Ah... You are correct that Golden and PLEDIT are not tools that compare to TOAD or SQLNAV but that does not mean that there are not excellent tools... For years I was a die hard SQL*Plus fan... A SQL*Plus bigot you might say... I avoiding tools like TOAD and stuck to the command line... A couple years ago, I used PLEDIT for some light PL/SQL work and it did a great job... Sure, TOAD or SQLNAV are much better ( debuggers etc ) but they are overkill for a hacker like myself... But, on my latest contract I did quite a bit more PL/SQL than usual... And, I decided that I REALLY liked PLEDIT... So, I gave Golden a try... And, after using Golden for a few weeks, I can not think of life without it... I am still a command line guy and Golden is like a improved SQL*Plus... I *love* the workspace feature... The run sheet options ( whole sheet, here to end of sheet, current line ) that operate with function keys... The favorites pulldown... Support for DBMS_OUTPUT... And the support for SQL*Plus commands ( like spool )... Golden is a query tool... Not a "all in one" tool like TOAD... But, IMHO, it is a very good query tool for those SQL*Plus bigots like myself...
:-)
Tim
PS - Plus, since I had to buy it myself, I loved the price... :-)
-----Original Message-----
From: Jesse, Rich [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2001 5:35 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
Subject: RE: Toad vs SQL Navigator
I just downloaded and testdrove Golden. Egad. Not even close to any of the
Quest tools. There's so much it's lacking that I don't have the time to
make a list.
If you're gonna use that, just download the freeware version of TOAD from
http://www.toadsoft.com So much better with so many more features and
usability, IMHO. Of course, I'm using a fully registered version (as well
as a beta). :)
My $.02
Rich Jesse System/Database Administrator
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Quad/Tech International, Sussex, WI USA
-----Original Message-----
Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2001 15:35
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
My answer is always the same... Neither! :-)
Instead, try Golden from Benthic Software (www.benthicsoftware.com). It's
easy to try it without buying it, just use the annoyware.
Also try PLEDIT as a PL/SQL development environment.
It serves our purposes very well, and at 35$ it completely demolishes it's
competition for cost/benefit.
Paul
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