Toad® for MySQL
Beta Version 4.5.0.695
Beta Release Notes
June 23, 2009
Toad for MySQL is a database development and administration solution that provides productivity features for rapidly creating and executing queries, automating database object management, developing SQL code, and instant access to MySQL expertise.
Developers and administrators have access to a community of users, peers, and experts to help solve development and administration issues and assist in developing applications and feedback for improving Quests products.
All of this comes with the backing of Quest Software, a healthy and growing corporate
entity that can provide the necessary training, support, and superior customer service
demanded by IT management.
Toad now requires .NET Framework 3.5 (Service Pack 1) or later. You can download the latest .NET Framework at: http://www.microsoft.com/Net/Download.aspx
Because of the new .Net Framework 3.5 requirement, Toad can no longer be installed on Windows 2000 systems. However, Toad can still connect and manage databases running on Windows 2000 systems.
You may need to run the Toad installer as an administrator.
Document recovery now recovers ER Diagram and Query Builder files.
You can now display connection information for each Editor, Query Builder, or other document window by selecting the Show connection info on document tabs checkbox under Tools | Options | Environment | General.
Support for new system activities, including running programs, setting variables, if conditions, while, and loop datasets.
Support for a find and replace file activity.
Code completion is now available when using object editors.
When sending tables or views to the Master Detail Browser, Toad now automatically selects all columns.
Toad is now FDCC Compliant; however changes to the architecture to ensure compliance will result in a loss of existing data filters when upgrading to this release.
You can now create pivot grids and charts directly from the results by selecting the Pivot & Chart tab.
You can now right-click tables or views in the Object Explorer and select
Compare Data to compare data within the context of the current connection
and database.
You can now sort columns alphabetically in the Diagram pane by selecting an option from the Sort columns in diagram by name drop-down list in Tools | Options | Database | Query Builder.
You can now create a view in the Query Builder.
When saving a Query Builder file, you are now prompted to save query results with that file.
You can now add UNION
You can now click
to switch from edit mode to debugging mode at any time.
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Feature |
Resolved Issue |
Change Request |
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Opening *.tsm file |
Multiple connections are created. |
CR#54,265 |
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Import |
Column names are not listed. |
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Toad on Windows Vista |
Toad's database connection throws an error when running on Windows Vista. |
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Feature |
Known Issue |
Change Request |
|
Schema Compare |
Choosing the menu item causes Toad to throw an error |
CR#54,178 |
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Format code |
Toad inserts a space between a function and the left parentesis. Formated code does not run. |
CR#54,845 |
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Opening Index from Database Explorer |
Toad throws an exception when user tries to open an index by double-clicking on it from the Database Explorer's "Index" tab. |
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The following is a list of third party issues known to exist at the time of Toad for MySQL release.
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Feature |
Known Issue |
Change Request |
|
Data Grid |
Currently, Korean characters are not supported. |
CR#41,612 |
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Export Data |
In order to export to an Office 2003 or 2007 Excel instance, the Office Primary Interop Assemblies (PIAs) must be installed. You can install the PIAs from one of the following locations: 2003 PIAs 2007 PIAs |
CR#138239 |
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Output |
Currently, Korean characters are not supported. |
CR#41,612 |
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Database Browser |
NotSupportedException when viewing data from a table that has a Geometry data type column |
CR#42,393 |
Before installing Toad for MySQL, ensure your client system meets the following minimum hardware and software requirements:
| Platform |
600 MHZ minimum |
| Memory |
512 MB of RAM minimum, 768 MB recommended
|
| Hard Disk Space |
50 MB of disk space for installation.
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| Operating System |
Windows 2003 Windows XP Professional (32-bit or x64) Windows Vista (32-bit; Ultimate edition with XP Graphics has been tested) |
| Additional Software |
.NET Framework
Web Browser
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| Supported Databases |
MySQL 4.1 MySQL 5.0 MySQL 5.1 |
The following user privileges are required for installing and running Toad for MySQL:
From the Windows Start menu, select Settings | Control Panel.
- Double-click Administrative Tools.
- Double-click Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Configuration.
- Click + to expand My Computer, and then select the Runtime Security Policy node. A list of tasks for the node display in the right panel.
- Click Evaluate Assembly from the list of tasks in the right panel. An Evaluate an Assembly window displays.
- Browse to the location of Toad.exe in the File field.
- Click Next to view permissions for Toad.exe.
- Set the permission to Unrestricted.
This section contains information about installing and operating this product in
non-English configurations, such as those needed by customers outside of North America.
This section does not replace the materials about supported platforms and configurations
found elsewhere in the product documentation.
This release is Unicode-enabled and supports any character set. In this release,
all product components should be configured to use the same or compatible character
encodings and should be installed to use the same locale and regional options. This
release is targeted to support operations in the following regions: North America,
Western Europe and Latin America, Far-East Asia, Japan.
The following limitation has been identified:
The Knowledge Xpert feature is available with English language content only.
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