Q: I am having trouble with ODBC and DAO drivers, what's wrong?
A: Try the latest MDAC installation
Q: How Do I Reverse Engineer my code with Transport Architect ?
A: To reverse engineer your code, first go
under the Utilities | Preferences and choose the language you would like to reverse. This will remain
the default language until you change it again. Then go into the
Utilities | Reverse Directories. Browse for the directory containing the
files you wish to reverse. Click Add or Add All and click OK.
Q: If I am a customer receiving upgrades, how do I get my upgrades?
A: Send an e-mail to
TechSupport@microgold.com or check the LeverageIT
support pages
Q: How do I have branches off my relationships in Transport Architect?
A: Click on the relationship button for
which you want to draw a branch. Bring the pencil cursor up to the green dot of
the existing relationship and drag from the green dot to the destination
class.
Q: How do I do repeat actions with Transport Architect?
A: Click on the item you would like to
draw. Hold down the shift key, and click on the area of the screen in the
multiple areas you would like to place your shape. The same multiple
action feature holds true for drawing relationships as well.
Q: How do I repeat my operations for virtual method?
A: You can drag an existing virtual method
from the browser to existing classes on the main diagram. This will copy
all the operation information into the class. You can do the same for attributes as well.
Q: I am getting missing relation data from relationship? How
do I get rid of this message.
A: You have a relationship shape that cannot
find its relation information. Go into the WC file and compare the branches
table to the relations table. Make sure that there is one branch for every
relation. If not you should remove the branch that does not match up. Reimport the wc file from
Utilities| Import Ascii file.
Q: How do I put my Transport Architect diagram on the Web?
A: Transport Architect has a new
feature that lets you save parts of your image in different formats (bmp, jpg,
gif, etc.) Select the part of the diagram you would like to save as an image. Zoom out a little if
you need to capture more. Use the left mouse button to do the selection and drag to the extent you wish
to select. Go to the File | Save Selected Image. Choose the format
you wish to save in. The image will be saved with the current Transport Architect file name in the
current working directory.
Q: How Do I reverse a file with an extension that Transport Architect doesn't show?
A: Go into the Utilities | Reverse
Directory. Change the extension you wish to reverse from. Click the
update button. The files should show in the left list box.
Q: How can I get a better handle on the scripting language?
A: LeverageIT sells a tutorial that gives
many examples of using scripts and how to write them. The tutorial also
gives lessons in object analysis and design.
Q: How do I take advantage of the ole automation structure of Transport Architect if I don't own Visual Basic?
A: Transport Architect ncludes VBA in the
product. You'll be able to compile and debug your scripts, generate code,
reports in Word, Excel, and also write your own reversing code.
Q: Can I reverse .exe files with Transport Architect?
A: No. Although Transport Architect can reverse Java .class files.
Q: How can I generate Code from the state diagrams?
A: Transport Architect comes with scripts
for generating code from state diagrams for each of the major languages it
supports (Delphi, C++, Java, VB). Look for scripts that end in
state.sct. Developers can also use Transport Architect's OLE Automation interface for generating state
code and reports. Also the statemaker add-in (statemaker.dat) will also perform this
function.
Q: How do I change the individual view of a class?
A: Right mouse click on the class and pick the properties you wish to view from the pop up menu.
Q: How do I change the color of a single shape?
A: Right Mouse click on a shape. Here
you can change text color and shape color.
Q: How do I free up screen real estate with all the toolbars?
A: Transport Architect has added a right mouse popup in the context of the window that allows you to hide many of the toolbars.
Q: How do I merge two designs?
A: If you want to bring the classes and
relationships from one diagram to another, here is what you need to do:
Select the class region you wish to bring over and
click on the package classes button. (The brownish button on the class
toolbar). Choose a package name.Go into Utilities | Class Repository and export the package to the
repository. Go into the diagram you wish to bring the merge into and drag the package from the repository into
your diagram from the browser.
Q: How do I bring comments into Transport Architect on reversing?
A: The newest version of Transport Architect
will try to bring comments above the class into the class description for
javadoc and Delphi. It will also try to import comments above each method
into comment 3 of the operation dialog.
Q: How do I use Crystal Reports with Transport Architect?
A: Currently you need to put the classes you
wish to report on into the repository. You may want to make a copy of the
existing blank repository. This way each repository can be a different report. When You click
Report | Open Report
Crystal will prompt you for which database you wish to report on. Then
you can pick the report you wish to use provided in Transport Architect .
Q: Can automation be used to ADD classes, attributes, etc. The Add
method is in your type library and is not working. Is it just a place holder
for now -- or am I missing something. Can the ADD method be used in OleAutomation ?? and if so -HOW?
A: Transport Architect with VBA has
solved this problem. There are methods such as NewClass, NewAttribute,
NewOperation, NewParameter, NewGeneralization, etc. That allow you to build a
class diagram in Transport Architect.
Q: What operating systems are supported for Transport Architect?
A: Transport Architect runs under Windows XP, Windows 2000 and Windows 2003.
Q: When I reverse a database, my primary keys and foreign keys are not showing up. Why?
A: Try removing the ODBC*.DLL files from
your Transport Architect directory and putting them in a temporary directory. This way, Transport Architect
will access your latest odbc drivers. Also make sure you have the latest odbc drivers for your database.
If you are using Access, you can utilize the reverse access add-in which reverses relationships
as well as tables. (revsql.dat)
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