the privileges to compile the object,
but it also happens when the schema contains a package body that does not have an
associated spec.
Workaround: Look in the schema that you are trying to compile to see whether there are any
orphan package bodies. If it is your own schema, then do:select * from user_objects o1 where
object_type = ''PACKAGE BODY'' and not exists (select ''x'' from user_objects o2 where
o2.object_name = o1.object_name and o2.object_type = ''PACKAGE'') Then drop any orphan
package bodies that are found.

Virtualization 76354
An access violation error may display when you close Toad in a Citrix XenApp environment.

Import/Export 59228
Constraint scripts from Export DDL do not contain the "using index" or "tablespace" clause.

Data Modeler: N/A

l Generation of HTML reports of large diagrams may fail during generation of an image
of the ER Diagram.
l Comparison of large models may consume too much memory.

Data Grids known issues

Known Issue Issue
ID

You may receive an "ORA-00902 invalid datatype" error when editing an object, nested table, or N/A
varray data if you have redefined the data type for that data during the current session.
Workaround: If you redefine an object type, nested table, or varray and then need to edit data in a
table based on that type, end your current connection and begin a new one.

Full table data is not displaying in the live data grid (results from F9) if the data contains "zero"
characers (ACII 0). In this case, all data after the zero character will not show in the grid.
Workaround: Double click on the data cell in the data grid to view full contents of data in a popup
editor.

Code Analysis known issues

Known Issue Issue ID

Saving results to a database: When dealing with nested procedures, Code Analysis can only N/A
insert run data from procs one level deep.

Saving PL/SQL results to a database may fail or save invalid data to the database for invalid N/A

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PL/SQL objects.
Workaround: To ensure PL/SQL results are saved to the database correctly, verify the validity
of all objects before running Code Analysis.

Editor known issues

Known Issue Issue ID

Toad errors when you query on a field of Oracle collection types. 64373
Workaround: Execute using SQL*Plus.

When spooling to an unpinned output window, the window becomes unresponsive and errors 68523
are given when Toad is closed ("Canvas does not allow drawing").
Workaround: Keep the output window pinned.

If you use a non fixed-width font, the results are misaligned in the of Script Output tab in Editor 62234
after executing a SQL script.
Workaround: Go to Options | Scripts and select a fixed-width font for script output.

Session Browser known issues

Known Issue Issue ID

The Program name in the Session Browser may be blank or may be the full path to the N/A
executable instead of just the executable name. This depends on the Oracle client, not on
Toad.

In RAC databases, version 10.1.0.3 (and possibly other 10.1 versions), the query used to N/A
populate the "Current Statement" in the Session Browser fails with the following error: Runtime
error occurred: 12801 (ORA-12801: error signaled in parallel query server PZ99, instance
<instance name> ORA-01008: not all variables bound) This problem does not occur in Non-
RAC environments.
Workaround: Clear the "Use RAC Views" checkbox, and log into the appropriate instance of
the database, if necessary.

Team Coding known issues

Known Issue Issue ID

Creating a new revision or attempting to force a check-in to Visual Studio Team Services may N/A
result in a "404: Not Found" error. The current version of Team Foundation Server used by
Visual Studio Team Services compares the source being uploaded with the source already in
the repository. If the source has not changed, it may incorrectly return an error rather than
allowing the forced revision. This appears to be a Microsoft issue. As a result, these two

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Known Issue Issue ID

commands may fail.

When using the Team Foundation Server internal client and Team Foundation Server 2012 or 114334
2013 alternate Team Project Collections, workspaces created outside of Toad are not visible
from within Toad. A workspace may be created from Toad by clicking the ‘New’ button during
the Team Foundation Server log in.
This is not an issue when using the Team Foundation Server external client.

Team Coding is disabled for mixed-case object names. N/A

With CVS, Toad may fail to retrieve the list of projects for you to select from in the CVS browser N/A
or in the Code Control Groups configuration.
Workaround: See "Missing CVS\Entries File Error" in the online help.

