Toad® for SQL Server

Version 5.5

Release Notes

May 27, 2011


Contents

Welcome to Toad

New in This Release

Resolved Issues and Enhancements

Known Issues

Third Party Known Issues

System Requirements

Global Operations

Getting Started

For More Information


Welcome to Toad

With Toad, developers and database administrators can use a familiar, proven tool to manage databases. Toad empowers developers and administrators, of varying skill levels, to rapidly create and execute queries, automate database object management and develop SQL more efficiently.

Toad also provides utilities to compare, extract and search for objects, manage projects, import/export data and administer the database, while increasing your productivity and delivering access to an active user community.


New in This Release

Few Features in 5.5

General

Database Administration

Database Diagram

When adding additional objects to the Database Diagram, the objects are not automatically rearranged in the pane.

Object Explorer

The Index node has been added under the Databases node in the Object Explorer that made most index operating functions easier to access. To create, alter and drop indexes use the icons on Object Explorer pane. Right-clicking required index you can invoke more advanced functions such as index defragmentation, updating statistics, etc.

Schema Compare

The overall performance has been improved. Schema comparison process became more customizable and flexible.

Generate DDL Script

Index Fragmentation

Toad introduces the possibility to investigate indexes and perform defragmentation that sufficiently increases query processing speed. You can access this feature by selecting Tools | Administer | Index Fragmentation.

With a help of the Index Fragmentation pane you can create the list of indexes, group them according to the customizable threshold values and issue warning and critical statuses. For defragmentation you can automatically select indexes with critical and warning or with only critical statuses without having to check each index manually.

Storage Management

Shrink database function is now also accessible from Tools | Administer | Storage Management. You can manage files, alter and shrink databases within the same pane.

Restore Database

Toad provides improved usability and performance.

Session Browser

You can monitor sessions and track your application's activity, manage processes and view locks within the same Session Browser pane, accessible from Tools | Monitor | Session Browser.

Query Development

Code Completion

Internal logic has been significantly reviewed to make the Code Completion results appear faster. Now the Code Completion provides better performance, improved style and wider functionality.

Performance and usability enhancements:

Functionality improvements:

Query Builder

Editor

Code Snippets

Data Management

Export Wizard

Import Wizard

Data Compare

SQL Server Discovery

Formerly stand-alone SQL Server Discovery tool was implemented into Toad for SQL Server as a plug-in. SQL Server Discovery makes it simple to detect all the SQL Server instances in your organization and monitor your network for changes. It even helps you find SQL Server instances that native tools cannot detect. You can access this feature by selecting Tools | SQL Server Discovery.


Resolved Issues and Enhancements

The following is a list of issues addressed and enhancements implemented in this release.

Feature

Resolved Issue

Defect ID

Connection Manager Connections window now reflects the changes for connection Category. ST81655
Data Grid Data filter feature has been rolled back instead of datetime picker, implemented in Toad for SQL Server 5.0. ST79756
Editor Find & Replace: User can undo last command (with CTRL+Z). ST81691
ER Diagram User can change the dependency depth to control the related tables added to diagram. ST81789
Toad allows to print ER Diagram. ST81712
Export Wizard/ One Click Export

(Windows 7 only) When exporting data to an Excel instance using the Export wizard, Toad stops responding.

ST67980
You can export connections from nested folders. ST81247
Exporting huge amounts of data from the Result Sets is now not so time consuming and do not lead to out-of-memory exception. ST83310
Toad allows to set file encoding. ST82726
General (Windows 7) Toad does not disappear from ALT+TAB list after invoking modal dialogs. ST80486
List of Recent Files displays both: the files opened via File | Open and with drag & drop. ST81980
Generate Data Script Now exception occurs when generating data scripts with the line's size exceeding 32 MB. ST83661
Job Manager It's possible to view details of the jobs running for more than 32 hours. ST82839

Installation/

Upgrade

(Windows Vista and 7 only) If you double-clicked Toad.exe to install the product, UAC might have been disabled during the installation, a message displayed in the Action Center stating that “you must restart your computer to turn on UAC,” and UAC may not be re-enabled when the installation completed.

