The following error occurs at startup and throughout Toad:
System.Xml.XmlException: Data at the root level is invalid. Line 1, position 1.
Stack trace:
at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Throw(Exception e)
at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Throw(String res, String arg)
at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ParseRootLevelWhitespace()
at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ParseDocumentContent()
at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Read()
at System.Xml.XmlLoader.Load(XmlDocument doc, XmlReader reader, Boolean preserveWhitespace)
at System.Xml.XmlDocument.Load(XmlReader reader)
at System.Xml.XmlDocument.Load(String filename)
at Quest.Toad.Editor.EditorTemplates..cctor()
Outer exception:
System.TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for Quest.Toad.Editor.EditorTemplates threw an exception.
WORKAROUND:
Locate and remove all instances of 'Desktop.ini' file under Toad for Data Analysts installation folder (normally C:\Program Files\Quest Software\Toad for Data Analysts ).
STATUS:
Issue fixed in Toad for SQL Server 4.6, Toad for Data Analysts 2.5.1. The latest versions of Toad for SQL Server can be found here. The latest version of Toad Data Point can be found here.
