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Features of TechWriter for Databases
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Supported Databases
- Microsoft Access 2000, 2002/XP, 2003 and 2007.
- SQL Server 2000, 2005 and 2008 all editions.
- Oracle 9i and 10g.
- SAS 9.0, 9.1 or 9.2 (Local Data Provider only)
- MySQL 5.0 and higher
Database Objects Documented
- Tables, Views and Columns.
- Table row counts.
- Functions, Procedures and Parameters.
- Indices, Foreign Keys and Triggers.
- Column Data Types, Default Values and Required Indicator.
Supported Output Formats
- PDF (Portable Document Format)
- Compiled Help / HTML Help 1.x File (CHM)
- Word/RTF (DOC)
- HTML Page (single-page HTML)
- Web Site (multi-page HTML)
- DocBook XML
- XPS (XML Paper Specification) Document
Advanced Filtering
- Filter the tables, views, functions and procedures that you want to include or exclude
through an easy-to-use checkbox interface.
- Filter based on wildcard patterns that match the names of your database objects.
Annotations
- WYSIWYG annotation editor for adding and revising database descriptions and remarks.
- Rich content model that supports formatting of paragraphs, lists, tables, images, hyperlinks and more.
- Import and export annotations to and from comma-delimited and XML files.
- Export annotations to a SQL script.
Customizations
- Custom language file allows over 100 alternate values for output headings and text.
Can be used to support other languages or produce highly customized output.
- Control the level of detail included in the topic page for each database object by
selecting from over 25 sections of conditional content.
Optional Command Line Interface
- Can be called from build tools (e. g. MSBuild, Ant, NAnt).
- Parameters allow you to specify the project file, output type and a refresh
switch.
PDF Output Features
- Printable table of contents with page numbers and hyperlinks
- Bookmarks for navigation
- Printable index with page numbers and hyperlinks
- Page headers and footers
Compiled Help Output Features
- Table of contents for navigation
- Search tab for full-text searching
- Index tab containing generated index terms
- Page headers and footers
Web Site/HTML Page Output Features
- Template-driven output
- Configurable top-level page name
- Configurable table of contents
Word/RTF Output Features
- Table of contents
- Page headers and footers
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