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This article aims to create a simple tool for visualizing database tables and relations, a database map to refer to.
// GenerateCodeDlg.cpp : implementation file
//

#include "stdafx.h"
#include "querybuilder.h"
#include "GenerateCodeDlg.h"

#ifdef _DEBUG
#define new DEBUG_NEW
#undef THIS_FILE
static char THIS_FILE[] = __FILE__;
#endif

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// CGenerateCodeDlg property page

extern CGlobals GlobalVars;

IMPLEMENT_DYNCREATE(CGenerateCodeDlg, CPropertyPage)

CGenerateCodeDlg::CGenerateCodeDlg() : CPropertyPage(CGenerateCodeDlg::IDD)
{
	//{{AFX_DATA_INIT(CGenerateCodeDlg)
		// NOTE: the ClassWizard will add member initialization here
	//}}AFX_DATA_INIT

	m_strQueryType = "SELECT";
}

CGenerateCodeDlg::~CGenerateCodeDlg()
{
}

void CGenerateCodeDlg::DoDataExchange(CDataExchange* pDX)
{
	CPropertyPage::DoDataExchange(pDX);
	//{{AFX_DATA_MAP(CGenerateCodeDlg)
		// NOTE: the ClassWizard will add DDX and DDV calls here
	//}}AFX_DATA_MAP
}


BEGIN_MESSAGE_MAP(CGenerateCodeDlg, CPropertyPage)
	//{{AFX_MSG_MAP(CGenerateCodeDlg)
	ON_BN_CLICKED(IDC_BTN_CREATE_QUERY, OnBtnCreateQuery)
	ON_BN_CLICKED(IDC_BTN_CREATE_DIAGRAM, OnBtnCreateDiagram)
	ON_BN_CLICKED(IDC_BTN_GENERATE_CODE, OnBtnGenerateCode)
	//}}AFX_MSG_MAP
END_MESSAGE_MAP()

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// CGenerateCodeDlg message handlers

BOOL CGenerateCodeDlg::OnSetActive() 
{
	CPropertySheet* psheet = (CPropertySheet*) GetParent();   
	psheet->SetWizardButtons(PSWIZB_FINISH);

	CComboBox *pComboImageType = (CComboBox *)GetDlgItem(IDC_COMBO_IMAGE_FORMAT);
	pComboImageType->SetCurSel(0);

	return CPropertyPage::OnSetActive();
}

void CGenerateCodeDlg::OnBtnCreateQuery() 
{
	CString strSqlQuery(_T(""));

	GetSelectedTablesAndColumns(strSqlQuery);

	GetWhereClause(strSqlQuery);
	
	SaveSqlQuery(strSqlQuery);
}

void CGenerateCodeDlg::OnBtnCreateDiagram() 
{
	CVisualization Visual;

	CString strComments(_T(""));
	GetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT_COMMENTS,strComments);
	Visual.AddComment(strComments);

	// Get the selected tables and columns and add tables and fields to the graph

		CString strTableAndColumn(_T(""));
		CString strTable(_T(""));
		CString strColumn(_T(""));
		CString strNextTableName(_T(""));

		CStringArray strArrayFields;

		int nColumnCount = GlobalVars.g_strSelectedColumnsList.GetSize();

		for(int nIndex = 0; nIndex < nColumnCount; nIndex++)
		{
			// Eg. Po_Product.Source_FK . Delimiter is . (Dot)
			strTableAndColumn = GlobalVars.g_strSelectedColumnsList.GetAt(nIndex);

			int nDelimiter = strTableAndColumn.ReverseFind('.');
			strTable = strTableAndColumn.Left(nDelimiter);

			strColumn = strTableAndColumn.Mid(nDelimiter+1);
			strArrayFields.Add(strColumn);

			int nNextIndex = nIndex + 1;
			
			if(nNextIndex<nColumnCount)
			{
				strTableAndColumn = GlobalVars.g_strSelectedColumnsList.GetAt(nNextIndex);
				nDelimiter = strTableAndColumn.ReverseFind('.');
				strNextTableName = strTableAndColumn.Left(nDelimiter);
			}
 			else
				strNextTableName.Empty();

			if(strTable != strNextTableName)
				Visual.AddTable(strTable,strArrayFields);
		}		

