turtle SQL

Reviewed: first release (Jan 21, 2013)

CharlesDWMorrison — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 04:02:59 GMT

Rated 5 Stars (out of 5) - This thing rocks. Been looking for a tool like it for a long time. Works fine!

Source code checked in, #97845

TheBetpet — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 14:50:55 GMT

Added logical document generation object structure

Source code checked in, #97645

TheBetpet — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:19:42 GMT

Added turtle icon to forms - kindly donated by http://www.iconspedia.com

Updated Wiki: Documentation

TheBetpet — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 11:29:36 GMT

Turtle SQL, a product designed to generate the SQL Server 2005, 2008 and 2012 documentation.
It supports, export of documentation generated to Excel, Pdf and XML.

Source code checked in, #97594

TheBetpet — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 11:21:08 GMT

Updated SQL Server new engine details - untested

Created Task: Re-vamp the engines for flexibility [15812]

TheBetpet — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 09:20:25 GMT

Currently, a lot of the code is hard-coded meaning that changes are time-consuming top implement. The engines need to be re-written to be adaptable and easily updateable. This will also allow for easier inclusion of other databases systems as well as the ability to add other document types.

Created Issue: Unable to exclude items [15811]

TheBetpet — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 09:17:49 GMT

Although the functionality exists to select/deselect items, the application ignores it and even undoes the selection upon document generation.

Created Issue: Schemas not handled [15810]

TheBetpet — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 09:15:54 GMT

If you have multiple schemas, the application ignores that which means that two tables with the same name cause an exception

New Post: Same table name in different schemas

TheBetpet — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 09:07:02 GMT

Sorry about the delayed response. I only just joined the project but you're right. I'm re-vamping the database connectivity and documentation engines. I should be able to fix this as I'm doing that.

New Post: Can't Exclude Objects?

TheBetpet — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 09:05:52 GMT

Sorry to take so long to respond. Only just joined the project!

I just did a quick check and you're right. I'll raise it as an issue and try and look at it soon. Right now I'm looking into re-vamping the database and document generation engines so they're easier to modify and expand. I expect I'll be able to implement this as I'm doing that.

Source code checked in, #97535

TheBetpet — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 16:13:58 GMT

Expanded SQL Server data gathering classes

Source code checked in, #97530

TheBetpet — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 11:29:08 GMT

Added XML Documentation tags to call relevant classes for future documentation in CodePlex

New Post: New features and updates

TheBetpet — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 09:23:04 GMT

Hi all,

After trying out this project and finding it did the essential core of what I wanted but lacked both updates and some functionality I would like to see, I downloaded the source and bug-fixed some of the routines. I contacted Amit asking to join the project as a contributor so I could update and improve the application. He agreed and here I am. This hasn't been released as a build yet but the updated source code is available to download. Anyway, current fixes include:

1. Fixed PDF generation.

Maybe it was just me or new OS features stopped the code working but when I generated a PDF of my schema, I just got an empty document with the right number of (blank) pages. This is no longer the case. I updated the code to use memory streams instead of storing the files locally and that both improved speed and fixed the issue.

2. Updated to .NET 4.5.

Not a major fix since the code is pretty robust and well formed. The changes to the new libraries required minimal changes to the existing codebase.

3. Progress update for PDF generation.

It's not perfect yet but fundamentally it works. Previously, the application hung until generation was complete and didn't give you any feedback. This has now been spawned into its own background process and updates the progress bar according to the work it is doing.

Now the next part. New features.

This is where I'm looking for support and feedback. Currently I'm in the process of revamping the connectivity and document generation code to allow us to connect to multiple database types (Oracle, MySQL as well as SQL Server) and generate various document types (PDF, Word, XML) with a more robust object structure allowing us to create the appropriate object but using the same core commands to do things. This should allow future updates and additions of document types/databases with significant ease. Adding a new type will be as simple as adding a new class, inheriting the relevant base type and interfaces and implementing the type-specific code.

Once completed, I intend to add the ability to access the data dictionary fields of the databases. This means that you can store documentation comments and notes with the appropriate associations in the correct internal database location. It also means the database is self-documented, the documentation is stored WITH the data (and hence backed up) and you will just need to connect to the relevant schema and the document is both up-to-date and available to print immediately. You will also be able to update the data dictionary via the application yourself thus making Turtle SQL THE open source database documentation tool of choice for many people.

What I'm asking for from you, dear reader, is for feedback, suggestions, quibbles, quirks and basically to tell me how you'd like this to work. I'm going to be a user as well and know how I'd like things to work and know certain aspects of this project will need to change interface-wise. What I also need is to know what the community wants too.

On a personal level, I'm quite excited to be working on this as I know how great a tool this can become with some time, effort and support from the community at large. I can't speak for Amit personally but I know that this project has the capability to be something special and I hope more people will want to be involved with this.

I look forward to hearing from you all.

Updated Wiki: Home

TheBetpet — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 09:03:00 GMT

Project Description

Turtle SQL is a free tool designed to generate the SQL Server 2005/2008 and 2012 documentation.
It supports, export of documentation generated to Excel, Pdf and XML.

Source code checked in, #97527

TheBetpet — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 08:59:33 GMT

Forgot to make the MySql library a local copy

Source code checked in, #97526

TheBetpet — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 08:58:39 GMT

Adding new database connectivity and file format generator basic class structure to Turtle Engine. This is incomplete so please don't reference it yet. It should allow us to connect to multiple database types and generate multiple document formats using the same basic command structure.

Source code checked in, #97515

TheBetpet — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 17:09:38 GMT

1.0.0.1 update

Source code checked in, #97514

TheBetpet — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 17:09:09 GMT

1.0.0.1 update

Reviewed: first release (Nov 22, 2012)

TheBetpet — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 08:58:06 GMT

Rated 4 Stars (out of 5) - Just read Darren Wright's comment. He seemed to sign up, bitch, then never returned. Says a lot. I'll try and be a bit more objective. As an initial release that hasn't been updated in over 3 years, it's not that bad really. I downloaded, installed and managed to get a SQL Express 2012 DB connected and processed fine. Could do with some updates but it's good! I'd like to join and help ASAP :)

Source code checked in, #96133

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