Re: ERwin vs. Visio

You might want to get the latest version so that you can find out for yourself about the "important capabilities that it doesn't have." I'm not an advocate for any particular tool, but I think they should be evaluated fairly based on the current features available, not by comparing the current version of one to some ancient version of another. Visio Pro v5 is at least two major releases out of date.

You apparently like ERWin, and there's no problem with that, but don't let your preference for it blind you to the potential value of other tools. They all have their strengths and weaknesses. I don't trust anyone to evaluate the differences for me. Whenever a new product becomes available, I figure it's worth a brief hands-on evaluation, even if it's just to see how bad it is.

"Daniel Morgan" <damorgan_at_exesolutions.com> wrote in message news:3CBF344C.4271BEA6_at_exesolutions.com...
> Does the newer version write triggers that enforce data integrity and
 takes
> advantage of the 9i features?
>
> Daniel Morgan
>
>
>
> J Quick wrote:
>
> > That's an old version of Visio that doesn't have the database modelling
> > capabilities that I'm referring to.
> >
> > "Daniel Morgan" <damorgan_at_exesolutions.com> wrote in message
> > news:3CBF1AB8.BBF50006_at_exesolutions.com...
> > > I have 5.0 Professional on my machine. And I am familiar with its
 capabilities.
> > > It isn't ERWin. And the differences are profound (perhaps except in
 the MS
> > > marketing materials).
> > >
> > > Daniel Morgan
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > J Quick wrote:
> > >
> > > > When was the last time you looked at Visio?
> > > >
> > > >
> >
 http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/techinfo/articles/developerproductivity/or
> > > > m.asp
> > > >
> > > > Microsoft has greatly enhanced Visio since they aquired this
 product, as
> > > > well as the services of Dr. Terry Halpin (InfoModeler), the leading
 advocate
> > > > of ORM.
> > > >
> > > > http://www.orm.net
> > > >
> > > > ERWin is a fine tool. Someone should evaluate all of the leading
 tools
 to
> > > > compare them for their own needs. I usually end up using more than
 one
 tool
> > > > to take advantage of their individual strengths.
> > > >
Received on Thu Apr 18 2002 - 23:43:22 CEST