Re: ER Tools

Might I suggest something related, but not completely the same?

I would suggest looking at the NIAM method (Natural language Information Analysis Method). Based on the natural language principle this is a very nice method to structure data (and even to some extent knowledge). Relational tabel definitions can be generated which support the Fifth or Optimal Normal Form.

There are a few tools available for this method, one of them being InfoModeler from Asymetrix.

A mailing list is also available as 'niam_at_tpd.tno.nl'. Subscriptions can be sent to 'niam-adm_at_tpd.tno.nl'.

Hope this helps.

                                        (R)egards,

                                        Ed.

Ed van Leeuwen                        |  Ed W.A. van Leeuwen
TNO Fysisch en Elektronisch           |  TNO Physics and Electronics Laboratory
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Den Haag                              |  The Hague, the Netherlands
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Ed.van.Leeuwen_at_fel.tno.nl             |  Oops! Sorry, I am only a referee...


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