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Extract Gantt Data from Visio Document Using C#

Hey I have a series of Gantt charts in Visio 2007 documents that I want to extract. I have looked at the visio sdk but that appears to be for creating new documents and plugins for visio itself. I know that you can export the chart as a text or MS Project MPX file but am looking for a way to just load the data from the visio document its...

Representing a C# Generic Method in a UML Class Diagram

I have the following interface: public interface IRegisterable { T Register<T>(string username, string passw) where T : User, ICanLogin, new(); } User is an abstract class, and ICanLogin is another interface. Now, I want to represent the above interface with its method in a UML Class Diagram, in Visio. How can I represent the a...

How to make documentation visible with sequence diagram in Visio ?

I have generated a sequence diagram using Microsoft Visio 2003. UML messages shown in the diagram have detailed text described in the message documentation. But I am not able to figure out the option to make it visible in the sequence diagram for someone to read it along with the message in diagram. Could you pls advise on options to do...

MS Visio Category relationships to SQL Server

I'm using MS Visio to model a database and part of the model contains Transaction categories - the parent table has a transactionId, timestamp, amount, and transactionType. There are three child tables - cheque, bank transfer, and credit card, all related to the parent by transactionId. Is there a specific way this kind of relationship...

Mac OSX/Cross Platform UML Sketching Tools?

A similar question had been asked a year or two ago, but I wanted to see if anyone has any new answers. I'm looking for a lightweight UML sketching tool that runs on Mac OSX. I really only care for diagramming and do not need code generation, etc. I prefer free, but am open to purchasing something if it's good and reasonable. I absolute...

Designing SQL database in visio

Hello I want to design a schema of my SQL database in Visio But the default database is Microsoft Access, and some datatypes do not exist there (such as tinyint). How can i change the database type to SQL ? I'm using visio 2007 Thanks! ...

Example of Visio + Architechture of JSF application

Hi I was asked to display the tech design of my JSF application with Visio. Anyone has an example of uml Visio Diagram for that? ...

How to import XNA types (and other types) in MS Visio?

Hello people, I'm working on the UML of a game we will do in XNA, but Visio does not provide XNA types (like Vector3 or Model). For the moment, I replace those types by C#::Object but it's not really useful to understand... Is there a way to import XNA types in Visio, or do I have to recreate them manually ? Thanks Altefquatre ...

How to create Visual Studio style class diagram in Visio?

I need to plan out a Class, Method, Attribute style diagram, I have looked at the Class Designer in Visual Studio, but it seems to not do what I want. I want to be able to have a diagram show the classes just like in Visual Studio - except I want to be able to represent the parameters these methods require, for example: getStock(StockID...

Is there a good way to quickly create diagrams to illustrate folder structure?

Is there a good tool to quickly create a diagram that illustrates a folder structure? I've tried doing it with Visio, but I find that it takes longer to do in Visio than it would to just create the folder structure and then take screen shots with windows explorer. For rather simple folder structures, it's not a real problem but when st...

generate visio diagram on the fly with dotnet

is there a good way of generating a visio diagram of an architecture (with a decent layout) if i have a list of client apps, services and databases? i would have thought there would be a decent way to generate this on the fly. ...

How to refer to shapes in Visio vba

How does one create specific shapes in microsoft visio that are selectable through the normal interface? I am looking for code like ActivePage.addShape(type: person, 100,100, 50,50) The msdn and visio help documentation comes across as a bit advanced for a beginner, but is it the case that one has to add a shape manually and then give i...

What's the name for this type of flowchart?

Take a look at this; it's very obvious how it works and what its purpose is: What's this type of chart called? Can I make this kind of chart in Visio? What software do you recommend for making this kind of chart? ...

Creating UML Diagrams from Java Code in Visio

Is there any way to "auto-magically" create Class Diagrams from Java code? I am open to using any eclipse plugins, or any other solutions.. I don't care how many types of data I have to import/export through to get this to happen. ...

Export Visio Macros to Visio COM-Add-in

Hi all, I have written some Makros and Functions in VB all code works fine behind my Document. To save my code and make it available to other users I want to create a COM-add-in for VIsio. So i bought Visual Studio 2008 and I want to import my code to it. Is it possible to include my exported .cls file to my Visual Studio COM-Add-on Pr...

How to call a visio macro from a stencil

i have written some Macros for Visio. Now I copied these to a Stencil called Macros.vss How can I call my Macros now? ...

Does anyone know of an easy way to get Integration services designs into Visio?

I'd like to be able to work with the discrete tasks (i.e. move the script task separately from the data flow task). If there is an SSIS stencil for Visio that would be great. ...

How does the UML support inVisual Studio 2010 compare to Visio?

Visio has been supporting UML diagrams for quite some time now. Microsoft has now added UML support in Visual Studio 2010. Will these two tools interoperate? Further how does one go about deciding which tool to use for what diagrams (assuming one already has both tools)? ...

Are there any good alternatives for Visio/PowerPoint?

Are there any good alternatives for Visio/PowerPoint for drawing architectural diagrams. Both Visio and PowerPoint are annoying to use even for some of the simplest tasks. wondering if someone out there has a better suggestion. ...

How do I display a message when clicking on an object in Visio using VBA?

I'm totally new on this so I want to start with something simple. I have just an object in my Visio document and I want to display a Hello World! message whenever it's clicked. ...