ST68492

Migration Toad allows to migrate auto-replace and code snippets. ST80092
Provides better migration with Toad for SQL Server 5.0 trial version. ST80937
Object Explorer Logins: Changing role membership is disabled for dbo. ST82941
No empty values are displayed in the columns. ST83854
Query Builder No exception occurs when closing a query after you deleted subquery. ST82836
Schema Compare The synchronization script for CREATE LOGIN is correct. ST79640
Toad does not hangs when connecting to remote server via OpenVPN. ST83105
The script is generated correctly on ALTER TABLE with some specific local settings. ST80905
Toad keeps permissions when synchronizing source and target systems. ST80803
Results It is possible to highlight and copy part of the Message. ST81755

Known Issues

The following is a list of issues known to exist at the time of this release.

Feature

Known Issue

Defect ID

Startup

(Windows Vista on Toad client only) If you initially start Toad when logged in as a standard user and enter a license key, the license key should be saved to:

C:\Program Files\Quest Software\Toad for SQL Server5.5

However, a standard user does not have write privileges in Vista to C:\Program Files so the key is saved to the following directory instead: C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files\Quest Software\Toad for SQL Server5.5

If you later start Toad as an administrator, you are prompted to enter the key again because it is not in the C:\Program Files directory.

N/A

If intending to hibernate the machine with the open connections to the servers that might be unavailable at the next startup, it is recommended to disconnect first due to risk of data loss. N/A
Data For some queries, attempting to right-click a row and select Row Count results in a message stating that the row count could not be determined. N/A
Editor

Starting with the 4.6 release of Toad, any files that you save as Toad Editor Files (.tef) cannot be opened in a previous version of Toad. Attempting to open a newly saved .tef file in a previous version of Toad results in unreadable data.

However, you can open any .tef files created in a previous version of Toad with the Toad for SQL Server 4.6 or later release, and everything displays properly. 

N/A
Toad may hang after applying Short Format Uppercase Keywords or Short formats to large scripts.

ST83268

ST83638

Execution Plan

You cannot generate an estimated execution plan for a local temporary table because the execution plan uses a different connection to generate the plan and does not know about the temp table.

Workaround:
Use the actual execution plan button to generate execution plans for SQL that contains a temp table.

N/A
Export Wizard/ One Click Export

Limitations when exporting fractional seconds:

  • When exporting to an Access Database File, exports do not support fractional seconds, so the additional data is not exported.

  • When exporting to an Excel instance, exports support only 3-digits for fractional seconds. However, if you export to an Excel file, it supports all fractional seconds.

N/A

Avoid using Excel for exporting if your data has numeric values that require a high precision because Excel's precision is limited to 15 digits. If you export numbers with more precision, the values are rounded. If you export boundary numbers (max, min), rounded numbers will exceed the data type limit.

N/A

Import Wizard

Attempting to import data with a query from a table that has Null value cells in non-text columns into a new table results in an import error, and rows with such Null value are rejected if the discard file is selected.

Workaround:

Export the table with Null values in non-text columns to a Comma Separated Values (CSV) file before you import it to the new table.

ST85881
Job Manager Currently, you cannot export the job list to Excel 2007 or later (xlsx) formats. ST74004
SQL Azure connections currently display in the Job Manager even though the Job Manager is not available for SQL Azure. ST75721
Log Reader

The Log Reader requires version 8.0 DLL files in the Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 SP1 Redistributable Package. If these files do not exist on the client, you will need to install them to use some functionality in the Log Reader.