	// Analyze the where clause to determine the links and add the links

		int nRelationCount = GlobalVars.g_strSelectedRelationsList.GetSize();

		if(nRelationCount<=0) return;

		int nDelimiter = -1;

		BOOL bShowLabels = FALSE;

		CButton *pCheckShowLabels = (CButton *)GetDlgItem(IDC_CHECK_SHOW_LABELS);
		bShowLabels = (pCheckShowLabels->GetCheck() == BST_CHECKED) ? TRUE : FALSE;

		CString strRelation, strTableOneColOne, strTableTwoColTwo;
		CString strTableOne, strTableTwo, strColumnOne, strColumnTwo, strLink;

		for(int nRelationIndex = 0; nRelationIndex < nRelationCount; nRelationIndex++)
		{
			// Format of the string is Table1::Column1->Table2::Column2
			strRelation = GlobalVars.g_strSelectedRelationsList.GetAt(nRelationIndex);

			nDelimiter = strRelation.Find('>',0);

			strTableOneColOne = strRelation.Left(nDelimiter);
			strTableTwoColTwo = strRelation.Mid(nDelimiter + 1);

			strTableOneColOne.TrimRight();
			strTableTwoColTwo.TrimLeft();
			
			int nDelimiter	= strTableOneColOne.Find('.',0);

			strTableOne		= strTableOneColOne.Left(nDelimiter);
			strColumnOne	= strTableOneColOne.Mid(nDelimiter + 1);

			nDelimiter	= strTableTwoColTwo.Find('.',0);

			strTableTwo		= strTableTwoColTwo.Left(nDelimiter);
			strColumnTwo	= strTableTwoColTwo.Mid(nDelimiter + 1);

			strLink = strColumnOne + "=" + strColumnTwo;

			if(bShowLabels==TRUE)
				Visual.AddLink(strTableOne,strTableTwo,strLink);
			else
				Visual.AddLink(strTableOne,strTableTwo,"");
		}
		

	// Save the resultant output string to a file

		CString strImageType(_T(""));

		BOOL bOpenFile = FALSE;
		CButton *pCheckShowQuery = (CButton *)GetDlgItem(IDC_CHECK_SHOW_DIAGRAM);
		bOpenFile = (pCheckShowQuery->GetCheck() == BST_CHECKED) ? TRUE : FALSE;

		CComboBox *pComboImageType = (CComboBox *)GetDlgItem(IDC_COMBO_IMAGE_FORMAT);
		pComboImageType->GetLBText(pComboImageType->GetCurSel(),strImageType);

		if(strImageType=="JPG")
			Visual.SaveToFile(JPG,bOpenFile);
		else if(strImageType=="GIF")
			Visual.SaveToFile(GIF,bOpenFile);
		else if(strImageType=="SVG")
			Visual.SaveToFile(SVG,bOpenFile);
		else if(strImageType=="PNG")
			Visual.SaveToFile(PNG,bOpenFile);
		else if(strImageType=="EMF")
			Visual.SaveToFile(EMF,bOpenFile);
}

void CGenerateCodeDlg::OnBtnGenerateCode() 
{
	// Determine the programming language and the code to be generated ( client / server )
	// Generate the actual code
}

/***** Generic Functions *****/
CString CGenerateCodeDlg::GetUserComments()
{
	CString strComments(_T(""));
	CString strTemp(_T(""));

	GetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT_COMMENTS,strTemp);
	strComments.Format("/* Comments : %s */ \n\n",strTemp);

	return strComments;
}

void CGenerateCodeDlg::GetQueryType()
{
	m_strQueryType = "SELECT";
	m_strQueryType.TrimRight();
	m_strQueryType += "\n\n\t";
}

void CGenerateCodeDlg::GetSelectedTablesAndColumns(CString &strSqlQuery)
{
	CString strTableAndColumn(_T(""));
	CString strTableName(_T(""));
	CString strTemp(_T(""));
	CString strPrevTableName(_T(""));

