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For example, some Oracle data dictionary changes in version 10.2.0.2 broke a key TOAD screen.

But Oracle often makes changes between even the minor database versions that can affect tools such as TOAD (i.e., tools that make heavy access to the internal data dictionary). Yes, Figure 1.2 shows that TOAD 8.6 came out after 10g Release 2 and, therefore, should support it. We find lots of people using TOAD 8.6 with Oracle 10g. What's the logic behind our advice? Simple-much like the case with the prior section's client version advice, TOAD cannot work with database features or capabilities that came out years after the TOAD version was written. Anything else is like playing Russian roulette with your database work and data. What, in a nutshell, does this very crowded and complex figure tell you? In short, if you're using Oracle 9.x, then you should be using at least TOAD 9.0 if you're using Oracle 10.x, then you should be using at least TOAD 9.6 and if you're using Oracle 11.x, then you should be using at least TOAD 9.7 (at the time of this writing, the current version). Figure 1.2 TOAD versus Oracle Version History

Toad for oracle version history