Team Coding and Clearcase: Dynamic Views are not supported via SCC interface. Snapshot N/A
Views must be used instead. (Rational case ID v0830629, Rational Defect # CMBU00053934)

Unicode known issues

Known Issue Issue ID

The following features in Toad do not support Unicode: N/A

l ASM Manager
l Export File Browser
l Hex Editor

In addition, Java itself does not allow Unicode class names or file names. This is relevant to
the Java Manager, Editor, and Schema Browser.

Editor options to highlight object names may not work for object names that contain Unicode N/A
characters.

Script Execution in Editor: Error offset can be incorrect when running scripts with multi-byte N/A
object names.
XML (Plain) format creates bad XML if Unicode string values and Unicode column names are N/A
exported through Export Dataset.

Import mapping for Unicode characters is incorrect if the characters are not a fixed width (such 63221
as Korean).

In Team Coding, objects with Unicode contents are supported, objects with Unicode names N/A
are not. Supported Version Control Providers do not support Unicode names.

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Third-party known issues
Known Issue Issue ID

Help N/A
(Affects the 64-bit version of Toad only)
If IE9 is installed, clicking a link in the Help file may crash Toad 64-bit, even if IE9 is not the
default browser.
Workaround: Users who have IE9 installed can open Help from outside of Toad.

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 System requirements
This section contains the hardware, software, and privileges required to run Toad for Oracle, as well as the
database and virtual environments that Toad for Oracle supports.

Hardware requirements
Requirement Details

Processor 1 GHz processor

Memory l 1 GB RAM - Toad for Oracle 32 bit

l 2 GB RAM - Toad for Oracle 64 bit

NOTE: The memory required may vary based on the following: 

l Applications that are running on your system

l Size and complexity of the database
l Amount of database activity
l Number of concurrent users accessing the database

Hard disk space l 120 MB - Toad for Oracle 32 bit

l 150 MB - Toad for Oracle 64 bit

Operating system l Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit) - 2 CPU required

l Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)
l Windows 8 and 8.1 (32-bit and 64-bit)
l Windows Server 2012 (32-bit and 64-bit) - 2 CPU required
l Windows Server 2012 R1 and R2 (64-bit) - 2 CPU required
l Windows Server 2016
l Windows 10

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Database requirements
Requirement Details

Database client An Oracle client must be installed and configured on the system where
you are running Toad. The following are supported:

l Oracle Client or Instant Client 10.2.0.5

l Oracle Client or Instant Client 11.2.0.1/11.2.0.3
l Oracle Client or Instant Client 12c Release 1 and 2
l Oracle Client or Instant Client 18c
l Oracle Client or Instant Client 19c

NOTE: You must use the 32-bit version of Toad with the 32-bit Oracle
client, and the 64-bit version of Toad with the 64-bit Oracle client.

Database server Oracle versions:

l 10g Release 2
l 11g Release 1 and 2
l 12c Release 1 and 2
l 18c
l 19c

IMPORTANT: It is recommended that your client version be of the same

release (or later) as your database server. This is an Oracle
recommendation to prevent performance issues.

Cloud database service Oracle Database as a Service on Amazon EC2 and Oracle Cloud

Network
Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) is being adopted by the US Federal Government and industries around the
world. In its most basic format, the new protocol uses 128-bit addresses instead of 32-bit addresses, which are
used by the current IPv4 to route packets over the Internet. Toad for Oracle features, such as FTP, access the
Internet through third-party vendors that are IPv6 compliant, such as /nSoftware's IP*Works. For access to Web
sites by way of the Toad Online window, Toad simply invokes the user-defined or default Web browser.

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Additional requirements
Requirement Details

Additional Software l Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or later (to view video from the
Jump list within Toad, and to view the product documentation in
HTML format).
l Microsoft Office 2016 and recent earlier releases are supported for
Word and Excel output.
l Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0 or later (to view the product
documentation in PDF format).
l Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 to support the Toad for Oracle
Editions Installer.

