[AccessD] Documenting a Database

Hi Greg:
There are a number of utilities for this, some are free. You should be able
to google them up. I use FMS Total Access Analyzer. It has features galore
and they offer tech support via their public FMS forums.

HTH
John B.

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> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Greg Smith
> Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 1:30 PM
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> Subject: [AccessD] Documenting a Database
>
>
> Hi Everyone!
>
> I have a question that may have been mentioned before, but I
> honestly don't
> remember seeing it anywhere for a long time.
>
> I have a secured (via Access's security) database, with FE and BE, which I
> need to fully document.  Yes, you can use the built in Documenter for all
> the definitions of forms, etc., and it provides a lengthy, but complete,
> definition of everything.  However, to have someone look at it without a
> thorough explanation from myself, the Documenter's information
> tends to be,
> how should I say this, uhhh, useless.
>
> I would like to be able to show how all the forms are related through the
> various menu's, table relationships with regard to forms and reports, etc.
> Generally information that would give a person a reasonably good
> idea of how
> it's laid out pictorially (pictures are worth a thousand words,
> you know...)
> so when examining the underlying code, a person could better
> understand how
> everything interacts.
>
> Hmm.  Maybe I need it for ME...<vbg>...too.
>
> Of course, cost enters the picture too.  I'd like something FREE, but
> usually when you get something FREE, functionality becomes very very
> limited.  Free and useless won't help me much.  Take the built in
> Documenter
> for example...;)
>
> This Database is currently written in A97, but will soon be migrated into
> AXP.  However, I guess the documenting will apply in either case
> similarly.
>
> Does anyone know of a program or utility that does this?  Or even comes
> close to it?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Greg Smith
> Weeden1949 at hotmail.com
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