Off-page reference return to calling page

[jwelch]

I know you can have a page call another page with the Off-page
reference. And then double click the reference shape on the called page
to return to the first calling page. Is there a way for a third page
to call the same page and have it return to the third page.
i.e.
page a calls page b.. returns to page a
page c calls page b and returns to page c?
Somewhat like a subpage being called from multiple pages and returning
to the calling page.
Thanks

 

[David Parker]

Don't you just need two Off Page Reference symbols on page b?

 

[Paul Herber]

Don't you just need two Off Page Reference symbols on page b?

er, what about the web toolbar "Back" button or just the Undo goto
page ?

 

[jwelch]

Thanks for the reply's.
The problem I would have with both the suggestions, page b will be
called from more than just 2 pages.. adding an off-page reference for
each calling page would add a lot of references. Also page B calls
several other pages as well, so the back button would be hit many
times. I do have an off-page reference that sends the flow back to page
A, I was hoping to use some kind of parameter that would send the flow
back to whatever page called it.

 

[Paul Herber]

Thanks for the reply's.
The problem I would have with both the suggestions, page b will be
called from more than just 2 pages.. adding an off-page reference for
each calling page would add a lot of references. Also page B calls
several other pages as well, so the back button would be hit many
times. I do have an off-page reference that sends the flow back to page
A, I was hoping to use some kind of parameter that would send the flow
back to whatever page called it.

or:
record a macro containing just the 'Back' command, execute this macro
when the shape is double clicked.

 

[Paul Herber]

Could do something funky like the following:

page a calls page b:
page a, knowning its going after b, puts a marker in page b (setref in a
user cell)
page b uses the marker to set the right link back to A
page c calls page b:
same idea...different marker

obviously would need some clean up on page b to handle error or corner cases.

Shudder. You designed the DEC PDP8 call/return mechanism and I claim
my ....
May I suggest that the phrase "... do something funky ..." has
preceeded many of the biggest ****ups in history.

 

[vojo]

Well paul...glad to see a sense of humor!!

Seriously though....obviously one could do this with macro or VBA but
then you get into the whole security mess (would you blindly trust a macro
from me...even if I bought you a beer?) not to mention the old "in for a
gram, in for a megaton" of programming shapes.

in 2007, instead of MS doing all the dashboard and themes...they could have
just published some doc with examples and let all the user hack away.

here is to hoping visio 2010 pulls more intelligence into shapesheet and less
lof making the user a shapes programmer!!!

Happy new year

 

[Paul Herber]

But this functionality is already built in to Visio in the Back and
Forward buttons on the Web toolbar.