Okay, the aD 'rapid-development' package is located at
http://www.arsdigita.com/acs-repository/download-verify?version_id=2104. I have compared it to my Package Builder. Here is a list:
What rd PB
Input metadata metadata
Functions new delete new delete object_p set_attrs reset_attrs
Column order alphabetic user set
Attributes direct supp not direct
Table Write yes!! not yet
Constraints yes!! not complete
DB support Oracle Oracle pg
General Funct No Planned
In short, the aD package looks like it does a complete, but smaller job. You have less control with the aD tool, for some reason columns are ordered alphabetically. It looks like it has good support for writing the tables and constraints. This is exactly what my tool lacks! Also it has built in support for writing attributes. My tool, requires you to enter the few vars needed, but that is easy to fix.
I don't really understand the supertype code. Anyone?
