Re: open source ERD for postgresql database - Mailing list pgsql-admin
From | Carol Walter |
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Subject | Re: open source ERD for postgresql database |
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Msg-id | 2F30C330-1BB6-4533-93EB-7EDFC15D1419@indiana.edu Whole thread Raw |
In response to | Re: open source ERD for postgresql database (Barbara Stephenson <barbara@turbocorp.com>) |
List | pgsql-admin |
My databases are running on top of Solaris 10, but I don't think RedHat should be a problem. Aqua Data Studio is one of the products that allow you to do the trial version. Carol On Sep 15, 2008, at 3:34 PM, Barbara Stephenson wrote: > Thank you all for your input. Yes I would like to get an ERD for > an existing > system plus to create a new system. > > All the ones recommended are any of them for Linux. Our database > resides on > Redhat 4. I prefer free/open source so I can at least take a look > to see if > it's user friendly. However, I know some do have a 30 day trial. > > Barbara > > Anibal David Acosta wrote: >> MICRO-OLAP Database designer for postgres is a great tool. >> >> >> >> -----Mensaje original----- >> De: pgsql-admin-owner@postgresql.org >> [mailto:pgsql-admin-owner@postgresql.org] En nombre de Carol Walter >> Enviado el: lunes, 15 de septiembre de 2008 02:58 p.m. >> Para: Thomas Jacob >> CC: Barbara Stephenson; pgsql-admin@postgresql.org >> Asunto: Re: [ADMIN] open source ERD for postgresql database >> >> This sort of depends on what you want to do with the ERD. If I want >> to document an existing system, I use Aqua Data Studio. It's not >> free, but it will take an existing system and draw the ERD for you >> based on the relationships it finds in the database. There are >> things that I don't like about it. It puts the tables into the ERD >> in alpha order. This leads to some spaghetti ERD's. You can move >> the tables around and then save them. The problem is that once they >> are saved, it's an image and you can't move them anymore. If you >> recreate the ERD you have to begin again to move the tables around. >> Another tool that some people like, but that I haven't used is called >> SQL-EZ. It's cost is trivial. >> >> Carol >> >> On Sep 12, 2008, at 10:24 AM, Thomas Jacob wrote: >>> I've been using GNU ferret for a while, it's OK >>> for simple tasks, and can produce table graphs and >>> even output rudimentary PostgreSQL DDL in Version 0.6, >>> but it doesn't support PostgreSQL's full range of types yet >>> and the handling is somewhat awkward. >>> >>> Version 0.7 looks much more promising, at least from >>> the screen shots, but that hasn't been release yet: >>> >>> http://www.gnuferret.org/ >>> >>> On Fri, 2008-09-12 at 09:59 -0400, Barbara Stephenson wrote: >>>> I would like to use an ERD tool for postgres and it be open >>>> source. Any >>>> suggestions? >>>> -- >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> Barbara Stephenson >>>> EDI Specialist/Programmer >>>> Turbo, division of Ozburn-Hessey Logistics >>>> 2251 Jesse Jewell Pkwy NE >>>> Gainesville, GA 30507 >>>> tel: (678)989-3020 fax: (404)935-6171 >>>> barbara@turbocorp.com >>>> www.ohlogistics.com >> >> -- >> Sent via pgsql-admin mailing list (pgsql-admin@postgresql.org) >> To make changes to your subscription: >> http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-admin > > -- > Regards, > > Barbara Stephenson > EDI Specialist/Programmer > Turbo, division of Ozburn-Hessey Logistics > 2251 Jesse Jewell Pkwy NE > Gainesville, GA 30507 > tel: (678)989-3020 fax: (404)935-6171 > barbara@turbocorp.com > www.ohlogistics.com > > -- > Sent via pgsql-admin mailing list (pgsql-admin@postgresql.org) > To make changes to your subscription: > http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-admin
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