Visio Enterprise availability (2002 and 2003)

[Randy Lane]

Is there an Enterprise version of Visio based on the 2003 engine (with
the ability to Generate and Update databases) on the horizon?

I began having terrible problems with Visio 2000 Enterprise (it would
just vanish whenever I click the Change button to change the data type
of a column), so I figured I needed to upgrade. I could not find an
Enterprise edition of either Visio 2002 or Visio 2003, so I got the
best I could, Professional.

I've now come to understand (correct me if I am wrong) that Visual
Studio .NET 2003 Enterprise Architect comes with Visio 2003 Enterpirse
edition. But from other postings it appears that this is really based
on teh Visio 2002 engine/file type. And it seems the ONLY way to get
it is to buy Visual Studio .NET 2003 Enterprise Architect.

I am desperately needing to restore the functionality I had with Visio
2000 Enterprise to Generate and Update databases (SLQ 2000). Any clues
appreciated, including any ideas about fixing the error I get in Visio
2000 now.

 

[Al Edlund]

You're correct in
a.) the only way to get the forward engineering of databases is in the EA
version of Visio that
comes with the VS.NET EA product
b.) it is labeled as v2003, but is really v2002
c.) rumor says that the next iteration will probably come out with Whidby
(the new VS.NET)
Al