Re: Problem reading Entity Modeler file in EOModeler

From: Robert Huber..7r (huber@seven-r.ch)
Date: Wed Dec 02 2009 - 09:40:13 EST

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    Dave

    Thanks for the tip, I don't see the OmniGraffle the right tool for the job. The diagram is not very readable, as for example there is no clear separation between the attributes and realtionship names, the relationship names are not drawn on the relationship as in EOModeler, and no info about the attribute itself in the diagram, just the name, in general, it's a shrinked down display of what EOModeler offers. I mean, it's at least something, but in my opinion not really a replacement for the missing diagram view, and of course, completely out of the Entity Modeler's context.

    Thanks and best regards, Robert

    On 02.12.2009, at 15:18, David Avendasora wrote:

    > OmniGraffle (http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omnigraffle/) will do it. Just open the .eomodled file with it and it will automatically turn it into a diagram. Sweeeeeeeet.
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    > Dave
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    > On Dec 2, 2009, at 9:08 AM, Robert Huber..7r wrote:
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    >> Hi All
    >>
    >> I am using the Entity Modeler (in Eclipse) for the design of the database part of our projects. As we absolutely need to print out in diagram view the entity model, we keep a Mac with Mac OS X 10.4 and the EOModeler, just to (open and) print the diagram.
    >> Now I made in the Entity Modeler 2 subclasses from an entity (with the menu Subclass Entity) and as a consequence, can't open the model in the EOModeler any more. I checked everything to make sure there is no error somewhere and think everything is ok, but I get the error message:
    >>
    >> Alert
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    >> An error occurred while opening "/Users/robert/Desktop/Hades.eomodeld".
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    >> Exception: NSInvalidArgumentException
    >> Reason: Unable to read /Users/robert/Desktop/Hades.eomodeld/index.eomodeld
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    >> I really hope this can be corrected, so we still can open the model in the EOModeler.
    >> Can anyone from the WOLips team comment please, when there will be a diagram view in Entity Modeler available? I very very much hope there will be one some time, as we have no idea how to discuss and review the model without a printout on paper (ca. 2 x 3 meter in size for the big models). It's the only view which allows to verify the model (some of them with more than 100 entities) in a team of developers.
    >> How are others handling this situation? I would love to know?
    >> Of course we would love to abandon the EOModeler, but we can't because of the reason described above.
    >>
    >> Thansk and best regards, Robert
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