DDL Options in Templates

The DDL Generation Options macros provide a convenient way for the DDL templates to access the generation options.

This list identifies and briefly describes each of the available option macros. Each option has a value of either 'T' for true or an empty string for false.

ddlGenerateToExecuteEngine

Directs the generated DDL to the Execution Engine.

ddlOptionColumnComments

Include column comments in the generated DDL.

ddlOptionGenerateCheck

Include Check constraints in the generated DDL.

ddlOptionGenerateDrop

Include DROP statements in the generated DDL.

ddlOptionGenerateForeign

Include Foreign Keys in the generated DDL.

ddlOptionGenerateFunction

Include Functions in the generated DDL.

ddlOptionGenerateIndex

Include Indexes in the generated DDL.

ddlOptionGenerateLengthSemantic

(Oracle only) Include length semantics syntax on text columns in the generated DDL.

ddlOptionGenerateNullable

Include the keyword NULL against each column if it hasn't been flagged as a NOT NULL column in the generated DDL.

ddlOptionGeneratePackage

(Oracle only) Include Packages in the generated DDL.

ddlOptionGeneratePrimary

Include Primary Key constraints in the generated DDL.

ddlOptionGenerateProcedure

Include Procedures in the generated DDL.

ddlOptionGenerateSeparateConstraint

Generate Table constraints separately to the CREATE TABLE statement; that is, using an ALTER TABLE statement.

Note: Some DBMSs do not support separate constraints in all conditions.

ddlOptionGenerateSequence

Include Sequences in the generated DDL.

ddlOptionGenerateTable

Include Tables in the generated DDL.

ddlOptionGenerateTableProperty

Include extended properties on Tables in the generated DDL.

ddlOptionGenerateTrigger

Include Table Triggers in the generated DDL.

ddlOptionGenerateUnique

Include Unique Constraints in the generated DDL.

ddlOptionGenerateView

Include Views in the generated DDL.

ddlOptionHeaderComments

Include header comments in the generated DDL.

ddlOptionTableComments

Include Table comments in the generated DDL.

ddlOptionUseAlias

Use Aliases instead of Names for all objects (object components) as specified on the Generate DDL screen.

ddlOptionUseDatabaseName

Include the USE DATABASE statement at the beginning of each generated file.

ddlUseAlias

Use Aliases instead of Names for all objects (object components) as specified on the Database Builder 'Database Compare' tab.