Aglowsoft SQL Query Tools includes 3 database tools. They are Aglowsoft
Schema Tool, Aglowsoft Designer, and Aglowsoft Browser. The tools are
designed to allow building of SQL queries with basic knowledge of SQL
using user friendly interface. Result sets from SQL queries are presented
in a combination form of tree views and table views. Tree view can be
printed or exported to an XML file or an LDIF file, and table view can be exported to ODBC database table, Access 2000 database, XML or HTML format.
A key feature of Aglowsoft SQL Query Tools is the ability to build SQL
queries in the form of view definition tree, where a path in the view
definition tree discloses relationships between data from different
tables. Aglowsoft SQL Query Tools works with any OLE DB and ODBC-compliant database. SQL statements
supported include SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE.
The program includes x64 and Unicode support, support for ANSI inner and outer joins, entity relationship diagram,
and DDL Generation for relationships.
Steps for using Aglowsoft SQL Query Tools
The first step is
to use Aglowsoft Schema Tool for
capturing the meta data from OLE DB or ODBC database. The extracted schema is saved
to a file which is called SHM (Schema ) file. User can further refine
the captured meta data by defining primary keys, entity relationships,
and column aliases. The table columns, primary keys, relationships, and column
aliases will be used by Aglowsoft Designer to build SQL queries.
The next step is
to use Aglowsoft Designer for
creating view definition tree using schema information contained in SHM
file. The view definition tree is a collection of view definition nodes.
Each view definition node may have a SQL query associated with it. Aglowsoft Designer saves the results of the view definition tree to a
View Definition File (VDF).
The final step is
to use Aglowsoft Browser for navigating
the View Definition File (VDF). Simply browse the tree view through point-and-click
interface. The resulting SQL queries are shown in the Properties
tab of the Aglowsoft Browser. Aglowsoft Browser can also be used for navigating
OLE DB and ODBC database tables/views.
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