Developing Microsoft Visio Solutions

Tap into the built-in programmatic power of Visio 2002!

DEVELOPING MICROSOFT® VISIO® SOLUTIONS is the comprehensive guide for any software developer, system analyst, architect, engineer, CAD program user, or advanced computer user who wants to tap directly into the programming power of Visio 2002. It provides all the practical programming information you need to extend the power of this latest version of Visio as a development platform. This guide comes direct from the sourcethe Microsoft Visio development teamto give you complete details about how to create customized shapes and solutions, program Visio with Microsoft Visual Basic®, Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), and C++, and incorporate Visio as a powerful graphical component in other applications. Visio topics covered include:

Development environment and concepts
Creating, grouping, and merging shapes
Masters, stencils, templates, and documents
Enhancing and designing shape and text behavior
Formulas, connectors, and glue
Managing styles, formats, and colors
Arranging shapes in drawings
Scaled shapes and measured drawings
Packaging stencils, templates, and automation solutions
Automation methods, object model, objects, and properties
Programming with Visual Basic, VBA, and C++
Document, page, and shape objects
Integrating data and handling events
COM add-ins and ActiveX® controls
Online resources

Included on CD-ROM!
A fully searchable electronic version of the book
Practice files, utility programs, sample shapes, templates, macros, and source code in C++ and Visual Basic
An illustration of the Visio object model
Sample stencils that illustrate a variety of common shape behaviors