Workaround:
Download and install the Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86) on the client from: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=200B2FD9-AE1A-4A14-984D-389C36F85647&displaylang=en

N/A
User information only displays for operations in the sessions that are currently open. Backups do not contain this information because only the SPID information is available to them. ST37112
SQL Azure connections currently display in the Read Log wizard even though the Log Reader is not available for SQL Azure. ST75720
Object Explorer/ Database Explorer

Databases:

Currently, if you select the Enable database backup checking checkbox in Tools | Options | Database | SQL Server, the list of databases in the Object Explorer do not indicate the backup status until you press F5 to refresh the list.

ST63855

Table and Index Partitioning:

  • Currently, you cannot create or manage a partition on a table or index that includes a FileStream column.
  • Currently, estimating index compression savings runs a full table compression savings query, so the estimation may be slow on large tables.

ST59194

ST68131

Query Builder

If you execute a query and create a pivot grid in the Pivot & Chart tab, and then re-execute the query and attempt to create a pivot grid with the second result set, a "Selected result cannot be analyzed in a pivot grid. Either the result is empty or the query is still active" message displays.

ST71065

Currently, you cannot reverse engineer a query that contains a WHERE EXIST clause. ST75090
Service Broker Currently, Service Broker does not support SQL Server 2008. ST60874

Version Control

If you migrate settings when upgrading Toad, you may have to reconfigure the repository setting in version control if a "Failed to open the settings for module VersionControl reverting to defaults" error displays.

Workaround:
To reconfigure the repository, select Tools | Options | Version Control | Defaults and select the previous repository in the Version control folder field. Your previous project settings are applied.

N/A

In previous releases, the method Toad used to generate the script was different than the current method. After upgrading Toad, a message may display stating that objects or files in version control are different than the local version. If your local version is current, you should check the objects and files into version control.

N/A


Third Party Known Issues

The following is a list of third party issues known to exist at the time of this release.

Feature Known Issue Defect ID
Automation

If you are running Windows XP with Service Pack 2 in strong security mode, Windows blocks you from opening zip files sent by Automation if they were created using the Windows Compression wizard. This is a security feature in Windows.

Workaround:

  1. Save the zip file to your computer.

  2. Right-click the saved zip file and select Properties

  3. Select the Unblock checkbox.

ST49799

Excel

If an Excel file is open in Toad, you cannot open the same file in a separate Excel instance. To review this and other limitations when using Excel in the Web Browser, see "Considerations When Using the WebBrowser Control" at: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/304662.

ST42486

Export Wizard/
One Click Export

To export to an Office 2003 or 2007 Excel instance, the Office Primary Interop Assemblies (PIAs) must be installed. You can install the PIAs from one of the following locations:  

2003 PIAs:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=3c9a983a-ac14-4125-8ba0-d36d67e0f4ad&DisplayLang=en  

2007 PIAs:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=59DAEBAA-BED4-4282-A28C-B864D8BFA513&displaylang=en  

N/A

Import Wizard Importing large data sets from Excel (approximately 650,000 rows) is not recommended because of the amount of time it may take. This issue occurs because the Excel import component maintains the output in memory until the import completes. This can cause performance issues depending on the available system resources. CR#219754

System Requirements

Client Requirements

Before installing Toad, ensure that your client system meets the following minimum hardware and software requirements:

Platform

600 MHz minimum, 1 GHz recommended

Memory

512 MB of RAM minimum, 1 GB recommended

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

  • Applications that are running on your system when using Toad
  • Size and complexity of the database
  • Amount of database activity
  • Number of concurrent users accessing the database

Hard Disk Space

104 MB to run Toad

Operating System

Windows Server 2003

Windows XP Professional (32-bit or 64-bit)

Windows Vista (32-bit or 64-bit)

Windows Server 2008 (32-bit or 64-bit)

Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit)

Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit)

Important: Toad uses the Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator (DTC) when opening a SQL file to get Full-Text Search status, but DTC is disabled by default on Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. If you are using either operating system, ensure that Network DTC access is enabled on the Toad client. See http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753510(WS.10).aspx for more information about enabling DTC access.

