SQL Doc generates documentation in the following file types:

• Document (.doc)
• Web pages (.html)
• Help file (.chm)

You select the documentation file type when you generate your documentation.

For details of what information is included in your generated documentation, see What's in the documentation?

For information about how you can modify the format of the generated documentation, see Customizing the documentation.

Document (.doc)

This is suitable for viewing in Microsoft Word and OpenOffice.org Writer.

We recommend the following versions (other versions may also be compatible): Microsoft Word 2003, Microsoft Word 2007, OpenOffice.org Writer 3.0.

Document is recommended if you want to print the document or create a PDF version.

Web pages (.html)

SQL Doc generates a set of web pages. This is recommended if you are documenting large databases.

You can choose to generate the documentation with frames or without. The database and object navigation tree is created in a separate frame from the details of your database objects.

SQL Doc generates database documentation with frames much more quickly and the file sizes are smaller. We recommend you use frames if you are documenting large databases. 

Help file (.chm)

This is recommended if you are documenting large databases and you need to share the documentation. The help file is generated as a compiled Microsoft HTML Help file (.chm), which includes search functionality and an index.

To generate your database documentation as a help file you must first download and install the Microsoft HTML Help Workshop. This is available for free from the HTML Help Workshop download page: download htmlhelp.exe and run the installer as normal. 

Creating a PDF

SQL Doc does not support generating documentation directly in PDF format, but you can create a PDF by generating a Document (.doc) file, and then converting it to PDF.