Change background of VSDM File for Python
Change background of Microsoft Visio VSDM files in browser without requiring Visio application or Office Automation.
Aspose.Diagram for Python
Overview
How to Change background of VSDM File Using Python
In order to change background of VSDM file, we’ll use
API which is a feature-rich, powerful and easy to use conversion API for Python platform. You can download its latest version directly from
Steps to Change background of VSDM via Python
Aspose.Diagram makes it easy for the developers to change background of VSDM file with just few lines of code.
- Load VSDM file with an instance of Diagram class
- Add a new page to diagram as background page
- Insert an image to the background page
- Set background page to the first page of diagram
- Call the Diagram.Save method
System Requirements
Aspose.Diagram for Python is supported on all major operating systems. Just make sure that you have the following prerequisites.
Aspose.Diagram for Python is platform-independent API and can be used on any platform (Windows, Linux and MacOS), just make sure that system have Java 1.8 or higher, Python 3.5 or higher.
Python code to change background of VSDM
diagram = new Diagram(dataDir+"Drawing1.vsdm");
SrcPage = diagram.getPages().get(0)
backgroundPage = Page();
backgroundPage.setName("Back page");
id = newDiagram.getPages().add(backgroundPage);
backgroundPage.setID ( id);
backgroundPage.setBackground( BOOL.TRUE);
backgroundPage.addShape(1, 1, 1, 1, java.io.FileInputStream("image.png"));
SrcPage.setBackPage(backgroundPage);
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.VSDM What is VSDM File Format?
Files with VSDM extension are drawing files created with Microsoft Visio application that supports macros. VSDM files are OPC/XML drawings that are similar to VSDX but also provide the capability to run macros when the file is opened. Macros are user defined actions/steps that are developed in Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) and can be used to perform repeatitive tasks. VSDM file format was introduced with the launch of Microsoft Visio 2013. Visio files are used to create drawings that contain visual objects, flow charts, UML diagram, information flow, organizational charts, software diagrams, network layout, database models, objects mapping and other similar information. Files generated using Visio can also be exported to different file formats such as PNG, BMP, PDF and others.
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