From: "Jan Dieckmann" <J.Dieckmann@psi-bt.de>
Newsgroups: comp.databases.oracle.misc,comp.databases.oracle.tools
Subject: Re: Er Diagram tool?
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 17:56:31 +0200
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Hi Eric,
> Can anyone recommend a good tool for creating ER schema diagrams? I have
> heard of using Designer, Toad and Keeptool. I have no experience with any
 of
> these and am only a student so I would be interested in affordable/free!
 and
> relatively easy to use software.
> Any pointers will be appreciated - for Oracle 8i on Win2k.
> Thanking you

You can download a free trial version of KeepTool 4 (www.keeptool.com) and
test the ER Diagramer. The power of this tool is especially the ability to
autolayout a diagramm. But you should test it. The price is $ 150 for a
single user license.

Best regards
Jan Dieckmann