Comments on: Create Visio Flowcharts Programmatically

By: Sam

Sam — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 16:35:06 +0000

Chaitanya,

Wondering if you get any solutions for your case. I have kind of same situation and love to know how you did it.

- Sam

By: Chaitanya

Chaitanya — Sun, 30 May 2010 08:13:00 +0000

Hi,
> I have an excel spreadsheet with more than 1000 lines. Basically the
> spreadheet shows all the connections between my network elements, i.e.:Site A
> connects to Site B with a Capacity C.
> I want to make a visio drawing showing all the network connections between
> all the sites and show also the capacity for each connection. The site will
> be represented by boxes and the connections will be represented by lines with
> a text showing the capacity.
> Is there anyway that I can automate this in visio using my excel spreadheet.
> I’m not very familiar with visio. I only do simple diagrams manually. If I
> do this task manually, it will take me a long time so I would really
> appreciate it if you can provide me tips on how to automate this.
> Thanks
Chaitanya

By: Swimlane Flowcharts

Swimlane Flowcharts — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 18:00:53 +0000

Other than using the db wizards I haven’t done this kind of automation but I can see it would be worthwhile. Looks like I have something else to read about.

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By: John

John — Fri, 09 May 2008 20:48:24 +0000

The code you’ve got here works wonderfully, and I can tie to to a database using an array variable to populate the box names. However, how can I accommodate multiple decisions in a single flowchart (i.e., box 1 flows to box 2, which is a decision. No terminates, and yes goes to box 4, which is another decision. No for that decision terminates, and yes continues to box 5. Box 5 is another decision. No flows to Box 6, and Yes skips Box 6 and goes to 7, where Box 6 also flows.

How much more code would I need to make that happen?

By: Nilesh

Nilesh — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 08:26:38 +0000

hello,

I want to add custom properties to visio shape. i get some idea using this VB code, but in C# its not working.
Can anybody tell me, how to add custom properties in C#.

Thanks,
Nilesh.

By: Silly Questions

Silly Questions — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 21:00:42 +0000

Hello Visio Guy,
My team and I are just starting to use Visio. Some of us have never used it before, and we are having a hard time finding the meanings behind the shapes, for example what is a paper tape, a card, a loop limit? We have looked in two different books and no answers. Are these terms that are commonly used in a different world then ours? Or is there a place where I can find out this information? Thank you for your help.

By: SHAJIPD

SHAJIPD — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 03:44:26 +0000

Hi,

I would like to know; how can create Container type VISIO SHAPE JUST LIKE GANTT CHART, WHICH HAS CHILD ELEMENTS ATTACHED TO PARENT FRAME. Can any one can guide me in this……..

Thanks N Advance

SHAJI

By: Sourabh

Sourabh — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 18:07:31 +0000

Hi Chris

Your FC is looking wonderful. I got what I exactly want.
I have two questions:

1. I had download your utility but when I tried to run it, says that the macros are not enabled. Contact the download site.

2. If I want to first draw the Visio Flowchart and then I want to link or play with those process boxes using VB, Do you know how to do it? If yes then please send one sort of utility which works in this way.

Thanks
–Sourabh

By: Visio Guy

Visio Guy — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 07:35:18 +0000

CVS People,

Go to John Marshall’s Visio page, under VBA Information. Search the page for the “Read Text” example. This might get you started. If I had any brains I’d write a CVS importer and sell it as Donate-Ware for $7.50

By: Harvey

Harvey — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 19:15:58 +0000

Ter, I found this link:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/visio/HA010857571033.aspx

no more TXT or CSV in 2003 onward

By: Harvey

Harvey — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 19:07:34 +0000

You may as well delete the comments they bear little meaning without the diagram.

By: Harvey

Harvey — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 19:05:41 +0000

oops, dont put objects inside < or and > or it deletes them
and the white space is removed
Trying again with the code tag:
—-> ——> ——-> ——-> | | ^ | | | | | Left Join LJ RJ Inner Join | | | | V V | |

By: Harvey

Harvey — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 18:45:19 +0000

Great work Visio Guy – Thanx.

Ter, could you post the link you found regarding .csv imports?

I’ve written some code to extract the dependencies from Microsft Access Queries and would like to integrate this into a Visio Flow Chart program.

—-> ——> ——-> ——-
| | ^ |
| | | |
Left Join Left Join Right Join Inner Join
| | | |
V V | |

Of course this diagram is very simplistic compared to the 300+ interdependant objects in my Database – this is why a flow chart is necessary.

The new Object Dependency tool in Access 2007 is helpful but not what I need. I need to see the entire chart relativity. For instance, in the above – Query 5 has a source as does Query 4 and this relationship would need to be charted as well.

Happy hunting,

Harvey

By: Ter

Ter — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 20:51:20 +0000

Hello,

I came across an article that talked about Visio 2000 being able to import a .csv file from the File-Open and would create a Flowchart for you.
The data in the excel file would look like the following:
Shape 6.1 Global Office Locations
Shape 6.2 Media Relations
Shape 6.3 Business Proposals
Shape 10 Manager Profile
Link 1 2
Link 1 3
Link 1 4

I am using Visio 2003 and it dosn’t support this ? How can i do something similar using visio 2003 ?

-ter