Change background of VST File for Python
Change background of Microsoft Visio VST files in browser without requiring Visio application or Office Automation.
Aspose.Diagram for Python
Overview
How to Change background of VST File Using Python
In order to change background of VST 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 VST via Python
Aspose.Diagram makes it easy for the developers to change background of VST file with just few lines of code.
- Load VST 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 Python 3.6 or higher.
Python code to change background of VST
diagram = new Diagram(dataDir+"Drawing1.vst");
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 Python Via .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.VST What is VST File Format?
Files with VST extension are vector image files created with Microsoft Visio and act as template for creating further files. These template files are in binary file format and contain the default layout and settings that are utilized for creation of new Visio drawings. When a VST file is opened in Microsoft Visio, it contains the existing settings to continue working with the document. In general, 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.
Read MoreOther Supported Change Background of Formats
Using Python, One can also change background of many other file formats including.