Generate table relationship diagram from existing schema (SQL Server)

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Published on 2008-10-03T20:23:06Z Indexed on 2010/05/11 2:34 UTC
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Is there a tool around that would produce a diagram showing existing tables and their relationships given a connection to a database or by any other means?

This is for SQL Server 2008 Express Edition.

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