Re: Databrowser Tool????

From: Dennis Moore <dbmoore_at_us.oracle.com>
Date: 27 Apr 94 20:36:30 GMT
Message-ID: <1994Apr27.203630.17389_at_oracle.us.oracle.com>


In article <767453996snz_at_wplace.demon.co.uk> Glenn_at_wplace.demon.co.uk writes:
>In article <Cov3rM.DGu_at_cyf-kr.edu.pl>
> uiwyrzyc_at_cyf-kr.edu.pl "Pawel Wyrzycki" writes:
>
>.. deleted
>> I would appreciate some information about this utility features and
>> functions. May somebody share his experience about that with me ?
>... deleted
>
>Data Browser is an MS Windows query tool. You can select tables and
>columns with a mouse, and build table relationships by clicking and
>dragging. Query results are quickly formatted much as you would format
>spreadsheet data - bold, italics etc. I have only used it for
>demonstrations, and have always found it a big asset to an Oracle
>application.
>
>If you are looking at Oracle query tools, SQL*Plus is a bit too low level
>for the end users, however it works very well if you know how to use
>it. DataQuery is a good tool that has the advantage of being able to
>work in character mode - I am pretty certain Browser is only available
>under Windows.
>
>One point about Browser - it is a Windows product, so you will normally
>be using it in client/server mode (in conjunction with SQL*Net). I have
>never used it on a local database, although it seems you can.

Browser supports Oracle V6 and Oracle7 I believe. It is available for Windows certainly, but it is also available now for Macintosh and Motif (on a number of Motif platforms). Thanks,

  • Dennis Moore, my own opinions, etcetcetc

>
>--
>Glenn Nicholas
Received on Wed Apr 27 1994 - 22:36:30 CEST

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