In this episode of the Toad tips and Tricks series, you’ll learn how to save time by automating common, repetitive tasks in Toad for Oracle using Toad’s Automation Designer. The Automation Designer lets you record common tasks as actions, and then play them back later – either manually or automatically using the Windows scheduler.
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