Just wondering - if you were going in to a new DBISAM database produced by
somebody else and wanted to get a quick idea of its structure (ie, basically
reverse engineer it from the tables so you can see the relations
graphically), what tools support DBISAM 4?

I was looking at CASE Studio 2, http://www.casestudio.com/enu/default.aspx ,
but that seems to have only DBISAM 3 support:

http://www.casestudio.com/enu/databases.aspx

Thx in advance.

Lauchlan M

> I was looking at CASE Studio 2, http://www.casestudio.com/enu/default.aspx
,
> but that seems to have only DBISAM 3 support:
>
> http://www.casestudio.com/enu/databases.aspx

I tried reverse engineering a simple DBISAM database, but I got errors
related to opening MyTable.dat files.

I see someone has written some support for DBISAM 4, but not for reverse
engineering yet - http://www.casestudio.com/enu/dudbs.aspx

I guess someone needs to write some Case Studio extensions for DBISAM 4
reengineering, if they haven't been written already.

Any other solutions/products for reverse engineering DBISAM 4?

Lauchlan M

> Any other solutions/products for reverse engineering DBISAM 4?
Try our Context Database Designer/Extensions (http://www.contextsoft.com/)
It supports dbisam3&4 and Nexus 1. NX2 support will be released this
week with 2.03 version.
It has reverse engineering for everything, including SQL scripts.
It also does more then CASE Studio in some areas at only fraction
of cost. Context Database Extensions components provide access
to schema information at run time and automatic check/update
database structure based on differences between versions of
database schema.


Regards,
Michael

> > Any other solutions/products for reverse engineering DBISAM 4?
> Try our Context Database Designer/Extensions (http://www.contextsoft.com/)
> It supports dbisam3&4 and Nexus 1. NX2 support will be released this
> week with 2.03 version.
> It has reverse engineering for everything, including SQL scripts.
> It also does more then CASE Studio in some areas at only fraction
> of cost. Context Database Extensions components provide access
> to schema information at run time and automatic check/update
> database structure based on differences between versions of
> database schema.

Great!

I'll look into it!

Lauchlan M

I recommend the Context tools.  I would get the 2.xx beta version for
that. It is near completion and is stable for me.

Lauchlan,

> I tried reverse engineering a simple DBISAM database, but I got errors
> related to opening MyTable.dat files.
>
> I see someone has written some support for DBISAM 4, but not for reverse
> engineering yet - http://www.casestudio.com/enu/dudbs.aspx

They just don't have the customer base with DBISAM. I have CS2, and it
is not without it's problems and shortcomings, although for the $$ it
is a deal.

> I guess someone needs to write some Case Studio extensions for DBISAM 4
> reengineering, if they haven't been written already.

If you wish to commit to DBISAM and want a design tool, then you
should also commit to Michael's products. And it sounds like you are
already looking at them.

--
Neal Laugman

Hi, I always need something simple and this works for me
http://www.datanamic.com/

Ed.


"Lauchlan M" <LMackinnon@Hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:D632A4A5-33E5-4C79-8241-B8AFBABC0F8B@news.elevatesoft.com...
> Just wondering - if you were going in to a new DBISAM database produced by
> somebody else and wanted to get a quick idea of its structure (ie,
basically
> reverse engineer it from the tables so you can see the relations
> graphically), what tools support DBISAM 4?
>
> I was looking at CASE Studio 2, http://www.casestudio.com/enu/default.aspx
,
> but that seems to have only DBISAM 3 support:
>
> http://www.casestudio.com/enu/databases.aspx
>
> Thx in advance.
>
> Lauchlan M
>
>

http://www.contextsoft.com/

Awesome product.  Even better support.  You'll very quickly wonder how the hell you ever
managed without it.

HTH,
Graham W.

the dbisam additional software and utillities has reverse engineering.

get here
http://www.elevatesoft.com/scripts/download.dll?action=downinfo&producttype=add&version=4



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"Lauchlan M" <LMackinnon@Hotmail.com> wrote:

Just wondering - if you were going in to a new DBISAM database produced by
somebody else and wanted to get a quick idea of its structure (ie, basically
reverse engineer it from the tables so you can see the relations
graphically), what tools support DBISAM 4?

I was looking at CASE Studio 2, http://www.casestudio.com/enu/default.aspx ,
but that seems to have only DBISAM 3 support:

http://www.casestudio.com/enu/databases.aspx

Thx in advance.

Lauchlan M