Installation and bring up of ShapeStudio

[B Keller]

Hi,
I insalled the SDK to get ShapeStudio and since it said I needed to have SQL
server installed, I followed the link to MSDE 2000, but that has apparently
been replaced with SQL Server Express, so I downloaded and installed that.
However, when I try to run SSAdmin.exe, it complains that I do not have SQL
Server or MSDE installed. How do I proceed from here? I have never run SQL
Server before, so I am unsure how to run the SStudio.sql script, but I tried
sqlcmd -S <mycpu> -i SStudio.sql and it seemed to do something, but perhaps
not everything. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Philippe-Joseph Arida]

Hi,
You will find in the ShapeStudio folder, right next to SSAdmin.exe, a
SQL script called SStudio.sql, which is a script that can be used to create
ShapeStudio's database. To do so:

1. Create new database, that will be dedicated to Shape Studio.
2. Run the SStudio.sql script using SQL command line or UI tools against
this new database.
3. Start Visio and Shape Studio and enjoy the creation of shapes =).

Hope this helps
Philippe [MSFT]

 

[B Keller]

Philippe,

Thanks for your help. As noted in my original post, I tried the following:

sqlcmd -S <mycpu> -i SStudio.sql

which seemed to run and do something, but when I bring up shapestudio, I do
not get the options that should apparently be there if the DB was created.
Perhaps what I needed to do was what you list as the first step, create a
new database, except I don't know what steps I need to go through to do that.
I assume I would need to give it a name and that too I don't know what to
call it. Sorry, I feel so unknowing at times...
--
B Keller
Technical writing with logic diagrams

Hi,
You will find in the ShapeStudio folder, right next to SSAdmin.exe, a
SQL script called SStudio.sql, which is a script that can be used to create
ShapeStudio's database. To do so:

1. Create new database, that will be dedicated to Shape Studio.
2. Run the SStudio.sql script using SQL command line or UI tools against
this new database.
3. Start Visio and Shape Studio and enjoy the creation of shapes =).

Hope this helps
Philippe [MSFT]

 

[Philippe-Joseph Arida]

Actually, you're experimenting has helped us accelerate our testing, thanks!
We're currently investigating a related bug and hope to have a workaround
soon.
Philippe.

Philippe,

Thanks for your help. As noted in my original post, I tried the following:

sqlcmd -S <mycpu> -i SStudio.sql

which seemed to run and do something, but when I bring up shapestudio, I
do
not get the options that should apparently be there if the DB was created.
Perhaps what I needed to do was what you list as the first step, create a
new database, except I don't know what steps I need to go through to do
that.
I assume I would need to give it a name and that too I don't know what to
call it. Sorry, I feel so unknowing at times...
--
B Keller
Technical writing with logic diagrams

Hi,
You will find in the ShapeStudio folder, right next to SSAdmin.exe, a
SQL script called SStudio.sql, which is a script that can be used to
create
ShapeStudio's database. To do so:

1. Create new database, that will be dedicated to Shape Studio.
2. Run the SStudio.sql script using SQL command line or UI tools against
this new database.
3. Start Visio and Shape Studio and enjoy the creation of shapes =).

Hope this helps
Philippe [MSFT]

Hi,
I insalled the SDK to get ShapeStudio and since it said I needed to
have
SQL
server installed, I followed the link to MSDE 2000, but that has
apparently
been replaced with SQL Server Express, so I downloaded and installed
that.
However, when I try to run SSAdmin.exe, it complains that I do not have
SQL
Server or MSDE installed. How do I proceed from here? I have never run
SQL
Server before, so I am unsure how to run the SStudio.sql script, but I
tried
sqlcmd -S <mycpu> -i SStudio.sql and it seemed to do something, but
perhaps
not everything. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[B Keller]

Philippe,

Thanks for the information. I'll just wait for an updated before trying this
again.
--
B Keller
Technical writing with logic diagrams

Actually, you're experimenting has helped us accelerate our testing, thanks!
We're currently investigating a related bug and hope to have a workaround
soon.
Philippe.

