Connecting Shapes across multiple pages .. Please Help

[Matt B]

Hi Fellow Visio Developers,

I am creating a Visio Solution to manage our computer & audio network.
Connectors/Cables will look to an Excel Sheet for cable numbers & other
properties.

Due to the size of this project I will need to use many pages in my Visio
document to draw the entire network.
I am having trouble finding a solution to cable shapes over multiple pages.
For example: a computer on one page connects to a switch on another page.
I need to document over 200 computers and 20 switch/router/bridges & show
connectivity over multiple pages.

Would anyone be able to suggest how to connect/cable over multiple pages.
Maybe a VBA solution, maybe someone has an example they might be able to
provide a hyperlink to?

Many Thanks
Matt
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[Scott Metzger]

Due to the size of this project I will need to use many pages in my Visio
document to draw the entire network.
I am having trouble finding a solution to cable shapes over multiple pages.
For example: a computer on one page connects to a switch on another page.
I need to document over 200 computers and 20 switch/router/bridges & show
connectivity over multiple pages.

What if you did a hierarchy approach? You could organize it by location
or by sub network. For example, if you organized by location...

1) your first page could show a map of the U.S. with your lines
connecting each city which you have stuff in.
2) double click on a city takes you to the appropriate page (need some
programming code here), which shows all your buildings in the city
3) double click on a building and it takes you to the appropriate page
which shows the rooms in the building. Your Custom Properties of the
links between rooms should indicate how each room is connected.
4) double click on a room and it shows you all the equipment in a room.
You should also have a way of going back up the hierarchy.

I don't know how to programmatically do all that, but it _should_ be
possible.