ANONYMOUS As an MS SQL DBA who uses a Mac for preference there are only a couple of alternatives. Sadly although SQL4X-J is powerful it just doesn't "feel right" for me MacSQL is about 85% of the way to being a great app, but (for me) there are still a couple of niggles that mean I can't switch totally from Enterprise Manager on my VirtualPC... For personal preference I like the MacSQL interface and feel, but... Theres a couple of things that are missing that wont get me switching from my VirtualPC for day to day management.... SQL4X-J is powerful, but I cant see it making my work day any easier However, MacSQL could with a couple of small enhancements, which Id love to think are already on the to-do list... Stored Procedures. For me this is a must as for performance reasons I try and use Stored Procedures wherever possible (one of the sites I manage has over 2.5 million page impressions a day, and every one of those is dynamic from a database !) - being able to review, edit and execute SPs is important. Table Structure editing. I like the Table Create dialogue and would love to be able to grab an existing table into that interface when Im adding/editing columns (rather than having the add column function). Would also be neat to be able to re-order columns in the dialogue. Also, in the current edit mechanism I cant change a column to become an Identity (if I forgot) Edit results from a query. When I get data back Id like to be able to update it (or add rows back into the database). At the moment there is an icon for add/delete rows (but Ive not seen it live). Query Editor wont let me run a query until I save it. Can be a nuisance. The Query Maker is good, but limited... It doesnt seem to support multiple tables (or sub selects etc) - in fact I find the two a little confusing ! for Identity columns, being able to add the start and increment values would be handy would be good to be able to edit a free-form description. I document within the table structure in Enterprise Manager a lot and miss that facility (Version 3.0.3) |