Problem with copy and paste adding reference to Shapesheet

[Barney]

I'm using Visio 2003, and have made my own version of the "Dynamic
Connector". My master has the standard Dynamic Connector converted
to
a group and then has two text items added to the group; one at each
end of the connector. I have done this so in order to get automated
text on each end of the connector. In the shapesheet for the text
items, I have set the PinX and PinY cells with a reference to the
start and end of the dynamic connector shape that is part of the
group
so that the text boxes are "locked" to the ends of the connector when
it is moved on the page. The height and width cells of the text
items
are just constant values (no reference). The shape works perfectly
on
the page, but when I make a copy and paste of the shape, if I look at
the shapesheet for the text items, Visio seems to have added a
reference to the dynamic connector line in the height and width cells
of the text boxes instead of the constant values (in some instances
this can make the text appear in very unusual locations on the page).
Strangely enough, if I make a copy of the shape by dragging with
CTRL,
it doesn't seem to do this.

Can anyone help me please!!!


Thanks,
Peter.

 

[Mark Nelson [MS]]

Good observation. It's not clear why Visio does this in the case you
describe. You can prevent the behavior by wrapping your values with the
GUARD() formula.

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Mark Nelson
Office Graphics - Visio
Microsoft Corporation

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