Toad Data Point 6.1.2 - Release Notes

Grid Options

To set grid options

1. Select Tools | Options |Environment | Grid.

2. Review the following for additional information:

   Show grouping panel	Displays a panel that allows you to group data columns. Default: Cleared
   Show summary footer panel	Displays a footer panel below data that lets you apply a summary function (Sum, Min, Max, Count, Avg) to a column. Default: Selected
   Automatically apply best fit to columns	Automatically resizes data columns to maximize the amount of data that displays. Default: Selected
   Maximum rows to process	Specifies the maximum number of rows to analyze when determining the best fit for sizing columns. Note: Increasing the number of rows provides more useful column sizes, but increases time required to retrieve data. Default: 50; -1 uses all rows
   Show navigator panel	Displays a navigation toolbar and record count for data. Default: Cleared
   Show command panel	Displays the date, time, and duration of the script's execution in a panel below the data. Default: Selected
   Show preview lines	Displays a detailed preview of data for each row in the grid.   Default: Cleared
   Show line numbers	Displays a line number for each row in the grid so you can quickly locate a record.   Default: Cleared
   Show Not Null indicator	Displays an asterisk to the right of any column headings that require a value.   Default: Cleared
   Data Type Formatting	Use this area to specify data type formats to be used when displaying values. Select a data type to format. Then select a format for that data type from the drop-down list. To customized the selected format, select the Custom check box and enter a format. Select the Custom tab to create new custom formats or review existing and pre-defined custom formats. For more information about custom formats to use with DateTime values, see "Custom Date and Time Format Strings" at http://msdn.microsoft.com/. Default (DateTime): General date/time with seconds pattern (G)
   Use locale-independent format	Uses an invariant instead of your computer's system- defined locale for data types. This ensures that a character format, such as a decimal, is always used regardless of the character used by the computer's locale.   Default: Cleared
   Submitting changes to the database	Submits row changes (inserts, edits, and deletions) to the database: Automatically submit row changes as they occur—Submits changes to the database on a row-by-row basis when you click or when the cursor changes focus to a new row.    Note: You must commit your changes to the database before closing the connection. Manually submit row changes as a batch—Submits all changes since your last submit to the database at one time. If you close the grid without submitting or rejecting the changes, they are submitted by default. Default: Automatically submit row changes as they occur
   Move row focus when using horizontal navigation keys	Moves to the previous or next row when using the left or right arrow keys on the first or last cell in a row. Default: Cleared
   Show data as read-only	Defaults the data grid to read-only mode. Edit Data in Read-Only Grids Note: This option applies to the data grid only. If you want to install the product as read-only, see Read-Only Installation. Default: Cleared

Tips:

• To navigate to the directory where option settings are stored, click the Application Data Directory link in the About dialog (Help | About).

• To search for a partial or complete option name or value, use the Search field at the bottom of each Options page. About Options