Thursday 27 September 2007

SQL Documentation Tool 7.0

The SQL Documentation Tool is a complete documentation solution for Microsoft SQL Server databases. It automatically creates comprehensive technical documentation reports for databases, saving valuable developer time and money.

Reports are created in HTML [sample], Microsoft's HTML Help [sample], RTF [sample] and text [sample] formats. Color coded, syntax highlighted copies of the Transact SQL associated with stored procedures, functions and views are included with the reports. The compiled HTML Help reports includes an index and search facility.

Version 7.0 offers the following updates:

  • Changed the way stored procedure field lengths are reported. Lengths are now reported only for fields of type char, nchar, varchar, nvarchar and varbinary. nchar and nvarchar field lengths are reported in terms of the amount of characters that can be stored within them.

  • Stored procedure column types (e.g. input, output etc.) are now included in the report.

  • GUI buttons now disabled while data being extracted or project being documented.

  • It is now possible to specify an HTML report colour scheme.

  • Added tooltips to the Project options Window.

  • The project options now include the ability to include a user-specified HTML snippet within the HEAD element of the pages produced by the SQL Documentation Tool. This makes it possible to add a custom Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) to format the HTML report's output.

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Tuesday 25 September 2007

ASP Documentation Tool 6.9

The ASP Documentation Tool™ creates comprehensive technical documentation for ASP web applications written in either VBScript or JScript. Any Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Access databases and Visual Basic 6.0 COM objects associated with the application can also be documented if required.

Reports are created in HTML [sample], Microsoft's HTML Help [sample] and text [sample] formats. Color coded, syntax highlighted copies of the ASP, SQL and VB code are included with the reports. The compiled HTML Help reports include fully searchable source code, making the
ASP Documentation Tool™ an invaluable utility in understanding your (or someone else's!) ASP web applications. A version of the documentor for .NET is also available.

Changes in version 6.9 are:


  • Visual Basic component source code now correctly saved. This corrects a problem introduced with version 6.7.

  • Guess stored procedure calls option now detects stored procedure calls prefixed with a username, e.g. dbo.FindProducts.

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Monday 17 September 2007

ASP Documentation Tool 6.8

The ASP Documentation Tool™ automatically creates technical documentation for ASP web applications written in either VBScript or JScript. Any Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Access databases and Visual Basic 6.0 COM objects associated with the application can also be documented if required.

Reports are created in HTML [sample], Microsoft's HTML Help [sample] and text [sample] formats. Color coded, syntax highlighted copies of the ASP, JavaScript, SQL and VB code are included with the reports. The compiled HTML Help reports include fully searchable source code, making the ASP Documentation Tool™ an invaluable utility in understanding your (or someone else's!) ASP web applications. A version for ASP.NET is also available.

Changes in version 6.8 are:


  • The sample project has been updated.

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Thursday 13 September 2007

Software Documentation Portal Launched

Our software documentation portal, http://www.softwaredocumentation.info/ has now been launched. The website contains links to high quality resources associated with the documentation of software. All links are manually reviewed to ensure only the best information is listed.

The portal has two main areas of focus: technical writing resources and software documentation tools. Technical writers are professionals who design, create, maintain and update technical documentation, online help, user guides, white papers, design specifications, and other documents.

Software documentation tools can be used to assist with the production of technical documentation. End user documentation shows how to use an application. End user documentation tools can automate some or all of the often laborious tasks associated with creating an application's documentation, saving time and money. By comparison, source code documentation tools assist with the creation of an application's technical documentation.

Want to get your technical writing resource listed on the website? Send us your details using the submit a resource page, and if deemed appropriate to the we'll add it to the site as soon as possible.

Monday 10 September 2007

Index Server Companion 3.3

The Index Server Companion is a web crawler utility that allows Microsoft Index Server/Indexing Services to index content from remote websites (including those running Apache on Linux/Unix) and ODBC databases.

Version 3.3 offers the following updates:

  • It is now possible to crawl websites that use Windows NTLM authentication.
  • The documentation has been updated.

Monday 3 September 2007

.NET Documentation Tool 8.2

The .NET Documentation Tool creates comprehensive technical software documentation for .NET Framework applications written in VB.NET or C#. Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft Access databases associated with the application may also be documented if required. There is enhanced functionality for documenting ASP.NET web applications.

Reports are created in HTML [sample], Microsoft's HTML Help [sample] and text [sample] formats. Color coded, syntax highlighted copies of the .NET and SQL code are included with the reports. The compiled HTML Help reports include fully searchable source code, making the
.NET Documentation Tool an invaluable utility in understanding your (or someone
else's!) applications. Versions for ASP and Visual Basic 6.0 are also available.

Changes in version 8.2 of the .NET Documentation Tool are:

  • C# Properties are now detected and documented.

  • .NET Framework 2.0 generic classes are now recognised.

  • Improved table spacing within function and subroutine details pages, making argument's XML comments easier to read.

  • List of constructors now correctly points to appropriate VB.NET or C# constructors list page.

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