Re: Simply viewing data in a database

Free TOAD (not a trial) came first. It only started having a version you have to pay for when Quest bought it. The free version is still available though.

Anne

Joel Garry wrote:

> "FC" <flavio_at_tin.it> wrote in message news:<KIZKa.261914$g92.5951624_at_news2.tin.it>...
> > "Stephen_CA" <stephen.bell_at_sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> > news:5aeee507.0306270607.911de49_at_posting.google.com...
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I agree with Sybrand on this one..every couple of months someone
> > > troops over with a new GUI tool for me to try.Invariably, I find
> > > myself back using SQL*Plus
> > > in no time. The problem is, if you never learn SQL and
> > > perform all your operations by clicking or "dragging and dropping" you
> > > become very product specific. If you switch jobs and they don't use
> > > that product you find yourself standing there like a deer in
> > > headlights..
> > >
> > > My two cents,
> > >
> > > Steve
> >
> >
> > First of all Golden is available since 1997. And it was there when there was
> > no free TOAD, but only the full blown version at 3000$ or so.
>
> WTF? I distinctly remember a free trial TOAD, here's V2.1 in '96:
> http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&newwindow=1&th=fc43060acdedc6d3&rnum=12
>
> jg
> --
> @home.com is bogus.
> Of course, one can always run the strings command on an export or od
> -c the data files...
Received on Wed Jul 02 2003 - 10:23:28 CDT