+1 for Notepad++. I edit code with it and debug with SQLDeveloper. The price can't be beaten. Thanks, T. J. -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Guillermo Alan Bort Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 3:28 PM To: michaeljmoore@xxxxxxxxx Cc: JChirco@xxxxxxxxxx; oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: PL/SQL Development Tool Of Choice I realize my needs probably differ from yours, as I'm not a developer, but a DBA. I use toad for most things except writing code. For that I have notepad++. I've found that some of the plug ins and capabilities of notepad++ far outstrips TOAD... now I could only get a way to connect to the db for testing, it would be the perfect software. To be honest, though. I tend to write most PL/SQL in notepad++ and put into the database through the object manager in APEX... which is the only thing I currently develop. Cheers Alan.- -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l