Forward engineering in visio online plan 2 (ERD to DDL), is it possible?

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I have a complex diagram in Visio Online Plan 2 Version 1902 and would like to convert it into database DDL scripts so I could generate database tables directly, not manually

I did try to google that kind of possibility for Microsoft Visio, but all answers date back to 10 years ago and all add-ins have long been deprecated.

What is available nowadays for forward engineering in Microsoft Visio?

Thank you in advance for everyone's help

What I have tried:

Found no solution online. Looked for a solution, and every single solution is either deprecated or extremely old

Posted 6-Nov-19 4:16am

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Updated 6-Nov-19 7:06am

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RickZeeland · Answer 1 · 2019-11-06T07:07:00

I found this, but it is about reverse engineering: Reverse engineer an existing database into a database model - Visio[^]

I found this in a Dutch page Een databasemodel maken (ook entiteitsrelatiediagram genoemd) - Visio[^]
Translated it says:

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Note: Visio for Enterprise Architects provides the full suite of database modeling functions, including reverse engineering and forward engineering. Visio for Enterprise Architects is included in the MSDN Premium subscription. This is available with Visual Studio Professional and role-based Visual Studio Team System editions.

But this is probably not about the online version.

So I would recommend taking a look at ApexSQL Data modeling or ERBuilder which are available in a free version: https://www.slant.co/topics/10827/~relational-database-design-and-modelling-tools[^]

Another idea might be to use Draw.io which is free and allows to import Visio diagrams: https://www.slant.co/topics/2357/~online-and-free-visio-replacements[^]
Import and export VSDX files – draw.io[^]