It is fun to write your own <g>, but I am almost certain that Rational Rose
has something called a reverse-engineering wizard, and I believe that it works with the visual modeler stuff on the fox website (files that tell VM how to understand fox vcxs) - I may be wrong - somebody chime in

Rick

>I could really use a wizard style tool that would take the name(s) of a vcx and build me a diagram of each class and thier attributes, plus show me subclass heirarchy. Preferably a UML style diagram. I've searched for a vfp utility like this but with no luck. So my wheels are spinning about creating my own utility for possible upload to the files section here. But before I get entrenched in this little pet project, I could use a little input:
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>1. I dont want to reinvent the wheel, and I know nothing about products like Visual Modeler & Rational Rose. Is there any commercial product out there that does an auto generated UML style class diagram?
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>2. My original thought was to use Visio automation with VFP to create the diagrams from info hacked out of the vcx. That way I could give printed output, or html file output for those developers that feel secure being paperless :) So if I would go this route then would anybody wanting to use my utility also need to have a copy of Visio? Any thoughts on a better automation tool to do UML class diagrams?
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>3. I dont have Visio Pro 5 yet (just 4.5 Pro and I've been meaning to upgrade). Anybody familiar with version 5 documentation yet? In 4.5 they give you the guts of what a developer needs, but they also give you just enough to make you go buy thier Automation development book. IOW if I do this, should I count on spending $ on both the upgrade & another addition to my fast growing library or does the Pro 5 version give enough documentation for someone a little green with Automation to get off and running with quickly?
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>(TIA & stayed tuned for other input gathering threads if I do end up diving into this pet project =D) )