Geoff Gerrietts wrote:
Quoting Mahler Thomas ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
Oops, I was not aware that the tutorials mention it. They definitely should not have mentioned it!
The only reference I found was in the OJB.properties config file.
In the file http://db.apache.org/ojb/tutorial1.html, scroll to the very bottom of the page. Two headings up from the bottom, it says:
Tool Support Generally speaking there are three approaches in building an O/R
mapping:
1. Forward engineering , Java classes (or UML model) are given, SQL DDL and mapping have to be generated.
We have started to work on a tool that generates a database from an existing repository.xml file. Call build[.sh] forward-db to see our forward engineering tool at work.
After building your db you can inspect it by calling build[.sh] browse-db .
The forward-db rule invokes AutoBuildDB.
I think, for me, it's not a huge deal, because the db is built and I will simply write sql to update it as required. But this probably should not be in the tutorial.
Oops, You are right this is really an incosistency. I'll fix it. Sorry for this.
On a related topic, the wiki comparing all the Java ORM tools indicates that there's a graphical mapping tool "in progress" for OJB. Where should I look for such a creature? I missed seeing it...
Did you have a look at the "reverse-db" target mentioned in tutorial1 too? currently it only works for reverse engineering. But we plan to use it as a full fledged mapping tool ala TopLinks MappingWorkbench. Unfortunately the original developer of reverse-db is currently very busy with other projects...
cheers, thomas
Thanks, --G.
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