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In Visio, how do I get the normal looking arrows? (The line arrows not the triangle ones)

http://www.dofactory.com/Patterns/PatternFlyweight.aspx There is a UML diagram on that page. It has three different kinds of connections. The shared aggregation connection, the generalized connection (triangle arrow), and the other one... How do I get the other one in Visio? I can't find it... Thanks. ...

Automatically generating shape data for database diagram in visio 2007

I'm using Visio 2007 to create an ER diagram for an SQL server database. I've used The reverse engineer function to import the data from SQL server to Visio. Once a page is created, it is saved as a web page. Visio's Web diagrams have functionality to allow users to display the shape data by ctrl clicking on a shape in the diagram. I w...

Multiple select in Visio 2007 Model Explorer

Hello Everyone, I would like to select multiple items in the Visio 2007 Model Explorer and drag them onto the diagram. However Visio don't let me do it. Is there a way to add all classes inside a folder to a diagram? So that I don't need to drag them one by one. Thanks a lot! ...

Accessing Visio Database Reverse engineering schemas through an addin

I'm trying to build a visio addin that allows me to get a list of tables when a database reverse engineer is run. I'm using the Microsoft.Office.Interop.Visio library. I can find a list of shapes on the page, but this gives me every single shape on the page and every single piece of text. i would like to have a list of just the database...

Problem deploying VSTO office addin

I'm having some issues deploying a visio addin. running the VSTO file works on my computer, but whenever i try and move it to any other user's computer it throws an error on deployment. I thought it might be a setting i'd set in the porject properties so i created an entirely new plugin project and set it to display a message box on star...

Are Visio-Like WPF GUI's possible?

I want to create buttons and displays in WPF that look something like the Visio Flow Chart displays. Are there classes for that? ...

How can I easily print multiple layers on multiple pages in Visio

We've created a flow chart using Visio that has multiple layers. (The background is that each layer represents variations on a basic process.) Now we want to be able to print each layer individually. Currently this involves lots of clicking to select the correct layer and and then press print - then repeating this for each of the 10 l...

Drawing Server Layout

Hi All, I am currently using Visio to draw the layout of our server systems for future developers to grok. We program on Open Source tools like ruby and Ubuntu, and using Visio is rubbing me the wrong way. Are there any good open source alternatives for making pretty charts to explain hwow are servers are laid out? ...

Visio COM Add-in question.

I was installing an Add-in to Microsoft Visio. The Add-in gets installed on the development PC and target PCs. I didn't do anything related to trusting of the Add-in or the CAS related settings as described in some of the VSTO Add-in pages or common Add-in related pages. I was able to see the Add-in listed in the Trust Center with the ty...

Visio Line Question

Visio Line Question How do you create a long curvy seamless line in Visio. WHenever I draw a line it seems to have only the ability to connect objects and that is all. What f I want to draw a loop that starts from one object and then swoops over the top of another object to make a 300 degree arc? I have tried this with lines drawn en...

Is there any free/open source software/tool which can generate DDL out of a VSD file ?

Hi, Is there any software/tool which can be used to generate DDL(Data Definition Language) from the ER Modal diagram ? Currently I am using Microsoft's Visio Architect to generate DDL from a VSD file. I want an open source or free software which can serve the same purpose. ...

Extending visio

I need to extend Visio workflow template for SharePoint 2010 workflow to add my own activity symbols etc. Anyone can direct me to a reference or tutorial? ...

Is it possible to automate Visio with ASP.NET?

Hi All, I've googled the heck out of this, but I can't seem to find anything that I can A) understand, or B) has any relevance to what my goal is. Background My clients are trying to revive an ASP.NET 1.0 application (yes, you read that right) that was somehow able to create Visio diagrams from a database backend. I have access to the...

Can I generate CREATE TABLE from a visio diagram?

I have a database diagram done up in Visio 2003 Professional. Is there any way to re-engineer the database from the diagram? ...

Is there a Visio template for Entity Framework data models?

Is there a template in Visio for creating Entity Framework data models? I am specifically lookig for shapes that contain the Entity name, and sections for 'Scalar Properties' and 'Navigation Properties'. Please forgive me if my terminology is incorrect, I am relatively new to Entity Framework. Alternatively, is there another program t...

How to dynamically create a rectangle in visio with c++?

I want to create a rectangle dynamically in visio with C++ code. The Visio API has a function drawRectangle which creates a rectangle but does not return a handle to it. Is there an in built function which returns the rectangle object? If not, What should be the code to create this rectangle? ...

Visio 2003 ERM to SQL Server script

Hello, my question is simple: Is there anyway to generate the database sql creaton script from a Visio 2003 model? I prefer Visio, however can be other program (freeware) that allows me to somehow agilize the process between the model and the sql code. Thanks in advance! ...

Any Visio templates for mocking up interfaces?

I would like to use Visio to mockup a few ASP.NET interfaces that I can share with a client. I know I can create these using Visual Studio, but I would rather use a graphics tool if possible. I have Visio 2007 that came with MS Office and I do not have any software or database templates. Does anyone know where I can find templates/ste...

Visio link to current page

I don't have an English version, so the terms might be different. There is a "Link to current page" shape in Visio. I wonder if it's supposed to somehow navigate to a place it links to or you just write anything on top of it and that's it? ...

Express operation taking vector in Visio UML diagram

How do I represent the following design using Visio 2003's UML tools? #include <vector> template<class T> class Test { public: bool write(const std::vector<T> & data); }; I have created a parameterized classes for std::vector and Test and an operation for write(), but when I'm not sure how to add the parameter to write(). ...