Re: Reverse engineering on ORACLE

In article <67bqv6$mnj_at_jupiter.planet.net>, Jared Hecker <jared_at_saturn.planet.net> wrote:
>All true. That said, both LBMS and ERWin will reverse engineer an ORacle
>database much more easily than Des2K.
>
>Des2K holds much of its architecture from its predecessor, Oracle CASE,
>which was written as a competitor to tools the likes of IEF. It is
>powerful but clumsy and a downright PITA for small data models (say, 50
>tables or less).

I don't disagree with any of this. But, I saw a demo of the next D2K at Oracle World, and it is much better. At the time, I think they were saying it would be out in January, but I don't know the current status, although I see an announcement that it was released last month.

>
>I would argue that LBMS is a lot easier to use for a multi-designer
>project, though it does not yet generate HTML or Java, to my knowledge.
>It does, however, generate nice things like VB or Powerbuilder front-ends
>as well as Oracle, Sybase and I think, Informix, schemas.
>
>I haven't used the ERWin mult-user repository project in a multi-designer
>project and cannot compare it to LBMS. Prima facie inspection suggests
>LBMS would better support a repository approach.
>
>hth -
>
>Regards,
>jh
>(Also a Certified Oracle DBA)
>
>Phil Cook (pncook_at_worldnet.att.net) wrote:
>: Designer 2000 is capable of reverse engineering an Oracle database as
>: well as a number of other tools on the market, Erwin, for example.
 

>: Phil Cook
>: Certified Oracle DBA
>
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>Jared Hecker | HWA Inc. - Oracle architecture and Administration
>jared_at_hwai.com | ** serving NYC and New Jersey **

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