Re: Oracle Tools (TOAD)

Thank you for suggesting this product. I will certainly look at it.

Andy Werber

"Sybrand Bakker" <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl> wrote in message news:ubn3atk5hf4r8ougnkolimervjvv6aesk6_at_4ax.com...
> On Sun, 04 Mar 2001 00:23:03 GMT, "Andrew Werber"
> <aweber1_at_nycap.rr.com> wrote:
>
> >Recently I've been using a trial version of TOAD from Quest software. It
> >seems like a very nice product. I'd like to know what other products are
 out
> >there like TOAD. It gives you a nice graphical interface to look at all
> >Oracle objects, and the PL/SQL or SQL used to create those objects (where
> >relevant). It shows execution times of SQL statements. Has a SQL tuner,
 is
> >supposed to integrate with Microsoft Source Safe (that's useful for me),
 has
> >a step through debugger of PL/SQL procedures and many other features. Any
> >opinions would be helpful. Our DBA seems reticent about buying it because
 of
> >cost, yet she seems willing to buy ERWIN. Go figure.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Andy
> >
> >
>
> Erwin is a CASE tool, while TOAD definitely is NOT a CASE tool.
> Apart from TOAD, there is SQL*Navigator, also from Quest. In some
> respects this product goes one step further (code templates,
> 'safe-editing') but you may and may not like the interface.
> Also there is EZSQL, www.ezsql.net, in which I find the interface far
> from intuitive.
>
> Hth
>
>
> Sybrand Bakker, Oracle DBA
Received on Sun Mar 04 2001 - 16:29:08 CET