'******************************************************************************
'* File: name2comment.vbs
'* Title: Name to Comment Conversion
'* Purpose: To update existing objects in your model with your current naming
'* standards based in your model options by executing the Name To Comment.
'*
'* Model: Physical Data Model
'* Objects: Table, Column, View
'* Category: Naming Standards
'* Author: Draco
'* Created: Jun 23, 2017
'* Mod By:
'* Modified:
'* Version: 1.0
'* Comment:
'* v1.0 - Must have Conversion Tables assigned as a model option and
'* turn on Enable Name/Comment Conversion
'******************************************************************************
Option Explicit
ValidationMode = True
InteractiveMode = im_Batch
Dim mdl ' the current model
Dim i
' get the current active model
Set mdl = ActiveModel
If (mdl Is Nothing) Then
MsgBox "There is no current Model"
ElseIf Not mdl.IsKindOf(PdPDM.cls_Model) Then
MsgBox "The current model is not an Physical Data model."
Else
ProcessFolder mdl
End If
' This routine copies the name into code for each table, column and view
' of the current folder
Private sub ProcessFolder(folder)
Dim Tab 'running table
for each Tab in folder.tables
if not tab.isShortcut then
if trim(tab.comment)="" then
tab.comment = tab.name
end if
Dim col ' running column
for each col in tab.columns
if trim(col.comment)="" then
col.comment= col.name
end if
next
end if
next
Dim view 'running view
for each view in folder.Views
if not view.isShortcut and trim(view.comment)="" then
view.comment = view.name
end if
next
' go into the sub-packages
Dim f ' running folder
For Each f In folder.Packages
if not f.IsShortcut then
ProcessFolder f
end if
Next
end sub