Thread: data modeler
I'm looking for a data modeler that can look at an existing database
schema and generate an ERD. A PDF of it would be nice. I'm using OS
X, but a Linux or Windows tool would be acceptable too. I don't need
any other features than that right now. Just want to generate
something that new developers can look at to more easily become
familiar with the schema.
Thanks,
-M@
On Thu, Sep 23, 2004 at 07:02:26PM -0700, Matthew Hixson wrote: > I'm looking for a data modeler that can look at an existing database > schema and generate an ERD. A PDF of it would be nice. I'm using OS > X, but a Linux or Windows tool would be acceptable too. I don't need > any other features than that right now. Just want to generate > something that new developers can look at to more easily become > familiar with the schema. Look for autodoc (or postgresql_autodoc) on http://pgfoundry.org. Or maybe at http://www.rbt.ca IMHO the GraphViz output is the most useful. -- Alvaro Herrera (<alvherre[a]dcc.uchile.cl>) Y dijo Dios: "Que sea Satanás, para que la gente no me culpe de todo a mí." "Y que hayan abogados, para que la gente no culpe de todo a Satanás"
On Sep 23, 2004, at 7:19 PM, Alvaro Herrera wrote: > On Thu, Sep 23, 2004 at 07:02:26PM -0700, Matthew Hixson wrote: >> I'm looking for a data modeler that can look at an existing database >> schema and generate an ERD. A PDF of it would be nice. I'm using OS >> X, but a Linux or Windows tool would be acceptable too. I don't need >> any other features than that right now. Just want to generate >> something that new developers can look at to more easily become >> familiar with the schema. > > Look for autodoc (or postgresql_autodoc) on http://pgfoundry.org. > Or maybe at http://www.rbt.ca > > IMHO the GraphViz output is the most useful. I found this: http://pgfoundry.org/projects/autodoc/ Is the only way to get this software through CVS? Thanks, -M@
I use software called Case Studio 2, which will read a database in a number of different formats, including PostGreSQL and show you the ERD. You can always print to PDF using PDFCreator or a similar tool. http://www.casestudio.com Thank You Sim Zacks IT Manager CompuLab 04-829-0145 - Office 04-832-5251 - Fax ________________________________________________________________________________ I'm looking for a data modeler that can look at an existing database schema and generate an ERD. A PDF of it would be nice. I'm using OS X, but a Linux or Windows tool would be acceptable too. I don't need any other features than that right now. Just want to generate something that new developers can look at to more easily become familiar with the schema. Thanks, -M@ ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 7: don't forget to increase your free space map settings
hixson@poindextrose.org (Matthew Hixson) writes: > I'm looking for a data modeler that can look at an existing database > schema and generate an ERD. A PDF of it would be nice. I'm using OS > X, but a Linux or Windows tool would be acceptable too. I don't need > any other features than that right now. Just want to generate > something that new developers can look at to more easily become > familiar with the schema. Druid? http://druid.sourceforge.net/ Bill -- Bill Harris Facilitated Systems http://facilitatedsystems.com/
On Fri, 24 Sep 2004 04:30:38 GMT Bill Harris <bill_harris@facilitatedsystems.com> wrote: > hixson@poindextrose.org (Matthew Hixson) writes: > > I'm looking for a data modeler that can look at an existing database > > schema and generate an ERD. A PDF of it would be nice. I'm using OS > > X, but a Linux or Windows tool would be acceptable too. I don't need > > any other features than that right now. Just want to generate > > something that new developers can look at to more easily become > > familiar with the schema. > Druid? http://druid.sourceforge.net/ from reading the description, it looks like they might have something, but there is *no* documentation and i can't figure out how they want me to run the install jar file. oh well, richard -- Richard Welty rwelty@averillpark.net Averill Park Networking 518-573-7592 Java, PHP, PostgreSQL, Unix, Linux, IP Network Engineering, Security
> > Druid? http://druid.sourceforge.net/ > > from reading the description, it looks like they might have something, > but there is *no* documentation and i can't figure out how they want > me to run the install jar file. java -jar druid-3.5-install.jar Bye, Chris.