Select a Shape by Name

[John]

Hi,

I'm trying to select a named shape from a vb.net application. I'm running
through a list of files and now have the document object:

doc = m_appVisio.Documents.Open(itm.Text)

But if I'm trying to select a shape using the Select method of the Window
object, how do I get the window object in the first place (or am I
approaching this from the wrong angle)?

Any clues?

Best regards

John

 

[Chris Roth [ Visio MVP ]]

m_appVisio.ActiveWindow.Select will get you their.

' Here's a snippet
dim shp as visio.shape
set shp = visio.ActivePage.Shapes.ItemFromID(1) 'assuming our shape is
"Sheet.1"
call visio.ActiveWindow.Select( shp, VisSelectArgs.visSelect)
' note: you should check the ActiveWindow is of type DrawingWindow
' and that the page in the active window is the same page that
' contains the shp we are talking about.

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Hope this helps,

Chris Roth
Visio MVP

 

[John]

Perfect. Thanks Chris.

Best regards

John

m_appVisio.ActiveWindow.Select will get you their.

' Here's a snippet
dim shp as visio.shape
set shp = visio.ActivePage.Shapes.ItemFromID(1) 'assuming our shape is
"Sheet.1"
call visio.ActiveWindow.Select( shp, VisSelectArgs.visSelect)
' note: you should check the ActiveWindow is of type DrawingWindow
' and that the page in the active window is the same page that
' contains the shp we are talking about.

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Hope this helps,

Chris Roth
Visio MVP