Graphical Mapping a Database
I have been request to create a relational database map that can be place on
the wall in my office. Generally I done these in the past by just manually
typing the information into Access and then printing a map from there.
However the database they want mapped has a couple dozen tables in it and I
don't relish the idea of entering all that by hand. Nor do I relish the idea
of sitting down and writing one a program to automaticly do it if there one
aviaiable.
Does anyone have a utility to map out database structures and put it in a
printable format ? PDF, GIF, JPG, etc.
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On Thu, 2003-08-14 at 21:49, Tim Edwards wrote:
I have been request to create a relational database map that can be place on
the wall in my office. Generally I done these in the past by just manually
typing the information into Access and then printing a map from there.
However the database they want mapped has a couple dozen tables in it and I
don't relish the idea of entering all that by hand. Nor do I relish the idea
of sitting down and writing one a program to automaticly do it if there one
aviaiable.Does anyone have a utility to map out database structures and put it in a
printable format ? PDF, GIF, JPG, etc.
I have used DataArchitect to do that. It can reverse-engineer the
database and draw a physical model of the database.
HTH
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"Tim Edwards" <mor4321@hotmail.com> wrote:
I have been request to create a relational database map that can be
place on the wall in my office. Generally I done these in the past
by just manually typing the information into Access and then
printing a map from there. However the database they want mapped
has a couple dozen tables in it and I don't relish the idea of
entering all that by hand. Nor do I relish the idea of sitting down
and writing one a program to automaticly do it if there one
aviaiable.Does anyone have a utility to map out database structures and put it
in a printable format ? PDF, GIF, JPG, etc.
Try DBVisualizer at <http://www.minq.se/>.
HTH :)
Cheers,
D
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On Thu, 2003-08-14 at 23:17, David Fetter wrote:
"Tim Edwards" <mor4321@hotmail.com> wrote:
I have been request to create a relational database map that can be
place on the wall in my office. Generally I done these in the past
by just manually typing the information into Access and then
printing a map from there. However the database they want mapped
has a couple dozen tables in it and I don't relish the idea of
entering all that by hand. Nor do I relish the idea of sitting down
and writing one a program to automaticly do it if there one
aviaiable.Does anyone have a utility to map out database structures and put it
in a printable format ? PDF, GIF, JPG, etc.Try DBVisualizer at <http://www.minq.se/>.
There's also AutoDoc http://www.rbt.ca/autodoc/index.html which can
output to a dia-compatible format.
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If you don't mind spending a little money and are on Windows, you can
use Microsoft Visio Professional.
On Saturday, August 16, 2003, at 01:38 AM, Ron Johnson wrote:
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On Thu, 2003-08-14 at 23:17, David Fetter wrote:
"Tim Edwards" <mor4321@hotmail.com> wrote:
I have been request to create a relational database map that can be
place on the wall in my office. Generally I done these in the past
by just manually typing the information into Access and then
printing a map from there. However the database they want mapped
has a couple dozen tables in it and I don't relish the idea of
entering all that by hand. Nor do I relish the idea of sitting down
and writing one a program to automaticly do it if there one
aviaiable.Does anyone have a utility to map out database structures and put it
in a printable format ? PDF, GIF, JPG, etc.Try DBVisualizer at <http://www.minq.se/>.
There's also AutoDoc http://www.rbt.ca/autodoc/index.html which can
output to a dia-compatible format.+---------------------------------------------------------------+ | Ron Johnson, Jr. Home: ron.l.johnson@cox.net | | Jefferson, LA USA | | | | "Man, I'm pretty. Hoo Hah!" | | Johnny Bravo | +---------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------(end of
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On Sat, 2003-08-16 at 01:42, Jeffrey Melloy wrote:
If you don't mind spending a little money and are on Windows, you can
use Microsoft Visio Professional.
The Force is strong in him, but he has strayed to the Dark Side.
Very surprising, since he uses a Mac...
On Saturday, August 16, 2003, at 01:38 AM, Ron Johnson wrote:
On Thu, 2003-08-14 at 23:17, David Fetter wrote:
"Tim Edwards" <mor4321@hotmail.com> wrote:
I have been request to create a relational database map that can be
place on the wall in my office. Generally I done these in the past
by just manually typing the information into Access and then
printing a map from there. However the database they want mapped
has a couple dozen tables in it and I don't relish the idea of
entering all that by hand. Nor do I relish the idea of sitting down
and writing one a program to automaticly do it if there one
aviaiable.Does anyone have a utility to map out database structures and put it
in a printable format ? PDF, GIF, JPG, etc.Try DBVisualizer at <http://www.minq.se/>.
There's also AutoDoc http://www.rbt.ca/autodoc/index.html which can
output to a dia-compatible format.
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On Saturday, August 16, 2003, at 03:09 AM, Ron Johnson wrote:
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On Sat, 2003-08-16 at 01:42, Jeffrey Melloy wrote:
If you don't mind spending a little money and are on Windows, you can
use Microsoft Visio Professional.The Force is strong in him, but he has strayed to the Dark Side.
Very surprising, since he uses a Mac...On Saturday, August 16, 2003, at 01:38 AM, Ron Johnson wrote:
On Thu, 2003-08-14 at 23:17, David Fetter wrote:
"Tim Edwards" <mor4321@hotmail.com> wrote:
I have been request to create a relational database map that can be
place on the wall in my office. Generally I done these in the past
by just manually typing the information into Access and then
printing a map from there. However the database they want mapped
has a couple dozen tables in it and I don't relish the idea of
entering all that by hand. Nor do I relish the idea of sitting down
and writing one a program to automaticly do it if there one
aviaiable.Does anyone have a utility to map out database structures and put
it
in a printable format ? PDF, GIF, JPG, etc.Try DBVisualizer at <http://www.minq.se/>.
There's also AutoDoc http://www.rbt.ca/autodoc/index.html which can
output to a dia-compatible format.-- +---------------------------------------------------------------+ | Ron Johnson, Jr. Home: ron.l.johnson@cox.net | | Jefferson, LA USA | | | | "Man, I'm pretty. Hoo Hah!" | | Johnny Bravo | +---------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------(end of
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Hi,
Jeffrey Melloy wrote:
The difference between "my money" and "my work's money". :)
But Visio sucks anyway. If on Windows, there is also
casestudio (www.casestudio.com)
(seems to need some help for 7.3)
And it kinda works with wine also :-)
There is also Dezign for Databases, http://www.datanamic.com/
Tino Wildenhain wrote:
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Hi,
Jeffrey Melloy wrote:
The difference between "my money" and "my work's money". :)
But Visio sucks anyway. If on Windows, there is also
casestudio (www.casestudio.com)
(seems to need some help for 7.3)And it kinda works with wine also :-)
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On Fri, 2003-08-15 at 00:17, David Fetter wrote:
"Tim Edwards" <mor4321@hotmail.com> wrote:
Does anyone have a utility to map out database structures and put it
in a printable format ? PDF, GIF, JPG, etc.Try DBVisualizer at <http://www.minq.se/>.
FWIW, we bought a site license for DBVis and it has been pretty great.
It runs on my YellowDog Linux (PPC) and RedHat desktops as well as our
MacOS X machines. Well worth the $$ IMO.
Cheers,
Chris
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