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dbSketch the first data modeling tool specifically designed for application developers Ñnot DBAs, analysts, theorists, or posers. dbSketch lets you design your schema as quickly as you can think, and lets you use any SQL trick you've ever invented.
- Fast, efficient, no-cruft design
- Physical database diagramming based on IDEF1x notation (like ERWin)
- Arbitrary SQL input lets you use any SQL trick
- Fits smoothly into your unique development and database environment
- Presents your design with formatting and output options
- Supports Oracle 9 and 10, MySQL 4 and
Requirements
PPC, Mac OS X 10.3 or better, Java 1.4
PPC, Mac OS X 10.3 or better, Java 1.4
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| Downloads:3,298 |
| Version Downloads:3,103 |
| Type:Development : Java |
| License:Demo |
| Date:05 Jan 2006 |
| Platform:PPC |
| Price: $99.00 |
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dbSketch the first data modeling tool specifically designed for application developers Ñnot DBAs, analysts, theorists, or posers. dbSketch lets you design your schema as quickly as you can think, and lets you use any SQL trick you've ever invented.
- Fast, efficient, no-cruft design
- Physical database diagramming based on IDEF1x notation (like ERWin)
- Arbitrary SQL input lets you use any SQL trick
- Fits smoothly into your unique development and database environment
- Presents your design with formatting and output options
- Supports Oracle 9 and 10, MySQL 4 and 5, Postgres 8
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peterhry reviewed on 22 Jan 2007
Maybe some SQL syntax checking could be implemented in the future, or maybe that's just cause i'm an average database developer.
durjoy reviewed on 06 Jan 2006
I agree with the first reviewer's comments-- it's a good product with GREAT potential.
A few quick points:
the interface isn't perfect yet, but seems close enough.
1) pressing the delete key DOES delete the selected table or column
2) the apps copies every column in the parent table's primary key, which makess sense for the behavior for a foreign key. It uses IDEF1x notation, which the reviewer may not be familiar with. The very sparse help should have made that clearer.
3) when doing joins manually, the anchored each line on opposite sides of the table. It looked like it worked okay...
I'm not so concerned about the price, if it does what it says it does.
Given the paucity of good db tools for OSX. that said, the developer is definitely aiming for a "non-shareware" kind of market.
oddraisin reviewed on 05 Jan 2006
The interface is very mouse driven, and there are some shortcuts that are severely lacking (for instance, pressing the delete key does not delete the object selected). The software sometimes makes odd decisions. For instance, when defining a relationship between tables, it automatically populates the child table with every column from the parent table as a foreign key, instead of allowing you to choose just one field.
Also, the layouts are a little messy. When creating a join table for a many to many relationship manually, both relationship lines joined onto the table's box at the exact same point.
All in all this is a good program with great potential. It's still clunky in the interface as well as the visual department (drop the multiple windows within one window theme! Use tabs or have a separate window for each project!), but this will be one to watch. It's export to SQL is extremely nice, generates very clean code and does it quickly.
$99 is steep for a product like this as well. I would guess that if it were placed around the $20-$30 mark, it would sell to hobbyists as well as pros.