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- From: jimj@meaddata.com (Jim Johnstone)
- Newsgroups: comp.databases.sybase
- Subject: RE: WANTED: Software to draw ER diagrams for Sybase
- Date: 22 Jan 1993 23:16:35 GMT
- Organization: Mead Data Central, Dayton OH
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- We used ERwin/SQL from Logic Works (609-243-0088). It runs under
- Windows 3.1 (about $1400)
-
- It is a great tool for logical design and data dictionary construction.
- It will even generate the SQL to create the database exactly like the
- logical model. It was real easy to learn and use. Your mileage may vary
- when using it for *hundreds* of tables. We only have about 50 tables.
-
- I have also used System Architect from Popkin Systems for DFD & FSM.
- The new release of that has some ERD capabilities that might be useful.
-
- > From: paul@eunet.co.at (Paul Gillingwater)
- > Subject: WANTED: Software to draw ER diagrams for Sybase
- > Date: 21 Jan 1993 21:42:23 +0100
- > Lines: 20
- >
- > Hi,
- > We have a large existing database in PACE that we have to migrate to
- > Sybase. I've undertaken to redraw all the entity-relation diagrams, but
- > would like a software tool to do this (and maybe generate some of the
- > code necessary to build the tables?)
- >
- > Primarily it should be a documentation tool, but if it can output
- > schemas then that would be great. I've heard of DEFT, but believe this
- > only runs on the Mac. What experiences have folks had with other tools,
- > and what about generic "drawing" packages like Corel? Can they handle
- > this type of drawing easily?
- >
- > Since our database has several *hundred* tables in 3nf, we would need
- > something that can handle the linkages and the rat's nest of lines
- > connecting boxes.
- >
- > Thanks in advance!
- > --
- > Paul Gillingwater
- > Home system: paul@actrix.co.at (Waffle)
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- --
- Jim Johnstone jimj@meaddata.com
- Mead Data Central
- P.O. Box 933 I do not speak for Mead Data Central
- Dayton, Ohio 45401
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