Pete - its a designer tool for designing databases and doing DDL and schema.
not for making UI.
as it is though - its a good tool. Anything that tries to emulate ERWin has
got to be good, right?
There is a similar package that works with VFP natively called xCase.
I know you are not a programmer, but maybe such a design tool would be
overwhelming for you.
IF you got the foxserv package I mentioned - you would be able to muck
around with php/mySql/apache
on both windows and linux os platforms. That would be overwhelming for you
as well, I Think.
Sounds like you have a lot of decisions to make here about your development
environment path.
I would suggest sticking with VFP of course, sounds like its something you
are familar with.
You do NOT NEED an E-R tool to make your databases in VFP - you have a
database designer tool already built in.
For your question "I can't tell if it can create an exe or runtime
application"
The answer is NO and NEITHER. it creates a visual model of a database.
Cute Visual Thing you can print out and tape to your wall, or put in a
binder for a client. You can further generate the sql statements needed to
CREATE the database with all of its rules, constraints, stored procedures,
triggers and what not, but it is not limited to mySql at all.
mondo regards [Bill]
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DDL - Data Definition Language
UI - User Interface
ERWin - a software package used for making Entity RelationShip Diagrams
[among other things]
mostly the Cadillac of E-R tools.
xCase - a software package used for making Entity Relationship Diagrams and
Data Dictionaries
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Pete Theisen" <petet@acun.com>
To: "ProFox Email List" <profox /at/ leafe DOT com>
Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2003 3:47 AM
Subject: Re: [NF] phpBB
> Hi Bill!
>
> Thanks for the information.
>
> My ISP guy says not to use phpBB for what I am trying to do, for some of
> the reasons you mention, and also "because it would be a kludge".
>
> I wonder if you know anything about this one: DBDesigner 4, recently
> acquired by MySQL AB.
>
> <http://www.fabforce.net/dbdesigner4/index.php>
>
> Acquisition story:
> <http://www.fabforce.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=500>
>
> Looks a little like the fox, has a Windows or Linux version, uses MySQL
for
> the back end. I can't tell if it can create an exe or runtime application,
> but it is freely distributable so cost per seat is not a factor. Just that
> the full program would confuse the average user, heck, it confuses me!
>
> Regards,
>
> Pete
>
> At 04:41 AM 11/28/2003 -0600, you wrote:
> >Pete - it's possible, but doubtful. It's a physical security kinda
thing -
> >you could always unplug the modem
> >before leaving the office .
> >mondo regards [Bill]
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