Toad for SQL Server 7.4.1
Toad for SQL Server 7.4.1
Release Notes
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Contents
About Toad for SQL Server
With Toad, developers and database administrators can use a familiar, proven tool to manage databases. Toad empowers developers and administrators, of varying skill levels, to rapidly create and execute queries, automate database object management, and develop SQL more efficiently.
Toad also provides utilities to compare, extract and search for objects, manage projects, import/export data and administer the database, while increasing your productivity and delivering access to an active user community.
System Requirements
Client Requirements
Before installing Toad, ensure that your client system meets the following minimum hardware and software requirements:
| Requirement | Details |
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Platform |
2 GHz processor (recommended minimum) |
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Memory |
8 GB of RAM minimum, 16 GB recommended Note: The memory required may vary based on the following:
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Hard Disk Space |
800 MB to install Toad Note: The disk space required may vary based on the edition of Toad selected for installation. |
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Operating System |
Windows Server® 2012 Windows Server® 2012 R2 Windows Server® 2016 Windows Server® 2019 Windows® 8.1 (32-bit or 64-bit) Windows® 10 Windows® 11 |
| Deprecated Version of Windows |
Toad for SQL customer support will not be available for the following operating systems as Microsoft has stopped providing support for these platforms.
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| .NET Framework |
Microsoft® .NET Framework 4.7.1 |
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Additional Requirements |
Web Browser Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 11 or later Screen Recommended maximum DPI settings for Toad are 125%. It is possible to use Toad up to 200% but some dialog windows will not be completely usable anymore. Maximum tested resolution for Toad is 1920 x 1080 px. Copy/Move Database Wizard The SQL Server Backward Compatibility package is required to use the Copy/Move Database wizard. Log Reader The Log Reader requires version 8.0 DLL files in the Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 SP1 Redistributable Package. If these files do not exist on the client, you will need to install them to use some functionality in the Log Reader. |
Server Requirements
Before installing Toad, ensure that your server meets the following minimum hardware and software requirements:
| Requirement | Details |
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Database Server |
SQL Server 2012 and SQL Server 2012 Express SQL Server 2014 Enterprise and SQL Server 2014 Express SQL Server 2016 SQL Server 2017 SQL Server 2019 Notes:
Note: To use Access 2016 64-bit to connect to an Access database in Toad, the Microsoft Access Database Engine is required and might not be included in the Access installation. The engine must match the architecture (bitness) of Toad. |
| Deprecated Version of Database Server |
Toad for SQL customer support will not be available for the following Database Server as Microsoft has stopped providing support for these platforms.
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| Cloud Database Service |
SQL Azure and Azure SQL Data Warehouse Note: To be able to utilize a majority of Toad functionality, please grant VIEW DEFINITION on the SQL Azure databases you want to work with. |
Virtualization Support
| Requirement | Details |
|---|---|
| Application Virtualization |
When deploying Toad in a virtualization environment, for best results ensure the system accurately reflects the applicable client hardware and software requirements listed in this document. Toad has been developed using Microsoft guidelines (see Remote Desktop Services programming guidelines) and can be deployed and operated in virtualization environments such as Citrix XenApp, Microsoft App-V, and VirtualBox. |
User Requirements
User Requirements to Install Toad
Only Windows Administrators and Power Users can install Toad.
If an Administrator installs Toad, the Administrator can share the Toad shortcut icon on the desktop and menu items with any user—a Power User, Restricted User—on the computer.
If a Power User installs Toad, a Restricted User cannot do the following:
- Associate file extensions.
- View the Toad shortcut icon on the desktop or the Toad menu options in the Windows Start menu. As a workaround, Restricted Users can create a shortcut to Toad from the install directory and place the shortcut on their desktop.
User Requirements and Restrictions for Running Toad
The following describes the requirements and restrictions for users who launch and run Toad:
- To create or modify the QuestSoftware.ToadSecurity table to enable Toad Security, the user who maintains this table must have privileges to create, insert, update, and delete it. All other users need only the ability to read the QuestSoftware.ToadSecurity table to use Toad Security features.
