Re: Oracle Development Tool

Hi Deepak,

This is a good one, we use SQL* NAVIGATOR and TOAD, 2 cents are that on the developer side SQL*Navigator would be a more complete tool, specially if you buy all the bells and whistles available (SQL formatter, Knowledge Base .......), and TOAD would be a better tool on the DBA side of the House. Yes a lot of the functionality is very similar, but the bottom line is that they are two different tools and depends on how you are going to use them. I suggest you download a trial version and call Quest for a technical walkthrough on both of the tools (Engineer on the phone very good and free) then you can make your final decision based on your own experience. Before calling for the walkthrough I would prepare a list of the tasks that you would like to perform or expect to perform in a routine manner and compare the tools based on that list.

Luis

"Suri, Deepak" wrote:

> I have a feeling that this is not the most appropriate list for this
> question, but then I swear by the postings of folks on this list, which
> means I value their opinions very much, so here goes ...
>
> Our organization is evaluating several tools to help us with our Oracle
> application development (excluding that done using Developer/2000). The
> front runners are TOAD and SQL Navigator both sold by Quest Software. The
> prices are comparable, the functionality is similar, support is the same,
> integration with PVCS is available etc.
>
> Would any of you gurus out there care to comment on which one and why one
> tool might be better than the other ?
>
> thanx !
> deepak
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