Re: Database doc tools

Posted in 2000

Obnoxio The Clown — Fri, 18 Feb 2000 11:40:43 GMT — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

From: Peter Eckhardt <Peter.Eckhardt@transcom.de> > >we need to document a medium sized informix database (approx. 300 tables >and around 7000 fields). >Are there tools available which can help in automation that process ? Define "document", please? How about dbschema and awk? ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

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REXARNOLD — 01 Mar 2000 23:16:32 GMT — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

have you looked at ERWIN? It does a pretty good job of ER Diagram and gives ability to document additional information. It is virtually useless if your not using foreign key constraints. We used it on about the same size datbase. The ER Took up an entire wall but it was useful.