Virtualization support
Type Details

Application virtualization Citrix® XenApp

Desktop virtualization (VDI) vWorkspace™ 7.0 has been tested.

Server virtualization Oracle VM 3.1 has been tested.

VMware ESX Server 3.5, 4.0, and 5.5 have been tested.

NOTE: Toad may work in virtualization environments other than the ones listed.

Windows Privileges
In order to install and run Toad, make a connection, and do basic operations, you must have the following
privileges.

Operating System Requirements

Windows 7 l Read access to the Oracle client folder

l Read/write privileges on the Oracle Home directories that you use
for your connections

Windows 8 and later l Read access to the Oracle client folder

Windows Server 2012 and l Read/write privileges on the Oracle Home directories that you use
2016 for your connections

NOTE: Other functionality in Toad may require additional privileges.

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 Product licensing
To activate a trial
1. Go to the trial download web page: https://www.quest.com/products/toad-for-oracle/software-
downloads.aspx, accessed through the product page.
2. Select the Toad for Oracle Edition that you want to try.
3. Log in to your account or register.
4. Accept the license terms.
5. Download the trial file.

To activate a purchased commercial license

1. Go to the Quest Support website: https://support.quest.com/
2. Type the name of the product that you want to activate in the Enter your product to find support field.
3. Select Download New Releases.
4. Download the installer file.

NOTES:

l License keys compatible with Oracle 9.7 and earlier versions are no longer supported.
l Only the newer 48-character license keys are supported.
l If you have an older license type, the Editions installer points you to the license web page where you
can update it.
l Toad supports cumulative licensing. You can add multiple licenses, including those for add-ons like
Sensitive Data Protection, to Toad. Toad will use the licenses providing the highest degree of features.

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 Getting started with Toad for Oracle
Toad for Oracle is distributed in the Toad for Oracle Editions at https://support.quest.com/download-
product-select.

Upgrade and installation instructions

Please refer to the Toad for Oracle Installation Guide at https://support.quest.com/technical-documents for
installation and upgrade instructions.
Upgrades for Toad for Oracle can install side-by-side with any previous versions you have installed. You can
run the new and previous versions concurrently.
The first time you run the new version of Toad, the settings files from the previous version are automatically
imported. To start with a clean set of user files, go to Utilities | Copy User Settings, then select Create a clean
set of user files from the base installation.
NOTE: Toad supports importing settings only if the new version is within two releases of the previous
version. If your versions are more than two releases apart, you need to install an intermediate version to
successfully import the files.

User instructions
To get started with using Toad for Oracle, see the Guide to Using Toad at https://support.quest.com/technical-
documents. For detailed information about any Toad window or feature, see the online help, which can be
accessed from the Help menu.

Additional resources
Additional information is available from the Toad for Oracle Community on Toad World:
https://www.toadworld.com/products/toad-for-oracle

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 Globalization
Global Operation Statement
This section contains information about installing and operating this product in non-English configurations, such
as those needed by customers outside of North America. This section does not replace the materials about
supported platforms and configurations found elsewhere in the product documentation.
This release was not enabled and tested for international operation. Only U.S. English configurations of this
product and U.S. English datasets are fully supported. Support for non-ASCII characters or non-English
configurations may work appropriately, but these configurations have not been tested and this release should
be used with caution in these environments.
This release has the following known capabilities or limitations: Toad 13.1 is a Unicode application. As such, it
has native support for any Oracle Unicode character set, such as UTF8 or AL32UTF8. There are some features
in Toad which use or invoke Oracle Utilities or applications which are not themselves Unicode applications.
Their functionality is therefore limited to the character set of the client on which Toad is running, and NLS_LANG
must be carefully set to match the Windows character set
We have also observed issues with US7ASCII when used with non Latin characters.

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