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Created Issue: validation of data model [1399]

dalewith — Mon, 13 May 2013 19:29:58 GMT

when validating the data model, if columns of same conceptual name have different data types, error L2008 is thrown

at worst i think this should be a warning. in my example, i have columns named 'amount' in dozens of tables. the amounts can be very different things, from tax values with 4 decimal places to int for a count of people

love the addin by the way, and thank you

Created Issue: Installation issue [1389]

LoonRanger — Fri, 10 May 2013 13:57:05 GMT

Hi,

while installing a new laptop with Windows 8 Pro (64 bits) and Visio Pro 2013 (32 bit) i receive an error "A required component for interacting with Visio is not available. Please run setup.exe" when installing this awesome addin. Tried and searched everything, downloaded the source code (no go in Visual Studio 2012) but was unable to resolve this issue. Can anyone point me the right direction what the missing component can be? Your help is appreciated.

gr

Arnold van Loon

Commented Issue: setup.EXE is not a valid Win32 application [213]

jsmosier — Tue, 07 May 2013 15:50:08 GMT

Please fix the installer. Thanks!
Comments: ** Comment from web user: jsmosier **

I had to download/install WinRAR 4.2 to open this archive. Rename setup.exe to setup.zip or setup.cab and it shoudl open...

Commented Issue: Ability to generate only selected items [795]

lbazetto — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 12:21:38 GMT

Would it be possible to only export the selected items? If I have a very large database, it would be nice to only select a subset of the tables and relationships and only export those as a script.
Comments: ** Comment from web user: lbazetto **

this feature was added in changeset [23359](http://forwardengineer.codeplex.com/SourceControl/changeset/23359) (specific tables)

Cheers

Created Issue: Super work! pretty-please... add ability to script column and table 'Notes' [1160]

MarioMajcica — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 09:00:11 GMT

Mario:

THANK YOU THANK YOU for creating what you did. Your work gives me great faith in the MS 'commmunity'. I hesitate to ask for more.. but seeing that others have, I've voted on the 'issues' already logged asking for the ability
to script column and table-level 'Notes' as extended properties, I'd like to take the opportunity to ask for that... here as well.

creating a user-friendly data-dictionary is key to our work here... and would be so nice to be able to get those 'Notes' from Visio into SQL.

Thank you again.

-reuven

Created Issue: Table index generation [1159]

MarioMajcica — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 08:57:30 GMT

Visio offers four index types for database tables. The two of interest to me are:

Unique index only
Unique contstraint only

I have created one of each in a test table in my diagram. When I forward engineer, both are scripted as a "CREATE UNIQUE INDEX". I expected the "Unique constraint only" to generate a constraint, not an index.

While both can get the job done for data integrity (with subtle differences), it is problematic if I start with a reverse-engineered db, which uses constraints. I get a lot of "false" differences just by forward engineering the db, without making any changes to it, because the constraints become indexes.

I realize that I am choosing what Visio calls an "Index type", and I am expecting a resulting contstraint; but, what is the point of offering me two choices that give the same result? Is my issue with Visio or the Forward Engineer add-in? Any help would be appreciated.

, Lee

Created Issue: Table index generation [1158]

MarioMajcica — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 08:51:49 GMT

Created Issue: Views are being scripted like tables [1146]

TheZachHill — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 18:18:57 GMT

I found that in v1 all views are being scripted as if they are tables. Looking at the code I found that this program should check to see if the IVMEEntity.IsView == true in the ModelTransformer.cs file in the GetModelStructure Method to skip this for now. something like the following after the entity parameter is set:

if (entity.IsView == true) continue;

Created Issue: Ability to handle default values [1126]

dtoyer — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 15:47:34 GMT

Does not currently apppear to incorporate default column values

Commented Issue: Installer Error [478]

mbrunson — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 04:11:21 GMT

After download the add-in. I just try to install it I am getting below attached (image) error. Please let me know is it installer problem are something else? I am using VISIO 2010 Premium edition.
Comments: ** Comment from web user: mbrunson **

Make sure you have .NET 4.0 installed (ideally version 4.0.30319). If you run windows update, it should update it and you will be able to install it.

Created Issue: Ability to generate only selected items [795]

sgartner — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:24:19 GMT

Would it be possible to only export the selected items? If I have a very large database, it would be nice to only select a subset of the tables and relationships and only export those as a script.

Created Issue: Ability to generate only selected items [793]

sgartner — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:18:30 GMT

Would it be possible to only export the selected items? If I have a very large database, it would be nice to only select a subset of the tables and relationships and only export those as a script.

Commented Issue: Feature request: Add ability to script table notes [400]

sgartner — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:16:14 GMT

Would like to script table notes ad table comment and also as MS_Description property
Comments: ** Comment from web user: sgartner **

Sorry, I meant to mention table notes above instead of column notes, but the point applies the same since the way the script must generate add calls to get the notes into the database it will be very difficult to read in the script, adding the notes as actual comments will make them more useful.

Commented Issue: Feature request: Add ability to script column notes [401]

sgartner — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:14:49 GMT

As comments and MS_Description.
Comments: ** Comment from web user: sgartner **

I would like to second this. It would be nice if the tool generated the scripting calls to add the notes to the database, but it would also be nice if the scripting added the column notes as comments in the script, as in -- style comments in the script. (sorry, I added this extra comment to the wrong item for table notes.)

Commented Issue: Feature request: Add ability to script table notes [400]

sgartner — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:13:04 GMT

Would like to script table notes ad table comment and also as MS_Description property
Comments: ** Comment from web user: sgartner **

Commented Issue: setup.EXE is not a valid Win32 application [213]

ezurawek — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 18:53:24 GMT

Please fix the installer. Thanks!
Comments: ** Comment from web user: ezurawek **

I have the same issue and cannot rename to zip (it says it is corrupt when I do that). Has anyone found a fix to this?

Commented Issue: Installer Error [478]

ezurawek — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 18:50:03 GMT

I have the same error and when I rename setup.exe to setup.zip it says it cannot read from compressed file. Did anyone find any workarounds?

Commented Issue: Installer Error [478]

pradeepg — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 08:27:00 GMT

Rename "Setup.exe" as a .zip file. Extract it and run msi file. It will work fine.

Commented Issue: setup.EXE is not a valid Win32 application [213]

pradeepg — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 07:36:22 GMT

Please fix the installer. Thanks!
Comments: ** Comment from web user: pradeepg **

I did what "ksmall" has suggested and it worked like a charm. I renamed "Setup.exe" as a .zip file. Extracted it and ran msi file. After that it all worked fine.

Commented Issue: Installer Error [478]

ktrunin — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 12:24:22 GMT

the same for me. I am running Win7 32-bit.