"Terry Dykstra" <tddykstra_at_forestoil.ca> wrote in message
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> <dananrg_at_yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>> Is there a free and open source (or even free and closed source)
>> equivalent to TOAD's query builder (SQL Modeler)? I love SQL Modeler,
>> but TOAD isn't cheap.
>>
>> I understand Oracle has come out with a free closed source product
>> similar to TOAD - SQL Developer - but as far as I know, its query
>> builder is primitive compared to the SQL Modeler component of TOAD.
>> Anyone who has used SQL Modeler knows what I'm talking about--it's
>> very slick and easy to use; particularly for verrrry complex multi-
>> table queries.
>>
>> TOAD's free version does not include SQL Modeler. It appears as an
>> option, but it tells you to upgrade to the commercial version to get
>> that type of functionality. I use TOAD at work, but again it's costly--
>> I was hoping Oracle's SQL Developer would be like SQL Modeler (who
>> doesn't like free?).
>>
> PLSQL Developer is not free, but it is not expensive either.
> http://www.allroundautomations.nl/
>
> --
> Terry Dykstra
>
BTW, their Query Reporter tool is free.
Received on Tue Mar 27 2007 - 11:07:31 CDT
