Visio Standard or Visio Pro

[Pete Thompson]

Hi all,

If I develop an application that uses Visio and have generated custom
shapes and code to manipulate them, can I install my code on Visio
Standard or will I need Visio Pro? Also, do I need an SQL database in
order for the end user to access my custom shapes?

Thanks
Pete Thompson

 

[John Marshall, MVP]

Pro and Standard are the same program, Pro just has more stencils and extra
add on programs to support the extra stencils.

So unless you are using any of the special features, either version will do.

When you distribute your application you would include a stencil that
contains your new shapes. Unless your application has a special need for a
SQL database for storing information, a SQL database would not be required.

John... Visio MVP

Need stencils or ideas? http://www.mvps.org/visio/3rdparty.htm
Need VBA examples? http://www.mvps.org/visio/VBA.htm
Common Visio Questions http://www.mvps.org/visio/common_questions.htm

 

[Pete Thompson]

Thank you very much for your detailed reply. It helps me a lot.

Pete