Troubleshoot SQL Server Issues
Toad Plug-in for Microsoft® SQL Server Management Studio Issues
| Issue | Cause/Solution |
|---|---|
|
Toad Plug-in cannot be invoked from Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio after you uninstalled one of several editions of Toad that resided on your machine side-by-side. |
If you have several editions of Toad for SQL Server installed side-by-side (for example, Beta, Trial and Commercial) and you uninstall one of them, Toad Plug-in files are removed as a part of un-installation process. Solution: Select one of the following:
|
Connection Issues
Review the following solutions to help troubleshoot SQL Server connection issues in Toad.
| Issue | Cause/Solution |
|---|---|
|
Cannot specify a port number when connecting |
Currently, Toad does not have a separate field for specifying a port number. Solution: You can connect if you know the port number for the instance by entering the following in the Server name field on the New Connection window: ServerName,Port or IPAddress,Port For example: 10.1.29.129,1234 (where 1234 is the port number of the instance) |
|
"Path is not of a legal form" error message when connecting or "Could not find a part of the path |
You attempted to migrate settings from a previous install of Toad to the current install, but the settings file (InitialSqlServer.Sql) for the previous install was either removed, moved, or corrupt. You may also receive this error if you installed Toad and migrated settings from a previous version, and later uninstalled the previous version. Solution: You must specify a valid location for the InitialSqlServer.Sql file in Toad. To specify a valid location
By default, this file is located in the following directory: C:\Program Files\Quest Software\Toad for SQL Server version \Templates\Scripts Note: Clicking |
| Cannot establish Named Pipes connection |
If you are trying to connect to the server using Named Pipes, "Poll service status in connection list" option should be cleared. Solution:
|
| Cannot establish Azure connection |
Failing to establish Azure connection may indicate that your IP address is restricted from having access to the Azure server. Solutions:
|
| Cannot access some functionality when working with Azure connection. |
To utilize majority of Toad functionality VIEW DEFINITION grant is required for those databases you want to work with. |
may result in a "Path not found error". If you receive this error, manually enter the location in the field.
Configure Version Control
About Version Control
Toad integrates with your existing version control system so you can maintain multiple revisions of objects and SQL scripts . See Configure Version Control for Objects for more information on configuring version control in Toad.
For Version Control of your files handled by Toad see Version Control for Toad Files.
Important: See Troubleshoot Version Control for more information about issues when upgrading version control from a previous version.
Notes:
- Version Control can be configured for MS SQL Server 2012 and above.
- If you want to place database objects under version control, you must configure version control for objects using the Object Explorer. Once configured, you can manage SQL scripts there. The main advantage of managing scripts in the Object Explorer is that you can easily share them with team members who have version control configured. See Manage Objects under Version Control for more information.
- If you rename a version controlled object, Toad drops the original object and its history from version control and prompts you to add the renamed object to version control. This newly renamed object does not have any history associated with it.
- Currently, CLR objects are not supported by version control.
Prerequisites
You must install a supported version control client on the computer where Toad is installed. The following table lists the supported version control providers and the versions tested with Toad.
| Supported Provider | Server Version Tested | Client Version Tested |
|---|---|---|
|
Apache Subversion™
|
Subversion 1.7.5 on Windows |
CollabNet Subversion Command-Line Client 1.7.5 Note: Any Subversion client must have svn.exe in its installation directory to use version control in Toad. |
| Git | Toad works only with the local repository. For commands such as clone, pull and push use an external tool. | |
|
Team Foundation Server (TFS) |
TFS 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013 |
Visual Studio® (2008, 2010, 2012, 2013) Team Explorer Client
|
| File system based | Toad allows to utilize practically any version control system using the external client tool. In this case Toad Version Control tool works with the directories at local HDD while you commit changes to the repository with version control client tool. | |
|
Note: Toad connects to your version control system based on login information included in the configuration. Your version control client does not need to run for Toad to connect. | ||
The following objects can be added to Version Control:
|
TABLE VIEW STORED PROCEDURE FUNCTION SEQUENCE UDDT RULE DEFAULT SQL SCRIPT |
Details of Team Foundation Server support:
| Visual Studio/Team Explorer version | TFS 2013 support notes | TFS 2012 support notes | TFS 2010 support notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visual Studio 2015 | Supported (RTM or latest update) | Supported (RTM or latest update) | Supported (RTM or latest update) |
| Visual Studio/Team Explorer 2013 | Supported (RTM or latest update) | Supported (RTM or latest update) | Supported (RTM or latest update) |
| Visual Studio/Team Explorer 2012 | Requires latest Visual Studio 2012 update. Supports Git with Visual Studio Tools for Git extension | Supported (RTM or latest update). Supports Git with Visual Studio Tools for Git extension | Supported (RTM or latest update). Supports Git with Visual Studio Tools for Git extension |
Note: Additional functionality and compatibility with older clients is possible but out of scope of what we are able to test.
