Generate Visio ERD from existing MySQL Database

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Joe M. picture Joe M. · Sep 14, 2011 · Viewed 13.7k times · Source

Is there a simple way to generate an ERD in Visio from an existing MySQL Database? I'm aware that this is possible in MySQL Workbench, but I have a requirement for it to be done in Visio. Or otherwise can I convert an ERD made in MySQL Workbench to a format Visio can open?

Answer

PaulStock picture PaulStock · Sep 14, 2011

Yes, it can be done in Visio. You need to use the reverse engineer feature.

Here is a blog post explaining the basic steps:

http://maniish.wordpress.com/2007/11/24/reverse-engineer-mysql-in-visio-2007/

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