VisioModeler does have docs on db design, but AFAIK the download edition will not generate a MySQL database creation script from the model--you need the Enterprise edition for that.
There is an open source database modeller, argoURL (http://argouml.tigris.org/), that is pretty good, but it does not generate db scripts either. There is a tool that does so, Dezign (http://www.datanamic.com/dezign/), that costs a great deal less money than VisioEnterprise (or PowerDesigner or Rational Rose's d generator (no, I'm not associated with the company). PB ----- ----- Original Message ----- From: mos To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 5:20 PM Subject: Re: About database design At 04:40 PM 3/28/2003, you wrote: >Where can a newbie go to learn how design and build a database quick. > >Thanks > >David David, That's like saying to a sales person at a home center mega store, "How do I design an build a house real quick". Well, it takes time to learn database design and MySQL. If you make a mistake with the database, the walls and roof aren't going to fall in on you, but sometimes it just feels that way.<g> To get started may I suggest Paul Dubois excellent book called "MySQL 2nd Edition". The MySQL manual is also quite good.http://www.mysql.com/downloads/download.php?file=/Downloads/Manual/manu al.pdf#mirrors You also need a GUI tool for MySQL unless you want to use SQL scripts to build your database. Try MySQLFront which is free but discontinued. Download from http://efux.de/mysqlfront/MySQL-Front_2.5_Setup.exe. There is also SQLyog which is another MySQL admin tool from http://www.webyog.com/sqlyog/index.html. That is also free. MS also had a pretty good case tool Visio Modeler which has plenty of docs on how to design a database. Download from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=27fe6786-a439-4286- b8b6-7a9b84cfa709&DisplayLang=en So the only thing that isn't free here is Paul's book. (Why is that Paul?<VBG>) Mike
