Hello Jose, > Why are all MySQL GUI clients so bad with foreign keys? Sorry to seem > annoyed, but I have used for quite some time a few GUI clients, notably > MySQL-Front, which I were relatively confortable with. Anyway, all GUI > clients I used (SQLyog, MySql-Front, MySQL-CC, you name it) seemed to be > some sort of shortcut to the MySQL command line. No problem with that, > that's what I am looking for and not some high-level CASE tool. > > It's when looking for foreign keys and referential integrity where these > tools fail miserably. None of them fully supports editing / creating / > deleting foreign keys. If you are to reply to this message, please read > again the "FULLY supports" statement. For example, with version 1.0.7-beta > of MySQL Query Browser (Own MySQL AB tool) I'm unable to add an "ON UPDATE" > constraint... silly, huh? This is not a strange "Fails when lib-foo > v1.2.3.5.7 connects throu a CISCO 90238234 router in a full moon night" > error, it's simply that the programmer (nor the bug-testing labs) have not > tried the "On Update:" drop-down menu from the edit table dialog. > > I know foreign keys are a relatively new area in the MySQL field and > maybe the programmers are slowly adding support for it, but it's quite > annoying to see monumental bugs editing and changing foreign keys in ALL > programs I've tried. > > Please, note that this message is not intended to flame anyone. I fully > aknowledge the effort involved creating such a tool, I'm a programmer after > all, and some of them are in beta anyway. I would appreciate if anyone knows > some tool which good foreign key support.
Well, you still need to manually create indices - but the FKs work just fine in ... Database Workbench - www.upscene.com With regards, Martijn Tonies Database Workbench - developer tool for InterBase, Firebird, MySQL & MS SQL Server. Upscene Productions http://www.upscene.com -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