Philippe,

Thanks for your help. As noted in my original post, I tried the following:

sqlcmd -S <mycpu> -i SStudio.sql

which seemed to run and do something, but when I bring up shapestudio, I
do
not get the options that should apparently be there if the DB was created.
Perhaps what I needed to do was what you list as the first step, create a
new database, except I don't know what steps I need to go through to do
that.
I assume I would need to give it a name and that too I don't know what to
call it. Sorry, I feel so unknowing at times...
--
B Keller
Technical writing with logic diagrams

Hi,
You will find in the ShapeStudio folder, right next to SSAdmin.exe, a
SQL script called SStudio.sql, which is a script that can be used to
create
ShapeStudio's database. To do so:

1. Create new database, that will be dedicated to Shape Studio.
2. Run the SStudio.sql script using SQL command line or UI tools against
this new database.
3. Start Visio and Shape Studio and enjoy the creation of shapes =).

Hope this helps
Philippe [MSFT]


Hi,
I insalled the SDK to get ShapeStudio and since it said I needed to
have
SQL
server installed, I followed the link to MSDE 2000, but that has
apparently
been replaced with SQL Server Express, so I downloaded and installed
that.
However, when I try to run SSAdmin.exe, it complains that I do not have
SQL
Server or MSDE installed. How do I proceed from here? I have never run
SQL
Server before, so I am unsure how to run the SStudio.sql script, but I
tried
sqlcmd -S <mycpu> -i SStudio.sql and it seemed to do something, but
perhaps
not everything. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[pfoster]

Is there an outlook as to when the bugs will be fixed? Are the bugs related
to creating Masters within ShapeStudio?

- Configuration: Visio 2003, Visio SDK installed, SQL Server Express
- By manually running the SQL file, I've created a ShapeStudio database,
without errors.
- I Successfully created a new project within ShapeStudio.
- When I right click on the Project root, and select "New Base Master" or
"New Master", fill out the dialog and click OK, I get an error dialog: "The
[base] master could not be created. Please try again."

Philippe,

Thanks for the information. I'll just wait for an updated before trying this
again.
--
B Keller
Technical writing with logic diagrams

Actually, you're experimenting has helped us accelerate our testing, thanks!
We're currently investigating a related bug and hope to have a workaround
soon.
Philippe.

Philippe,

Thanks for your help. As noted in my original post, I tried the following:

sqlcmd -S <mycpu> -i SStudio.sql

which seemed to run and do something, but when I bring up shapestudio, I
do
not get the options that should apparently be there if the DB was created.
Perhaps what I needed to do was what you list as the first step, create a
new database, except I don't know what steps I need to go through to do
that.
I assume I would need to give it a name and that too I don't know what to
call it. Sorry, I feel so unknowing at times...
--
B Keller
Technical writing with logic diagrams


:

Hi,
You will find in the ShapeStudio folder, right next to SSAdmin.exe, a
SQL script called SStudio.sql, which is a script that can be used to
create
ShapeStudio's database. To do so:

1. Create new database, that will be dedicated to Shape Studio.
2. Run the SStudio.sql script using SQL command line or UI tools against
this new database.
3. Start Visio and Shape Studio and enjoy the creation of shapes =).

Hope this helps
Philippe [MSFT]


Hi,
I insalled the SDK to get ShapeStudio and since it said I needed to
have
SQL
server installed, I followed the link to MSDE 2000, but that has
apparently
been replaced with SQL Server Express, so I downloaded and installed
that.
However, when I try to run SSAdmin.exe, it complains that I do not have
SQL
Server or MSDE installed. How do I proceed from here? I have never run
SQL
Server before, so I am unsure how to run the SStudio.sql script, but I
tried
sqlcmd -S <mycpu> -i SStudio.sql and it seemed to do something, but
perhaps
not everything. Any help would be greatly appreciated.