Silent Installation
Installation Guide > Silent Installation
To perform a silent installation of Toad Data Modeler, you must have access to the setup.MSI file. It can be run from command line using switch "/q" and properties to customize the installation.
Properties
SUPPRESSCOLLECTUSAGEATFIRSTRUN=1 |
Disables sending anonymous user data feedback function in the installed application. |
INSTALLDIR |
Specifies the installation folder. If unspecified, default installation folder is used. |
ADDLOCAL |
Used with several other arguments to determine which application shortcuts should be created.
- Complete - needs to be used to install the entire application.
- SHORTCUTDESKTOP - creates the application shortcut on desktop.
- SHORTCUTSTARTMENU - creates the application shortcut in Start Menu.
- SHORTCUTQUICKLAUNCH - creates the application shortcut in Quick Launch bar.
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Examples
Install Toad Data Modeler to a custom folder
setup.msi /q INSTALLDIR="C:\Toad Data Modeler\"
Install Toad Data Modeler to default folder, create all shortcuts
setup.msi /q ADDLOCAL=Complete,SHORTCUTDESKTOP,SHORTCUTSTARTMENU,SHORTCUTQUICKLAUNCH
Other parameters for silent installs can be found after you run “setup.msi ?” command.
Uninstallation
Installation Guide > Uninstallation
To uninstall Toad Data Modeler
- Select Control Panel | Programs and Features. Find the specific installation of Toad Data Modeler and click Uninstall.
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Note: User files are not deleted during uninstallation. They are stored in the following folders:
- Saved user files (models, connections, scripts...)
- C:\Users\{username}\My Documents\Toad Data Modeler (Windows 7 and newer)
- C:\Documents and Settings\{username}\My Documents\Toad Data Modeler (Windows Vista)
- Configuration files
- C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\Quest Software\Toad Data Modeler
- C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Application Data\Quest Software\Toad Data Modeler (Windows Vista)
To uninstall Toad Data Modeler completely, please delete these folders as well (note that you will lose all of your saved files and configuration). |
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Note: For more information on location of Toad Data Modeler files see Default Locations |
Trial Version Information
Installation Guide > Trial Version Information
Limitations of Trial Version
- 30 – day trial period
- 25 – entity limit for the following features (the restrictions relate to both physical and logical models)
Functionality Restrictions
- Save Model – You can save a model with max 25 entities.
- Preview – You can preview a model with max 25 entities.
- Print – You can print a model with max 25 entities.
- Export to Graphic File – You can export a model with max 25 entities to graphic file.
- SQL/DDL Script Generation – You can generate SQL/DDL script only for first 25 entities of the model. Other objects (procedures, functions etc.) don’t have any limitation.
- Report - You can generate HTML/RTF/PDF report for a model with max 25 entities.
- Alter Report – You can generate alter report for a model with max 25 entities.
- XSL Transformation Report – You can generate the XSL Transformation report only for first 25 entities of the model. Other objects (procedures, functions etc.) don’t have any limitations.
Default Locations
Installation Guide > Default Locations
Toad Data Modeler saves configuration files and user files to separate folders:
Installation #
- Configuration files and Version Control files are stored in this folder.
- Default path: C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\Quest Software\Toad Data Modeler\Installation #.
- The Installation folder number increases by one for every installation of Toad Data Modeler.
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Note: Starting from Toad Data Modeler 6.0, the Installation # folder has been replaced with Configuration x86 # and Configuration # for 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Toad Data Modeler respectively. |
Standard Installation # (can be renamed by user during application first run)
- Connections, models, user packages etc. are stored in this folder.
- Default path: C:\Users\{user name}\My Documents\Toad Data Modeler\Standard Installation #
Toad Data Modeler folder in My Documents
- Contains Standard Instalation # folder
- Also contains Reports, Logs and GeneratedScripts folders, they are default save locations for user files created in Toad Data Modeler
After Installation
Toad Data Modeler application is installed in: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Quest Software\Toad Data Modeler7.3" (32-bit) or in "C:\Program Files\Quest Software\Toad Data Modeler7.3 " (64-bit). The following directories can be found there:
- BIN
Contains executable files (TDM.exe) and some libraries used for Reverse Engineering.
- Configs
The configuration files of default Toad Data Modeler settings and layout are stored here.
- Documents
Directory with Toad Data Modeler documentation – Help file, Reference Guide, License Agreement and Third Party License.
- Naming Conventions
Directory with .csv files that can be imported and used in glossaries for naming conventions in Toad Data Modeler.
- Packages
System packages and metamodels are stored in System subdirectory. Default My Package and Templates package are stored in User subdirectory.
- Samples
Directory with sample Toad Data Modeler models and galleries.
- Selected OTPs
Directory with .txo files for each supported database platform and logical model, containing Default (System) Selected Object Types and Properties.
- Sources
Directory containing source files that must be made publicly available based on licensing.
- Styles
Default CSS styles for report generation.
- Version Manager
Definition files for Version Manager.
- XSL
Directory with .xslt files - templates for XSL transformation.
- Installation Guide document
Document with information on the product version release.
After First Run
After you run the application, new directories will be created in your My Documents directory. Toad Data Modeler saves files to these directories by default. They are preserved when you upgrade or uninstall the application.
Another set of directories will be also created in C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming\Quest Software\Toad Data Modeler\Installation #. The files stored there are mainly configuration files of the application features and tools.
See which directories are generated after Toad Data Modeler first launch:
C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming\Quest Software\Toad Data Modeler\Installation #
- Configs
Configuration files are stored there, as well as TDM.txe file (contains saved application layout, delete to restore the default layout).
- Version Manager
User created Version Manager structure can be found in this folder.
C:\Users\{user name}\My Documents\Toad Data Modeler\{Installation name}
- Connections
Contains stored Connections created by user.
- Convertor Options
Contains stored Gallery Convertor Options configuration.
- Galleries
Default user galleries directory.
- Models
Default directory for models created in Toad Data Modeler.
- Naming Conventions
Default directory for naming convention definitions (.txn files) created in Toad Data Modeler.
- Packages
Directory with metamodels and packages (.txg files). User packages and add-ons are also stored here, including the Templates.txg package.
- Projects
Default Projects directory.
- Scripts
Default Scripts directory.
- Selected OTPs
Directory with User Selected Object Types and Properties.
- Styles
Default path to CSS styles for reports.
- XSL
Contains stored .xslt files for XSL transformation.
C:\Users\{user name}\My Documents\Toad Data Modeler
- Generated Scripts
DDL/SQL scripts generated in the application are saved here by default.
- Logs
Default directory for various Logs generated by Toad Data Modeler.
- Reports
Directory where HTML, RTF reports, PDF and XSLT outputs are generated.