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Jusvistin
Yak Posting Veteran
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 Posted - 2003-08-15 : 07:33:55
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| Do you use one to supplement SQL Server's tools ?What's the best one for the best price ?Kevin |
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Andraax
Aged Yak Warrior
790 Posts |
Posted - 2003-08-15 : 07:37:07
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| I use Visio when I have a need. Works pretty well I think, but there are better products out there. For example ER/Studio by Embarcadero, looks really cool. But expensive as hell.Visio is good and cheap. |
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mohdowais
Sheikh of Yak Knowledge
1456 Posts |
Posted - 2003-08-15 : 08:25:30
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| Visio seems to be the most popular. Also at http://www.conceptdraw.com/en/ , their product is pretty ok and won't break the bank at $250.Owais |
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byrmol
Shed Building SQL Farmer
1591 Posts |
Posted - 2003-08-17 : 20:13:08
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| Just a warning.. ERD, while very popular for designing DB's, has major problems when it comes to describing the attributes of a relation. It is good for describing FK's, after all the name of the techinque says it all...DavidM"SQL-3 is an abomination.." |
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eyechart
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
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rrb
SQLTeam Poet Laureate
1479 Posts |
Posted - 2003-08-18 : 01:11:23
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| I think these guys offer a free trial [url]http://www.asapsoftware.com/ca/erwin.htm[/url]but depends whether you just want to draw diagrams - or whether you actually want it to snap in and manage constraints....--I hope that when I die someone will say of me "That guy sure owed me a lot of money" |
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