Re: Want to change only a few tables in a populated database via Workbench

Hey Jordan,

> I have a database that is populated via an application that parses binary
> data.  It takes the better part of the day to run this application to
> populate the database.
> Unfortunately, I am developing another part of the database and every time I
> want to make changes to it (via workbench) I find myself dropping the
> database, loading the new one, then repopulating it.
> 
> Is there any way to tell workbench to just forward engineer _some_ of the
> tables (how about only the one that are different?)

This is what Synchronization is for. Forward engineering just takes your model and creates the objects. Synchronization compares your model and your schemata and creates alter statements for any difference.

Mike
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Mike Lischke, Senior Software Engineer
Database Group, Developer Tools
Sun Microsystems Inc., www.sun.com


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