Extract VSSM Metadata in Python
Build your own Python apps to add, edit, remove or extract metadata from VSSM files
How to Extract VSSM Metadata Using Python
In order to extract VSSM metadata, 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 for Extracting VSSM Metadata in Python
A basic document viewing and concatenating with
APIs can be done with just few lines of code.
- Load Visio file using Diagram class object
- Get DocumentProps of Diagram object
- Display Property Value
System Requirements
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.
- Install Java and add it to PATH environment variable, for example:
PATH=C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_131;
. - Install Aspose.Diagram for Python from pypi, use command as:
$ pip install aspose-diagram
.
Extracting VSSM Metadata - Python
diagram = Diagram( "f.vssm");
diagram.getDocumentProps().setCreator("Mr. Spunt")
diagram.getDocumentProps().setManager("Sir Pipo")
diagram.getDocumentProps().setTitle("sample title")
diagram.getDocumentProps().setKeywords("key1 key2 key3")
CusProps = diagram.getDocumentProps().getCustomProps()
About Aspose.Diagram for Python via java
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 Extract Metadata of VSSM
View & edit Metadata to VSSM documents by visiting our Live Demos website with following benefits.
VSSM What is VSSM File Format?
Files with .VSSM extension are Microsoft Visio Stencil files that support provide support for macros. A VSSM file when opened allows to run the macros to achieve desired formatting and placement of shapes in a diagram. In general, Microsoft Visio is drawing software that allows to create files that can contain and represent user defined information in different shapes. The most common of these include, but not limited to, UML diagrams, flow charts, visual objects, information flow, organizational charts, software diagrams, network layout, database models, objects mapping and other similar information. Files generated using Visio can also be converted to different file formats such as PNG, BMP, PDF and others.
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