From: | Lee Keel <lee(dot)keel(at)uai(dot)com> |
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To: | Gabriele <gabriele_palma(at)tin(dot)it>, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: Design Tool |
Date: | 2007-07-05 15:08:46 |
Message-ID: | 76758090F8686C47A44B6FF52514A1D308C9C2B5@hermes.uai.int |
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: pgsql-general-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org [mailto:pgsql-general-
> owner(at)postgresql(dot)org] On Behalf Of Gabriele
> Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2007 2:43 PM
> To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
> Subject: [GENERAL] Design Tool
>
> I need a design tool to design my database.
>
> Back in past I used DBDesigner (free) but it is best suited to MySQL
> and i now use PostGreSQL and SQLite.
>
> The tool should have most of the following:
>
> Ability to create a rather complex and arbitrarily big scheme and
> produce automatically the SQL code for PostGreSQL and for SQLite.
>
> Some degree of automation with "logical to physical" procedures
> (automake entity for n:n relationship, foreign key automatically added
> and other time saving stuff).
>
> Ability to produce documentation in XML/HTML using the schema and
> designer's comments on tables and properties (best would be an html
> documentation or an xml schema easily convertible in an html
> documentation with some other tool i don't know).
>
> A few tools of pure graphical purpose (colored boxes/panels, labels)
> and an easy way to arrange tables, show or hide additional
> information, organize relationship (move his names, eventually hide
> them), and the ability to export the whole thing as an image.
>
> "Free" or "not so costly" license. If i use postgresql is also to save
> money, as you might expect. A one hundred dollars software might be my
> solution, a one thousand dollars is probably not.
>
> Ability to generate CRUD stored procedure automatically may be
> appreciated, but i belienve it's more than i need.
>
>
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We are currently using DeZign for Database. This is not a freeware tool,
but is VERY useful. I am not sure how much "not so costly" is, but I find
it very reasonable for the time it saves me. It does do Postgres and MANY
more database formats. You can find more information at
http://www.datanamic.com/dezign/index.html
Regards,
Lee Keel
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