Note: Your Toad for SQL Server license key determines the edition and will enable Toad for SQL Server functionality accordingly. In many cases, if functionality is disabled within Toad for SQL Server, you may not have an appropriate license to use it. When Toad is running, you can see which components are licensed by selecting Help | About.
To install Toad
Accept the License Agreement.
Select the products you want to install and click Install.
Note: When installing Toad using Quest Software Installer on Windows 7 64-bit, Program Compatibility Assistant may appear with “This program might not have installed correctly” message. Select This program installed correctly to continue installation.
Note: Check Prohibit saving passwords during the installation to prohibit users from saving their passwords in Toad.
Silent installation provides a convenient method for deploying Toad to multiple machines. With some customization, you can also deploy the license key and settings at the same time.
Use a stand-alone installer to perform a silent install. Obtain your installer files at https://support.quest.com/.
Installer |
Advantages |
Disadvantages |
Executable file (.exe) |
Silent installation using the .exe file has the following advantages:
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Silent installation using the .exe file has the following disadvantages:
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Use the executable file to perform a silent install to the default directory (or to a different directory) and to specify options such as logging installation messages.
To perform a silent install using the executable file
For a standard installation with all features enabled, enter the following command:
“ToadInstaller.exe” /S
You can customize MSIEXEC command-line options and overrides for your installation similar to the following command:
“ToadInstaller.exe” /S /Lx “C:\temp\installLog.txt” INSTALLDIR=”Drive:\your_install_path” USERNAME=”some_user” COMPANYNAME=”your_company” ALLUSERS=1
Use the following descriptions to customize the command-line options and overrides for your installation.
Command-Line Options
The following MSIEXEC command-line options are used in this example:
Option |
Description |
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/L “C:\temp\installLog.txt” |
(Optional) Write installation messages to the specified log file. Substitute “C:\temp\installLog.txt” in the example with the fully qualified name of the log file. Enclose this value in double quotations. The installation process creates this file if it does not exist. Otherwise, the existing file is overwritten. You can add additional parameters to the logging option to indicate what type of information to log.
See the log section at http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa367988.aspx for more information about additional logging parameters. |
License="full_path" |
Specify the full path to a license file, e.g. License="C:\ProgramData\Quest Software\Toad for SQL Server". Toad for SQL Server to use Toad with the desired license. |
Toad Default Installation Option Overrides
You can specify the following values to override Toad’s default installation options. Enclose each value in double quotations.
Option |
Description |
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INSTALLDIR |
(Optional) Specify the absolute path for the directory in which you want to install Toad. If you do not include this path, the installation program defaults to: C:\Program Files (x86)\Quest Software\Toad for SQL Server7.2. |
ALLUSERS |
(Optional) Specify one of the following:
Note: If you do not specify this property, the installation program defaults to a per-user installation. |
USERNAME |
(Optional) Specify the user that intends to use Toad on the target computer. Notes:
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COMPANYNAME |
(Optional) Specify the name of the company that owns this installation. |
INSTALLSSMS |
(Optional) Set the property to "No" not to install Toad plug-in for Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio. Note: If you do not specify this property or specify any other value except "No", Toad plug-in for Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio will be installed. |
ALLOWPASSWORDS=FALSE |
(Optional) Set in order to prohibit users from saving their passwords in Toad. |
OPTIONSTEMPLATE | (Optional) Enter a full path to the Options Template that you generated in Tools | Options | General. |
Notes:
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Toad must be installed on the Citrix server by the Citrix administrator. Users then connect to this instance through their Citrix login.
To install Toad on a Citrix system
Connect to the Citrix Environment as an administrator.
Copy Toad to the Citrix server, if needed.
Start the Toad installation process.
Repeat steps 2 through 4 for each server in the Citrix farm.
Note: Although you must install Toad on every server in the Citrix farm, you only need to publish Toad once.
Review the following considerations regarding licensing:
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