Re: Need info on database design tools on PC

In article <3eacr1INNat1_at_cocacola.cis.ohio-state.edu> dlee_at_cis.ohio-state.edu (Dik L Lee) writes:

   I am studying what low-cost database design tools are available    on *PC* (or on UNIX but with comparable prices). Features I am looking    for include:

• ER model editor
• Data Flow Diagram editor
• Data Dictionary editor

   I am looking at something that costs less than US$1500.    Thanks in advance for sharing your information.

   Dik Lee
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As far as doing the graphic stuff on a PC, I've used a package called ABC Flowchart for doing lots of ER/DF etc. diagrams. It's a very simple package, but is also streamlined, easy to learn, and fairly cheap ($300?). It can be a pain in the butt, however I haven't used/seen anything better. Micrographics (makers of ABC flowchart) also have a super fancy version called FlowchartWerks or some such thing. I haven't seen it, but I suspect they jammed a bunch of bells and whistles onto the original so they could triple the price.

-good luck! Received on Wed Jan 04 1995 - 02:05:50 CET