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Insert ActiveX Control into Visio via .NET
Insert ActiveX Control using server-side APIs without any software like Microsoft or Open Office, Adobe PDF, etc.
Aspose.Diagram for .NET
Overview
How to Insert ActiveX Control into Visio File Using C#
In order to insert ActiveX Control into visio file, we’ll use
API which is a feature-rich, powerful and easy to use document manipulation and splitter API for C# platform. Open
package manager, search for Aspose.Diagram and install. You may also use the following command from the Package Manager Console.
Command
PM> Install-Package Aspose.Diagram
Steps to insert ActiveX Control to Visio file via C#
You need the aspose.diagram.dll to try the following workflow in your own environment.
- Instantiating a Diagram object.(or->Load the Visio file with full path.)
- Select Page via its index.
- Use the AddActiveXControl method to insert a ActiveX Control in the selected page
- Save Diagram in Vsdx format.
System Requirements
Aspose.Diagram for .NET is supported on all major operating systems. Just make sure that you have the following prerequisites.
- Microsoft Windows or a compatible OS with .NET Framework, .NET Core, Mono or Xamarin Platforms
- Development environment like Microsoft Visual Studio
- Add reference to the Aspose.Diagram for .NET DLL in your project - Install from NuGet using the Download button above
Insert ActiveX Control - C#
// For complete examples and data files, please go to https://github.com/aspose-diagram/Aspose.Diagram-for-.NET
// The path to the documents directory.
string dataDir = RunExamples.GetDataDir_VisioPages();
//New diagram
Diagram diagram = new Diagram();
// Get page object by index
Aspose.Diagram.Page page = diagram.Pages[0];
// set pinX, pinY, width and height
double pinX = 2, pinY = 2, width = 1, hieght = 1;
//Add activex control as Visio shape
long btnId = page.AddActiveXControl(Aspose.Diagram.ActiveXControls.ControlType.CommandButton, 2, 2, 1, 1);
diagram.Save(dataDir + "out.vsdx", SaveFileFormat.VSDX);