Resolved Issues and Enhancements
Resolved Issues
The following is a list of issues addressed in this release of Toad for SQL Server:
Resolved Issues in 7.4.1
| Feature | Resolved Issues | Defect ID |
|---|---|---|
| General | Toad SQL Server is not displaying the total row count for the retrieved records in the footer panel of the Object Explorer screen. This issue is observed after the application is upgraded from version 7.2 to 7.4. | TSS-1891 |
| General | Toad SQL Server is not displaying the Schema Compare option when users right click on a database from the Databases section on the Object Explorer pane. | TSS-1790 |
| General | When users run a script or editor, the footer panel of the script result page is not displaying the Duration and Executed Date details. | TSS-1789 |
| General | When users try to generate the Create Index script on SQL Server Connection, Toad for SQL Server displays the "Generating script" message but the script does not get generated. | TSS-1783 |
| General | When users format the SQL statement having a comment at the top, using the Format Code option from the Editor menu, the formatter formats the entire SQL script in one line comment irrespective of the format selected by the users. | TSS-1782 |
| General | Toad SQL Server 7.4 installer opens the release notes document of Toad Data Point 5.7 instead of Toad SQL Server 7.4 Release Notes. | TSS-1778 |
| General | Users are not able to use any format (long/short/default) of the formatter functionality using the Format Code  icon in the SQL Editor. |
TSS-1777 |
| General | When users rename a new connection and reconnect, the connection name gets renamed as True or False. | TSS-1776 |
Resolved Issues in 7.4
| Feature | Resolved Issues | Defect ID |
|---|---|---|
| Connection Properties | Toad for SQL Server is not displaying the Parameter Name and Value information in the Advance tab for the database selected in the Display Connection properties. | TSS -1713 |
| Publish Editor | Toad for SQL Server is not launching Toad Intelligence Central when clicked the "Publish Editor Contents on Intelligence Central" shortcut button or Publish Editor option from Editor menu. If Toad Intelligence Central is not installed it should display the "Toad Intelligence central not found" message, instead it displays an error. This issue is observed on Toad for SQL server 7.4 version. | TSS -1712 |
| Publish Project | Toad for SQL Server displays an error while publishing a newly created project. | TSS -1706 |
| Publish Template | Toad for SQL Server displays an error when users try to publish templates using the Publish Import Template option. | TSS -1704 |
| Generate Script to Editor | Toad for SQL Server is not generating/creating the SQL script using the Create Script option. | TSS -1700 |
Known Issues
The following is a list of issues known to exist at the time of this release.
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Feature |
Known Issue |
Defect ID |
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| General | Toad for SQL Server is not displaying the option to compare the contents between the Editor sets. | TSS-1962 |
| General | The Reports Manager displays the database error while generating the table reports of non-indexed tables. | TSS-1758 |
| General | Toad for SQL Server is not displaying any matching files when searched using the Find and Replace option. | TSS-1757 |
| General | Toad for SQL Server is not displaying the list of active servers while creating a new database connection. | TSS-1756 |
| General | The Manage License and Exit Application buttons on the Toad for SQL Server – All Licenses Expired window are not aligned properly. | TSS-1755 |
| General | Toad for SQL Server gets hanged when users try to start service for a database from Microsoft SQL Server from the Connection Manager pane. | TSS -1749 |
| General | Users are not able to access the SQL Azure portal URL when navigated from Toad for SQL Server. | TSS -1747 |
| General | The Certificate field on the Alter Database Encryption – TestDB window is not displaying any option to select while using the Encrypt Database functionality. | TSS -1729 |
| General | Toad performs the backup operation of the database successfully but the backup file (.bak) is not available at the backup destination provided in the script. | TSS -1728 |
| General | When users work in the Editor mode, most of the options under the Edit menu are disabled, however, users are able to use those options through keyboard shortcuts. | TSS -1726 |
| Drag and Drop Objects | Users are unable to edit the default action for any object under the Drag and Drop functionality. | TSS -1724 |
| General | Users are not able to convert the PLI Application code to SQL code using the code conversion functionality. | TSS -1718 |
| SQL Script Generation | Toad for SQL Server is not generating the correct SQL script while comparing data from two tables in the same database. This issue is observed when there is a difference in the data of two tables. | TSS -1717 |
