To set general environment options
Select Tools | Options |Environment | General.
Review the following for additional information:
| General | Description |
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Play Toad sound on startup |
Plays a croaking frog sound when you start Toad. Default: Selected |
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Allow multiple copies of Toad to be loaded |
Opens a new instance of Toad rather than use the current session when you open files. Default: Cleared |
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Automatically add files to library on open |
When an existing file is opened or when a new file is saved, Toad automatically adds the file to the Library. See Organize Files Using the Library. |
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Submit anonymous usage statistics |
Collects and sends the following information to Quest Software:
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Import legacy connections on startup |
Automatically import Toad for Oracle connections. Default: Selected |
| History Lists | Description |
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File history size |
Specifies the number of files to retain in the history list for connections, SQL Recall, or objects in the Database Explorer. Default: 10 files; 500 maximum Troubleshooting: Set this value to 0 if your File menu loads slowly. |
| Background Process Notifications | Description |
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Show taskbar notification popup |
Displays a notification in the status bar. If selected, you can click the notification to open the window where the task completed. Default: Selected |
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Notify when process runs for at least |
Specifies the number of seconds that elapse before the taskbar notification displays if Show taskbar notification popup is selected. |
| Document Recovery | Description |
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Save document files for automatic recovery every |
Automatically saves a backup copy of an Editor, Query Builder, and ER Diagram files at a specified interval so they can be recovered. Note: Toad only saves a file if it has been modified. Default: Selected; 5 minutes |
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