	CString strTableList(_T(""));
	CString strFrom(_T(""));

	int nColumnCount = GlobalVars.g_strSelectedColumnsList.GetSize();

	for(int nIndex = 0; nIndex < nColumnCount; nIndex++)
	{
		// Delimiter is . (Dot)
		strTableAndColumn = GlobalVars.g_strSelectedColumnsList.GetAt(nIndex);

		int nDelimiter = strTableAndColumn.ReverseFind('.');
		strTableName = strTableAndColumn.Left(nDelimiter);

		if( strPrevTableName.IsEmpty() )
		{
			strPrevTableName = strTableName;
			strFrom = strTableName;
			strTableList += strFrom;
		}

		if(strTableList.Find(strTableName,0)==-1)
		{
			strTemp.Format(", %s",strTableName);
			strFrom += strTemp;
			strTableList += strTemp;
		}

		// If the query statement is empty, add the query type
		if(strSqlQuery.IsEmpty())
			strSqlQuery.Format("%s %s",m_strQueryType,strTableAndColumn);
		else
		{
			strTemp.Format(", %s",strTableAndColumn);
			strSqlQuery += strTemp;
		}
	}

	strSqlQuery += "\n\n";
	strSqlQuery += "FROM";
	strSqlQuery += "\n\n\t";
	strSqlQuery += strFrom;
	strSqlQuery += "\n\n";
}

void CGenerateCodeDlg::GetWhereClause(CString &strSqlQuery)
{
	CString strRelation(_T(""));
	
	CString strTableOneColOne(_T(""));
	CString strTableTwoColTwo(_T(""));

	CString strTemp(_T(""));

	strSqlQuery += "WHERE \n\n\t";
	
	int nColumnCount = GlobalVars.g_strSelectedRelationsList.GetSize();

	if(nColumnCount<=0) return;

	int nDelimiter = -1;

	for(int nIndex = 0; nIndex < nColumnCount; nIndex++)
	{
		// Format of the string is Table1::Column1->Table2::Column2
		strRelation = GlobalVars.g_strSelectedRelationsList.GetAt(nIndex);

		nDelimiter = strRelation.Find('>',0);

		strTableOneColOne = strRelation.Left(nDelimiter);
		strTableTwoColTwo = strRelation.Mid(nDelimiter + 1);

		strTableOneColOne.TrimRight();
		strTableTwoColTwo.TrimLeft();

		// If it is the first time, the "AND" clause is not needed
		if(nIndex==0)
			strTemp.Format("%s = %s",strTableOneColOne,strTableTwoColTwo);
		else
			strTemp.Format("AND \n\n\t%s = %s",strTableOneColOne,strTableTwoColTwo);

		if(nIndex<nColumnCount-1)
		{
			 strTemp += "\n\n";
		}
		else // Last statement. So, lets end the Sql query
		{
			strTemp += ";";
		}

		strSqlQuery += strTemp;
	}
}

void CGenerateCodeDlg::SaveSqlQuery(CString strSqlQuery)
{
	CFileDialog SaveDialog(FALSE,NULL,NULL,OFN_OVERWRITEPROMPT,"Sql Files (*.sql)|*.sql||");

	int iRet = SaveDialog.DoModal();

    CString strFullPath(_T(""));
    strFullPath = SaveDialog.GetPathName();

	CString strFileName(_T(""));
	strFileName = SaveDialog.GetFileName();

	// If the extension has not been entered, append it
	if(strFileName.Find('.') <= 0)
		strFullPath += ".sql";

	if(iRet == IDOK)
	{
		CStdioFile QueryFile;
		BOOL bRetVal = QueryFile.Open(strFullPath,CFile::modeCreate | CFile::modeReadWrite);

		if(bRetVal==TRUE)
		{
			QueryFile.WriteString(GetUserComments());
			QueryFile.WriteString(strSqlQuery);
			QueryFile.Close();

			CButton *pCheckShowQuery = (CButton *)GetDlgItem(IDC_CHECK_SHOW_QUERY);

			if( pCheckShowQuery->GetCheck() == BST_CHECKED )
			{
				CString strCommand(_T(""));
				strCommand.Format("Notepad %s",strFullPath);

				WinExec(strCommand,SW_SHOW);
			}
		}
		else
		{
			MessageBox("Unable to save to file.","Warning",MB_OK | MB_ICONSTOP);
		}
	}
}

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