Visio custom properties as variables?

[Doug]

I have a visio diagram with lots of shapes that I have defined custom
properties for. I'm looking for a way to create a hyperlink that would
reference one of these properties (variable) so that data only has to be
entered in once and will make the hyperlink dynamic.

Any ideas?

Also, does anyone know how to tell a hyperlink to open in a new window?

 

[Al Edlund]

I use this to add a pointer into a hyperlink. This hyperlink calls Telnet
and feeds it the IP address stored in a custom property called
(appropriately) ipaddress.

Set shpCell = visShape.Cells("hyperlink.calltelnet.address")
shpCell.FormulaU = """TELNET:""&Prop.Ipaddress"
Al

 

[Doug]

This sounds like what I'm trying to do, but I'm not that
much of an expert at visio. I'm assuming this is entered
in the shapesheet but any more info you could provide
would be greatly appreciated.