generating xml file for visio diagram

[rahimoddinm]

Hi,
I need to generate xml file for shape objects and there connections i
.vsd file. I saved a visio daigram in .xml format but a lot o
unnecassary information generated in that file and it is unreadable
Can any one suggest me better solution.
Thanks in advance.
by,
rahee

 

[Chris [Visio MVP]]

A couple of ideas:

1. Write some sort of XSL transformation for the Visio.vdx file to filter
out all the stuff you don't care about.
2. Create a .NET object structure and serialize it. Something along these
lines:

MyVisPage
MyVisShapes
MyVisShape
sMasterNameU
dPinX
dPinY
dWidth
dHeight
sText
MyVisShape
MyVisShape
...

 

[John Marshall, MVP]

So Chris, will we be seeing an article from you on the minimum amount of XML
is required for a drawing? ;-)

John... Visio MVP

Need stencils or ideas? http://www.mvps.org/visio/3rdparty.htm
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Common Visio Questions http://www.mvps.org/visio/common_questions.htm
Visio Wishlist http://www.mvps.org/visio/wish_list.htm

A couple of ideas:

1. Write some sort of XSL transformation for the Visio.vdx file to filter
out all the stuff you don't care about.
2. Create a .NET object structure and serialize it. Something along these
lines:

MyVisPage
MyVisShapes
MyVisShape
sMasterNameU
dPinX
dPinY
dWidth
dHeight
sText
MyVisShape
MyVisShape
...