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sql777
Constraint Violating Yak Guru

314 Posts

Posted - 2004-02-19 : 07:15:10
Hi,

Is it possible to get a output of all the tables in a database with all the columns on 1 paper? Sort of a birds eye view of all the tables?

I can do this manually, but I was wondering if there are any free products out there that do this?

Merkin
Funky Drop Bear Fearing SQL Dude!

4970 Posts

Posted - 2004-02-19 : 07:23:18
You can print diagrams in Enterprise Manager, will that do ?


Damian
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sql777
Constraint Violating Yak Guru

314 Posts

Posted - 2004-02-19 : 15:29:39
DOes it compress it all to one page?

How do I do that anyhow!
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tkizer
Almighty SQL Goddess

38200 Posts

Posted - 2004-02-19 : 15:32:48
Yes you can put them on one page, but the objects would have to be pretty small or your paper would have to be pretty big and printed on a plotter printer if you had a lot of tables.

To create a diagram, go to the database in Enterprise Manager. Go to diagram, then right click in the white space on the right pane and click create new diagram.

Tara
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sql777
Constraint Violating Yak Guru

314 Posts

Posted - 2004-02-19 : 16:10:15
Ok I remember trying that before.

I just WISH EM would arrange them in a way where it would maximize space on a printout instead of scattering them so wide horizontally!
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tkizer
Almighty SQL Goddess

38200 Posts

Posted - 2004-02-19 : 16:54:44
There are other 3rd party tools that can diagram a database better. EM was offered because it's free. ERwin does a much better job and even Vision does a better job, so you might want to look into the other diagramming software that is out there.

Tara
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Merkin
Funky Drop Bear Fearing SQL Dude!

4970 Posts

Posted - 2004-02-19 : 17:10:47
quote:

I just WISH EM would arrange them in a way where it would maximize space on a printout instead of scattering them so wide horizontally!



I don't

I want it to leave them the hell alone so I can spent the 2 - 5 minutes it takes to set it up the way I want it. Stop being so lazy


Damian
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MichaelP
Jedi Yak

2489 Posts

Posted - 2004-02-19 : 17:39:06
Right-click and do "show page breaks" so you know where to move things around to.

Michael

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