.NET Framework

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 (Service Pack 1)

Note: The following conditions apply:

  • If you have the .NET Framework 4.0 installed, you must still install the .NET Framework 3.5. Service Pack 1
  • The .NET Framework Client Profile is not supported.
  • To run Toad, the .NET security policy must be set to unrestricted.

Additional Requirements

Web Browser

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or later

Spatial Data Types

To work with spatial data types used in SQL Server 2008, you must install SQL Server 2008 Client Tools or SQL Server Management Studio 2008.

Copy/Move Database Wizard

The SQL Server Backward Compatibility package is required to use the Copy/Move Database wizard.

Server Requirements

Before installing Toad, ensure your system meets the following minimum hardware and software requirements:

Operating System

Windows Server 2000 Service Pack 4 or later

Windows 2000 Professional Edition Service Pack 4 or later

Windows XP (32-bit with Service Pack 2 or later and 64-bit)

Windows Server 2003 (32-bit or 64-bit) Service Pack 1 or later

Windows Vista (32-bit or 64-bit)

Windows Server 2008 (32-bit or 64-bit)

Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit)

Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit)

Database Server

SQL Server 2000 (Service Pack 3 or later)

SQL Server 2005 (Service Pack 2 or later)

SQL Server 2008

SQL Server 2008 R2

Note: SQL Server Compact Edition is not supported.

Cloud Database Service

SQL Azure

Note: To connect to SQL Azure, you must have read access to the master database.

SQL Server databases running on Amazon EC2

.NET Framework Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 (Service Pack 1)

Additional Requirements

Maintenance Plans

To take advantage of Integration Services (SSIS) in maintenance plans, you must install the following: 

  • Integration Services that may be a part of the Client Tools 2005/2008 or a part of SQL Server
  • (For SQL Server 2008 only) Management Tools - Basic

Virtualization Support

Application Virtualization

Limited testing has been performed for Citrix support on Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Server (Service Pack 2) using the MetaFrame Presentation Server 5.0 and Citrix Presentation Server Clients 10.2.

Desktop Virtualization (VDI) Toad has been tested with Quest vWorkspace 7.0 running Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit.

Note: Toad may work in virtualization environments other than the ones in which it was tested.

User Requirements

User Requirements to Install Toad

Only Windows Administrators and Power Users can install Toad.

If an Administrator installs Toad, the Administrator can share the Toad shortcut icon on the desktop and menu items with any user--a Power User, Restricted User, Vista standard user--on the computer.

If a Power User installs Toad, a Restricted User cannot do the following:

User Requirements and Restrictions for Running Toad

The following describes the requirements and restrictions for users who launch and run Toad:


Global Operations

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 is Unicode-enabled and supports any character set. It supports simultaneous operation with multilingual data. This release is targeted to support operations in the following regions: North America, Western Europe and Latin America, Central and Eastern Europe, Far-East Asia, Japan.

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Getting Started

Contents of the Release Package

The Toad release package contains the following products:

  1. Toad for SQL Server 5.5
  2. Product Documentation, including:

Installation Instructions

See "Toad for SQL Server Installation Guide" for more information.


For More Information

Contact Quest Software

Email

info@quest.com

Mail

Quest Software, Inc.

World Headquarters

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Aliso Viejo, CA 92656 

USA

Web site

www.quest.com

See our web site for regional and international office information.

Contact Quest Support

Quest Support is available to customers who have a trial version of a Quest product or who have purchased a Quest product and have a valid maintenance contract. Quest Support provides unlimited 24x7 access to SupportLink, our self-service portal. Visit SupportLink at http://support.quest.com.

From SupportLink, you can do the following:

View the Global Support Guide for a detailed explanation of support programs, online services, contact information, policies and procedures. The guide is available at: http://support.quest.com.

Toad Community

Get the latest product information, find helpful resources, and join a discussion with the Toad for SQL Server Quest team and other community members. Join the Toad community a http://toadforsqlserver.com/index.jspa.

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