[Uml-devel] Object A and B in association

[Jonathan Riddell]

On Wed, 21 May 2003, Lea Anthony wrote:

> > Do you know that there is already an SQL code generator in KDE's CVS
> > version (which is the version you need to be using if you're developing
> > for Umbrello 1).
>
> Yes I do. I wasn't sure what the idea was behind it as different databases
> will have different types. The only thing I've added is a type conversion
> function (UML->MySQL) and altered the foreign key constraint generation (I
> need to look at uml.org to see if I've handles role names correctly). On that
> note, is multiplicity a new name for cardinality?
>
> For my application, I'm looking at creating an integrated php/mysql system. As
> such I've merged my mysql writer with the php writer and making alterations
> as required (I didn't want to tread on anyone's feet). As the PHP code
> references the SQL directly, it didn't seem right to simply change the PHP
> writer.
>
> I've never really been on a OS project before so any tips would be great.

Sounds all interesting..carry on.  If you do the work and find it useful
chances are someone else will too so it'll probably get included, just
send it in when it gets done.

Jonathan Riddell