| General | When users delete the duplicate entry from the table, Toad does not commit the delete operation and displays the concurrency violation error. | TSS -1716 |
| General | Toad for SQL server is facing an issue while opening the SQL Azure portal in a new tab within the application. | TSS -1715 |
| Debug and Run | Toad for SQL Server displays an error while setting up the Debugger wizard | TSS -1711 |
| Execution Plan | The Include actual Execution plan option is not working as a toggle button for the Execution plan option when used from the shortcut panel in the Editor window. | TSS -1710 |
| General | Toad Intelligence Central is not able to fetch results for host name even if users search with the valid host name. | TSS -1708 |
| General | Toad is displaying an error when users start tracing the activity of the application. | TSS -1707 |
| General | Toad for SQL Server displays an error when users open the Always On Monitor screen. | TSS -1703 |
| Import and Export | Users are not able to open the template in the editing mode on Import Wizard. | TSS -1701 |
| General | If any Select SQL query has more number of rows in its output than the set Fetch Rows Limit, the output displays results only till that Select query. The Fetch Rows Limit is not applied on every output individually. | TSS -1698 |
| Statistics Tab in View Details | Toad for SQL Server is not displaying the Statistic Log details for any table selected from the object explorer in the Statistics tab. | TSS -1697 |
| Startup/Installation | If intending to hibernate the machine with the open connections to the servers that might be unavailable at the next startup, it is recommended to disconnect first due to risk of data loss.
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N/A
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| Code Completion | Code Completion provides limited syntax support of SELECT * INTO clause. | ST87112 |
| Connection Manager |
Cannot establish Named Pipes connection if "Poll service status in connection list" option is selected. Workaround: Clear "Poll service status in connection list" checkbox on the Tools | Options | Database | General page. |
ST86603 |
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You need to install Microsoft Active Directory Authentication Library (adalsql.msi) to connect to Azure SQL Database using Active Directory Password Authentication. |
QAT-14556 | |
| Data | For some queries, attempting to right-click a row and select Row Count results in a message stating that the row count could not be determined. | N/A |
| Performance Monitor | You may encounter an exception in the Performance Monitor during recording: in the Object explorer expand and collapse a tables list. | 930 |
| You may encounter an exception when using the Performance Monitor and Session Browser at the same time. | 948 | |
| Schema Compare | When the Ignore column order option is not selected two tables are incorrectly reported to be equal. | 245 |
| The script comparing two databases where one database is empty has execution errors. | 271 | |
| The script synchronizing two databases that have the same table with different index is incorrect. | 834 | |
| Debugger | You may encounter some issues when debugging remotely. | ST82044 |
| Editor | Toad may hang after applying Short Format Uppercase Keywords or Short formats to large scripts. |
ST83268 |
| Execution Plan |
You cannot generate an estimated execution plan for queries containing local temporary tables because the execution plan uses a different connection to generate the plan and does not know about the temp table. Workaround: |
N/A |
| Export Wizard/ One Click Export |
Limitations when exporting fractional seconds:
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N/A |
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Avoid using Excel for exporting if your data has numeric values that require a high precision because Excel's precision is limited to 15 digits. If you export numbers with more precision, the values are rounded. If you export boundary numbers (max, min), rounded numbers will exceed the data type limit. |
N/A | |
| Job Manager | SQL Azure connections currently display in the Job Manager even though the Job Manager is not available for SQL Azure. | ST75721 |
| Log Reader | User information only displays for operations in the sessions that are currently open. Backups do not contain this information because only the SPID information is available to them. |
ST37112 |
| SQL Azure connections currently display in the Read Log wizard even though the Log Reader is not available for SQL Azure. | ST75720 | |
| Object Explorer/ Database Explorer |
Table and Index Partitioning:
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ST59194 ST68131 |
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FDCC: User cannot start/stop SQL Agent running Toad with Regular or Admin User account on the client side in some limited environments. Workaround: Start the SQL Agent on the server side. |
ST91618 |