Re: table creation scripts?

From: Michael Rothwell <michael_rothwell_at_non-hp-usa-om46.om.hp.com>
Date: 1998/04/30
Message-ID: <354893DF.AB1A1096_at_non-hp-usa-om46.om.hp.com>#1/1


DBArtisan from Embarcadero is less expensive than SQL Navigator and much less than SQL Station. I have tried all three and DBArtisan's interface is 100 times better than the others. It has all the features that I want and need. Give them a try.

Michael.

jmw42969 wrote:
>
> Peter Chan <chanp_at_nortel.ca> wrote in article <354633C2.1DE4_at_nortel.ca>...
>
> > I was wondering if there is a tool out there that could help recreate
> > table creation scripts.
> >
>
> Sql Nagivuesser is $800 per seat with an additional $200 (or is it $300
> now? they keep raising the prices). It has the same horrible interface
> that many database tools have and one which does NOT fit database
> navigation.
>
> Sql Station from Platinum must be over $3,000 (yes, 3 zeros) because I just
> read that someone was quoted a price of $6,500 for two seats with
> maintenance.
>
> TOAD (The Tool for Oracle Application Developers) is free. Support is
> overnight - I know!. Maintenance is free and also seems to be over night.
> It has a simple, concise, and usable interface that every other Oracle
> tool should mimic.
>
> I once spent two hours with Sql Station and couldn't get a single screen to
> do anything I wanted. Quote probably the worst program every written.
> Sql Naviguesser would be usable if they threw out the drill-down hierachies
> and halved the price. Sql Station was about 30mg to download. Sql
> Naviguesser is smaller but you can't use the evaluation version until a
> salesman (aha, the catch!) emails you a license. TOAD is free to
> download, small to download, and you'll be up and running within minutes.
> And no salesman will ever hound you to make a purchase.
>
> Nuff said.
  Received on Thu Apr 30 1998 - 00:00:00 CEST

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