Comments on: What’s My Shape’s ID? http://www.visguy.com/2009/07/15/whats-my-shapes-id/ Shapes, Stencils, Drawings Templates, Tutorials, Tips & Developer Info for Microsoft Visio Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:20:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Visio Guy http://www.visguy.com/2009/07/15/whats-my-shapes-id/comment-page-1/#comment-26762 Visio Guy Tue, 22 Mar 2011 17:35:44 +0000 http://www.visguy.com/?p=3469#comment-26762 Hi MAR, This isn't really the place for this discussion. Please try our forums at www.visguy.com/vgforum. Also, you might try not using ALL CAPS because it is perceived as yelling, and you are likely to not get the answers you are looking for. Cheers, Chris Hi MAR,

This isn’t really the place for this discussion. Please try our forums at http://www.visguy.com/vgforum.

Also, you might try not using ALL CAPS because it is perceived as yelling, and you are likely to not get the answers you are looking for.

Cheers,

Chris

]]> By: M A RAHAMAN http://www.visguy.com/2009/07/15/whats-my-shapes-id/comment-page-1/#comment-26760 M A RAHAMAN Tue, 22 Mar 2011 07:40:35 +0000 http://www.visguy.com/?p=3469#comment-26760 Thanks for the Reply. 1>Sir,I AM NOT ABLE TO DIFFERENTIATE A SHAPE(i.e Which Shape's is this Either a Rectangle/Decision/Data/Triangle/Line).Please tell me how to do that.Is it by using Master Shape ID or Page Shape ID. 2>CONNECTIONS WERE GIVEN FOR EACH SHAPE EXCEPT FOR ONE DIMENSIONAL FIGURES.SO PLEASE TELL ME HOW TO CONNECT THE SHAPES OF THE PAGE. RECTANGLE HAS 4 CONNECTIONS SO WHICH SIDE IS (1,2,3,4).I AM NOT ABLE TO GET IT. 3>VISIO DRAWS DIAGRAMS WITH ORIGIN AT THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER.AS I AM TRYING TO DRAW THE VISIO DIAGRAM ON BROWSER IT IS GETTING REVERSED.I AM CONVERTING INCHES TO PIXELS AND DRAWING. SO PLEASE TELL ME HOW TO DRAW IT. THANKS IN ADVANCE. Thanks for the Reply.

1>Sir,I AM NOT ABLE TO DIFFERENTIATE A SHAPE(i.e Which Shape’s is this Either a Rectangle/Decision/Data/Triangle/Line).Please tell me how to do that.Is it by using Master Shape ID or Page Shape ID.

2>CONNECTIONS WERE GIVEN FOR EACH SHAPE EXCEPT FOR ONE DIMENSIONAL FIGURES.SO PLEASE TELL ME HOW TO CONNECT THE SHAPES OF THE PAGE.
RECTANGLE HAS 4 CONNECTIONS SO WHICH SIDE IS (1,2,3,4).I AM NOT ABLE TO GET IT.

3>VISIO DRAWS DIAGRAMS WITH ORIGIN AT THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER.AS I AM TRYING TO DRAW THE VISIO DIAGRAM ON BROWSER IT IS GETTING REVERSED.I AM CONVERTING INCHES TO PIXELS AND DRAWING.
SO PLEASE TELL ME HOW TO DRAW IT.

THANKS IN ADVANCE.

]]> By: Visio Guy http://www.visguy.com/2009/07/15/whats-my-shapes-id/comment-page-1/#comment-26748 Visio Guy Fri, 18 Mar 2011 20:59:51 +0000 http://www.visguy.com/?p=3469#comment-26748 Hi M.A.R., Your question is way too difficult to be answered in a comment, and what you are trying to do is basically re-create the Visio rendering engine using javascript. You might start with this article <a href="http://www.visguy.com/2006/11/30/visio-and-xml-conference-resources/" target="_blank rel="nofollow">http://www.visguy.com/2006/11/30/visio-and-xml-conference-resources/</a>. There is probably an id that points to a master for each shape that comes from a master. Then you can look up the master by id, and extract more of the graphical information from there. Hi M.A.R.,

Your question is way too difficult to be answered in a comment, and what you are trying to do is basically re-create the Visio rendering engine using javascript.

You might start with this article http://www.visguy.com/2006/11/30/visio-and-xml-conference-resources/.

There is probably an id that points to a master for each shape that comes from a master. Then you can look up the master by id, and extract more of the graphical information from there.

