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What kind of applications do you use for designing the Database and the system itself?

I use Visio for the Database Design (MER, Logic Model), and scripts interactions.
I use a text editor to design the scripts, (en español: pseudocódigo) and sql statements, and then i start coding, .

I think Visio is not a very good help cause it didnt generate SQL statements and those kind of stuff.

What do you do???? :D
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The closest thing I ever used to a GUI front end for db creation is phpMy or phpPG admin. Otherwise, the rest is done from an editor.

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Post by fractalvibes »

I have used some PC client software called Mascon which was ok for designing the database. I recently did some work on a site that has an online tool - phpMyAdmin which was quite handy to use also.

For the actual PHP script and embedded SQL I use EditPlus2 - very good text editor!

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I strictly use phpmyadmin for creating my tables. Command line for createing a DB. I really like phpmyadmin. Very easy to use. I have not yet really gotten into the Dreamweaver acess to it yet.
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yes but.

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I use Phpmyadmin too, but before that I DESIGN de database (Entity Relation Model) -> thats why i use visio.

i think you guys do directly the coding. :wink:
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Post by hob_goblin »

I'm not doing anything that gets a ton of traffic so PHPMyAdmin is just fine for me!
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Post by fractalvibes »

To tell the truth, I usually do initial design sitting at my desk, with pen and paper! The tables and relationships carefully (I Hope!) thought out.

Yes, once everything is all laid out, PHPMyAdmin is a very nice tool.
I suppose you could write your own given a knowledge of the database catalogue - i.e. metadata structure used.

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Post by Skywalker »

I am using also phpMyAdmin it is easy to install and is easy to create tables with. To make a connection to the database, I use Dreamweaver it has vrey nice tools to acces the database.

You can almoste do everything in dreamweaver based on databases.
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Post by volka »

haven't felt any need for a database-modeling tool until now. Pen, paper and a cup of coffee do well if I have to create a db-design manually, MysqlFront to access the server.
  • But this is where I would start my search
  • eclipse ide, probably there are db-plugins
  • rational rose (since you're using viso already), maybe they have something for sql, too
  • products for EJB that handle complete deployment processes, maybe they're using plugins you can use standalone
a long shot but .... ;)
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I use System Architect for these purposes. Truly an excellent prog !
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Do you have an url for that product at hand?
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Rational Rose is a great tool but not for this kind of stuff (i supose)

I start with pen and paper as everybudy does (a must!) but for documentation I use visio....

I've to see System Artichect...
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Post by Jabbas »

product overview

evaluation download

I don't know the policy of this board, and for now I don't have the time to read it :twisted: so I'll refrain from posting any 'other versions'.
*hint*=irc


ps. active board ! friendly community ! Guess I'll stick around a while.. :)
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ok

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lets give it a try then!!! :D
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