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Overview

DB Manuscript is a comprehensive database documentation system that will keep database administrators, developers and programmers up to date on the structure of the databases they work on.
Built on our DB Elementals platform, DB Manuscript currently produces documentation for SQL Server 2005, 2000 and MSDE database servers and will support other databases as new modules become available.

DB Manuscript is simple and quick to use and generates detailed documentation in a familiar Microsoft MSDN style.

Features

Application Features

• Document databases in Html or Microsoft compiled help (chm) format.
• Document multiple databases in one file.
• Choose which objects and which properties of those objects you wish to document in a simple visual manner.
• Save documentation projects for later use.
• Command line interface.
• Built from the ground up to support multiple databases as they become available on our DB Elementals platform.

System Requirements

Software Requirements

• The Microsoft .Net framework 1.1 is required.
• In addition to this the appropriate .NET data provider is required for databases other than Microsoft SQL Server(these are detailed separately for each supported database).
• MDAC 2.6 is required for SQL Server 2000, while MDAC 2.8 or higher is required for SQL Server 2005
• No server-side installation on the database is required at all.

Hardware Requirements

• 10MB hard drive space.
• Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Server, Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 with latest service packs installed.
• Monitor with a minimum resolution of 800 x 600 (1024 x 768 recommended) capable of displaying 16-bit color or greater.

Supported Database Environments

• Microsoft®  SQL Server 2000 (SP3) (currently supported)
• Microsoft®  SQL Server 2005 (currently supported)
• Oracle 9i (under development, scheduled for second release)
• Oracle 10i (under development, scheduled for second release)
• MySQL (under development, scheduled release to be announced)
• IBM DB2 (under development, scheduled release to be announced)