VSS File Viewer for .NET
View Microsoft Visio VSS files in browser without requiring Visio application or Office Automation.
How to View VSS File Using C#
In order to view VSS file, we’ll use
API which is a feature-rich, powerful and easy to use API for C# platform to be used with any Viewer. Open
package manager, search for Aspose.Diagram and install. You may also use the following command from the Package Manager Console.
Package Manager Console Command
PM> Install-Package Aspose.Diagram
Steps to View VSS via C#
Aspose.Diagram makes it easy for the developers to view the VSS file with just few lines of code.
- Load VSS file with an instance of Diagram class
- Call the Diagram.Save method with SaveFileFormat.HTML as parameters
- Load resultant HTML in default browser via Process.Start
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 COM Interop
- Development environment like Microsoft Visual Studio
- Aspose.Diagram for .NET referenced in your project
C# code to view VSS
// load VSS file via an instance of Diagram
var diagram = new Aspose.Diagram.Diagram("template.vss");
// convert VSS to HTML format
diagram.Save(output, Aspose.Diagram.SaveFileFormat.HTML);
// load resultant HTML in default browser
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(output);
About Aspose.Diagram for .NET API
Aspose.Diagram is a Microsoft Visio document format manipulation API. One can easily load, create, modify, manipulate including daigram elements and convert Visio diagrams to other formats such as PDF, XPS, JPEG, PNG, BMP, TIFF, SVG, EMF and more. It is a standalone API and does not require Microsoft Visio or any other software to be installed.Free App to View VSS
Check our live demos to View VSS with following benefits.
VSS What is VSS File Format?
VSS are stencil files created with Microsoft Visio 2007 and earlier. A relatively new file format is .VSSX that was introduced with Microsoft Visio 2013. Stencil files provide drawing objects that can be included in a .VSD Visio drawing. Microsoft Visio itself is known for creating drawing elements such as collection of shapes, connectors, flowcharts, network layout, UML diagrams, software diagrams, database models, objects mapping and other similar information. It also has rich conversion features of Visio documents to other file formats such as PNG, BMP, PDF and others. Visio is available for both Windows and Mac OS.
Read MoreOther Supported Viewer Formats
Using C#, One can also view many other file formats including.