Version compatibility

[Hass]

Hi,

I am using MS Visio 2000 and plan to write some VBA Add-ons to work with Visio. On this
website, I found that Visio 2000 's support is going to expire on 31 Jun 2004. However, due
to some constraints we plan to develop on Visio 2000 itself. I am trying to look for compatibility
of Visio template / Visio files across other version like 2002 and 2003. It would be great if you
could share your experience / point me to a Visio version compatibility matrix link.

Thanks.
Hass

 

[Mark Nelson [MS]]

I suggest familiarizing yourself with the Visio 2002 SDK, even if you are
developing on Visio 2000. It has many best practices that will make your
code more portable. Visio 2000 and Visio 2002 have the same file format, so
you should count on Visio 2000 being able to read almost all Visio 2002
files. You might have trouble reading some files that have been saved from
Visio 2003 into the Visio 2000 / 2002 format. One big change between the
releases is the level of security in each application. Your add-on will be
subject to much more strict certification requirements in Visio 2002 and
2003 than in 2000. Again, check the deployment and security information for
the current Visio release to get an idea about trustedness.