File Version Control
Toad can integrate with your existing version control system allowing you to maintain multiple versions of Toad files. After you integrate Toad with your version control system, you can perform version control tasks directly from within Toad, such as commit file changes and retrieve revisions.
Toad supports the following version control systems for managing Toad files:
- Apache Subversion™—Toad has been tested with Subversion 1.7.5 and 1.8.
The following types of files can be managed using version control from within Toad: Editor (.tef, .sql, .txt), Query Builder (.tsm), ER Diagram (.ter), and Automation (.tas).
Toad supports version control for database objects, as well as files. Version control for objects is configured separately from version control for files. For more information about version control for objects, see Configure Version Control for Objects.
To configure version control for Toad files
- Ensure that an Apache Subversion client is installed on the same computer as Toad.
-
In Toad, open one of the supported file types. Then right-click the document window tab and select File Version Control | Version Control Wizard. This action opens the Version Control Wizard which allows you to configure Toad for your version control system.
Note: Even if you previously configured version control for objects, you must run the Version Control Wizard again to configure version control for files.
-
Use the wizard to provide information about your version control system to Toad. Review the following for additional information:
Field/Button Version Control System Page Type
Select Subversion. Properties
Click the Properties button and enter the path to the Subversion executable (svn.exe) on the client computer. For example, if using TortoiseSVN, the path might be:
C:\Program Files\TortoiseSVN\bin
Note: Do not include svn.exe in the path.
Server
Enter the URL for the Subversion repository on the Subversion server.
Login and Password
Enter the user name and password for your Subversion account. Default Version Control Settings Page Version Control Folder
Select the folder on the Subversion server where you want to check in files.
If you currently have files under version control, select the folder on the server where these files are located.
Working Folder
Select a folder on the client computer to use as the root working folder. This is the location into which you will check out files.
If you currently have files under version control, select your existing working folder.
To add a file to version control
- After configuring version control for files, you can start adding files to version control from within Toad. Right-click a document window tab and select File Version Control | Add file to working folder.
- Select a location in your working folder in which to save the file. Click Save.
- In the Commit dialog, enter a comment and click OK to add the file to version control.
To browse the repository
- Right-click the document window tab (of one of the supported file types) and select File Version Control | Repository Browser.
-
In the Repository Browser you can right-click a file to perform one of the following actions. Available actions depend on the file's status.
Action Description Open Open the file in Toad. Commit Commit your changes. Available for Modified or Untracked files. Undo Changes Discards your changes and reverts to the previous revision of the file (previous commit). Available when the file status is Modified. Get Latest Version Check out the latest revision from the remote repository. Available when the file status is OutOfDate.
To commit your changes
-
After modifying a file, right-click the document window tab and select File Version Control | Commit.
To compare revisions (Editor files only)
- After modifying and saving an Editor file, you might want to compare your changes to the remote copy (last commit) before committing your changes. Right-click the document tab and select File Version Control | Diff with latest revision.
- You can compare two revisions of an Editor file (.tef, .sql, or .txt) by using the History dialog.
- To open a file's History dialog, right-click the document tab and select File Version Control | Show history.
- Select two revisions to compare. Then right-click the revisions and select Compare revisions.
- For an OutOfDate file, right-click the latest revision in the History dialog and select Compare with working copy to compare the remote file to your working copy.
To check file status
- The status of a currently open file displays in the status bar of the document window. You can also place the cursor over the document tab to display status.
- You can check the status of one or more files by using the Repository Browser. To update file status in the Repository Browser, right-click a folder and select Update folder.
-
Review the following file status definitions.
File Status Definition Untracked The file has not been added to version control. Right-click the file in the Repository Browser and select Commit to add it to version control. UpToDate The file in your working folder is synchronized with the file in the remote repository. No changes are detected. No action is required. Modified The working copy of this file was modified. The changes are stored in the working folder only. Commit this file to add the changes to the remote repository. OutOfDate A more recent revision of this file exists in the remote repository. To update your working copy, check out the latest revision from the remote repository (right-click the file and select Get Latest Version). Unknown The file is under version control, but its status cannot be determined. Deleted The file was under version control, but it was dropped or renamed in the working folder and exists only in the remote repository.
Additional Actions
- To open the folder where a file is located, open the file and then right-click the document tab and select File Version Control | Open in Windows Explorer.