Re: Graphical GUI tool FREE!

I have checked the product at http://www.platinum.com/products/dba/desdbaps.htm (Desktop DBA). I think the ROM product from Informix is better, if it was to be used with Informix RDBMS only. Desktop DBA is better for a heterogenous environment. My brief look at both the products gave me the feeling that ROM was easy to Install and to use. ROM recognized all the instances running on the fly whereas Desktop DBA, you have to add the servers to work with. Unless you have different databases to work with from different vendors, the "Informix specific" ROM is a better DBA tool, though not a great one. ;-) ps: I have noticed in this thread the mention of "free" software (ROM & Desktop DBA), they are not FREE (in the absolute sense), they are just another 30 day evaluation softwares. :-) Shivner, Keith (SEA) wrote: > > I did not think the speed was that bad except when it was reading view's > structures in the maintenace screen. Otherwize it was pretty good. > > You will just have to make the decision for yourself what is important. > > Since it is free and the only thing I see is the slowness in reading > view structures and comparing databases is not important to me and the > price is much less then www.platinum.com it's the choice for me. > > - Keith > keiths@prestongates.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: Manoj [SMTP:manoj@mailhost.twowaytv.co.uk] > Subject: RE: Graphical GUI tool FREE! > > Its good but unfortunately compared to (www.platinum.com), it > lacks > speed and also the utility to compare databases. << snip >> > > -----Original Message----- > From: Joe Lumbley [SMTP:jlumbley@netcom.com] > Sent: Friday, June 20, 1997 2:48 PM > To: informix-list@rmy.emory.edu > Subject: Graphical GUI tool FREE! > << snip >> > FYI > joe << more clipping >> -- \\\\|// Vijay R. Anisetti |6 6| -------------------oooO--U--Oooo---------------------------- oooO Oooo ( ) ( ) Just hangin on to this profession ---------------\\( -- )/------------------------------------- \\) (/