Visio 2003: Creating Shape via Shape -> Operations -> Offset, gettingcreated Shape-Objects

[Udo Weik]

Hello,

after creating a Shape via Shape -> Operations -> Offset, is there any
convenient way to get the two created shapes as Shape-Objects?


Thanks for any hint
Udo

 

[news.microsoft.com]

Hi Udo!

When you use this operation, you create two new shapes, as you said. These
shapes are top-most in the Z-order for the page, and are the last two shapes
in the shapes collection.

So if you analyze (per code) right after executing Offset, you can get them
like this:

Dim shp1 as Visio.Shape, shp2 as Visio.Shape
Dim pg as Visio.Page
....
Set shp1 = pg.Shapes( pg.Shapes.Count )
Set shp2 = pg.Shapes( pg.Shapes.Count -1 )

I haven't researched which one is which -- is the first shape the "outer"
one, etc. But it is probably pretty regular, and easy to determine.

--
Hope this helps,

Chris Roth
Visio MVP

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[Udo Weik]

Hello Chris,

many thanks for that really valuable and ingenious hint!

Udo

 

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Udo Weik wrote:

Visio 2003: Creating Shape via Shape -> Operations -> Offset, gettingcreated Shape-Objects
28-Nov-09

Hello,

after creating a Shape via Shape -> Operations -> Offset, is there any
convenient way to get the two created shapes as Shape-Objects?


Thanks for any hint
Udo

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[Betty Carson]

Hello,

after creating a Shape via Shape -> Operations -> Offset, is there any
convenient way to get the two created shapes as Shape-Objects?

Thanks for any hint
Udo

The Visio Toolbox Web site delivers more Visio tools, best practices,
and reference materials.
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[Betty Carson]

Hello,

after creating a Shape via Shape -> Operations -> Offset, is there any
convenient way to get the two created shapes as Shape-Objects?

Thanks for any hint
Udo

The Visio Toolbox Web site delivers more Visio tools, best practices,
and reference materials.
http://bit.ly/5x85eA

 

[Paul Herber]

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and reference materials.
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[David J Parker [MVP Visio]]

A rare joke, Paul?

But who in their right mind is going to trust a link going via a Libyan
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[Paul Herber]

A rare joke, Paul?

Joke? No, it's not a joke, David. Why should it be a joke?

 

[Paul Herber]

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