]]> By: M A RAHAMAN http://www.visguy.com/2009/07/15/whats-my-shapes-id/comment-page-1/#comment-26745 M A RAHAMAN Fri, 18 Mar 2011 15:46:16 +0000 http://www.visguy.com/?p=3469#comment-26745 Hello Sir, I WANT TO REPRODUCE THE SAME VISIO DRAWING DRAWN USING THE VISIO S/W ON TO THE BROWSER,BY READING THE .VDX FILE IN A JAVASCRIPT OF THE VISIO DRAWING.SUPPOSE I DONT HAVE VISIO ON MY SYSTEM EVEN THEN I SHOULD BE ABLE TO OPEN THE VISIO DRAWING ON THE BROWSER.NOT BY CONVERTING THE VISIO DRAWING(.VDW)TO A JPEG FILE AND THERE BY DISPLAYING IT ON BROWSER. PLEASE TELL ME HOW TO DO IT. i.e BUT BY READING EACH VISIODOCUMENT>MASTERS>MASTER>SHAPE{0,1,2...N} XFORM COORDINATES AND THERE by DRAWING THE SPECIFIED SHAPE(RECTANGLE/LINE/TRIANGLE etc..) AT THOSE SPECIFIED COORDINATES.I HAVE JQUERY LIBRARIES TO DRAW BASIC DIAGRAMS LIKE LINE,RETCANGLE,DECISION BOX etc.. BY WHICH I CAN CALL THOSE FUNCTIONS TO DRAW THE SHAPES. I AM NOT ABLE TO FIND OUT THE RELATION BETWEEN MASTER>SHAPE AND PAGE>SHAPE AND ALSO GROUP OF SHAPES SO AS TO DRAW THE FIGURE. PLEASE HELP ME OUT TO CODE THE ABOVE QUERY. IF ANY API IS AVAILABLE PLEASE PROVIDE IT. THANKS IN ADVANCE. Hello Sir,

I WANT TO REPRODUCE THE SAME VISIO DRAWING DRAWN USING THE VISIO S/W ON TO THE BROWSER,BY READING THE .VDX FILE IN A JAVASCRIPT OF THE VISIO DRAWING.SUPPOSE I DONT HAVE VISIO ON MY SYSTEM EVEN THEN I SHOULD BE ABLE TO OPEN THE VISIO DRAWING ON THE BROWSER.NOT BY CONVERTING THE VISIO DRAWING(.VDW)TO A JPEG FILE AND THERE BY DISPLAYING IT ON BROWSER.

PLEASE TELL ME HOW TO DO IT.

i.e
BUT BY READING EACH VISIODOCUMENT>MASTERS>MASTER>SHAPE{0,1,2…N} XFORM COORDINATES AND THERE by DRAWING THE SPECIFIED SHAPE(RECTANGLE/LINE/TRIANGLE etc..) AT THOSE SPECIFIED COORDINATES.I HAVE JQUERY LIBRARIES TO DRAW BASIC DIAGRAMS LIKE LINE,RETCANGLE,DECISION BOX etc.. BY WHICH I CAN CALL THOSE FUNCTIONS TO DRAW THE SHAPES.

I AM NOT ABLE TO FIND OUT THE RELATION BETWEEN MASTER>SHAPE AND PAGE>SHAPE AND ALSO GROUP OF SHAPES SO AS TO DRAW THE FIGURE.

PLEASE HELP ME OUT TO CODE THE ABOVE QUERY.

IF ANY API IS AVAILABLE PLEASE PROVIDE IT.

THANKS IN ADVANCE.

]]> By: Eric http://www.visguy.com/2009/07/15/whats-my-shapes-id/comment-page-1/#comment-24803 Eric Wed, 29 Sep 2010 06:41:06 +0000 http://www.visguy.com/?p=3469#comment-24803 I have two groups one called MainTitleBlock and the other RevisionBlock Each has a Shape that I have labled DrwaingNumber. The MainTitleBlock.DrawingNumber has editable text and I have the users type in the drawing number. I want this to repeat in the Revision Groups Drwaing number. In the shape sheet Textfield Section(Value) The only way I can get this to work right now is directly identifying the shape by sheet number ie. =Guard(shapetext(sheet.12785!theText)) I want to have it directly repeat the text via the shape name. Ie. Shapetext(MainTitle.DrawingNumber!TheText). I have tried several methods yet I keep getting error in formula in the Revision Drawing Textfields Value Cell. the groups mainTitleblock and RevisionBlocks are master shapes. What is annoying when the users Complete a drwaing and insert he borders the two drwaing number shapes are not repeating each other and I have to enter in the TEXT Fields Value block GUARD(ShapeText((SHEET.12785!TheText))) or what ever the maintitleBlock Drwaing numebr sheet is per drawing. I have two groups one called MainTitleBlock and the other RevisionBlock Each has a Shape that I have labled DrwaingNumber. The MainTitleBlock.DrawingNumber has editable text and I have the users type in the drawing number. I want this to repeat in the Revision Groups Drwaing number. In the shape sheet Textfield Section(Value) The only way I can get this to work right now is directly identifying the shape by sheet number ie.
=Guard(shapetext(sheet.12785!theText))
I want to have it directly repeat the text via the shape name. Ie. Shapetext(MainTitle.DrawingNumber!TheText).
I have tried several methods yet I keep getting error in formula in the Revision Drawing Textfields Value Cell.
the groups mainTitleblock and RevisionBlocks are master shapes.
What is annoying when the users Complete a drwaing and insert he borders the two drwaing number shapes are not repeating each other and I have to enter in the TEXT Fields Value block GUARD(ShapeText((SHEET.12785!TheText))) or what ever the maintitleBlock Drwaing numebr sheet is per drawing.

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