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ShapeSheet. Category Shape Properties

Note

This table contain functions which included in table for similar category in the book MS Visio 2003 Developer’s Survival Pack by Graham Wideman (see chapter 37) and also functions added in later versions.

The version information in which the function was added is taken from John's Goldsmith article Visio ShapeSheet Functions by Version

Name

Details

DATA1

Version Added: Pre 2003

Returns the text from the Data 1 box in the Shape Name dialog box for a shape (on the Developer tab, click Shape Name), as a string.

Syntax

DATA1 ()

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DATA2

Version Added: Pre 2003

Returns the text from the Data 2 box in the Shape Name dialog box for a shape (on the Developer tab, click Shape Name), as a string.

Syntax

DATA2 ()

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DATA3

Version Added: Pre 2003

Returns the text from the Data 3 box in the Shape Name dialog box for a shape (on the Developer tab, click Shape Name), as a string.

Syntax

DATA3 ()

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HASCATEGORY

Version Added: 2010

Returns TRUE if the specified string is found in the shape's category list.

Syntax

HASCATEGORY(category)

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ID

Version Added: Pre 2003

Returns a shape's internal ID as a number.

Syntax

ID ()

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IS1D

Version Added: 2010

Returns TRUE if the shape is 1-D (one-dimensional); returns FALSE if the shape is 2-D (two-dimensional).

Syntax

IS1D()

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MASTERNAME

Version Added: Pre 2003

Returns a sheet's master name as a string, or returns the string ""<no master>"" if the sheet doesn't have a master.

Syntax

MASTERNAME ([langID_opt])

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NAME

Version Added: Pre 2003

Returns a sheet's name as a string.

Syntax

NAME (langID_opt)

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SHEETREF

Version Added: 2010

Returns a reference to the sheet (shape) that is specified in sheetref, or, if there is no sheetref qualifier, to the current sheet.

Syntax

!SHEETREF()

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SHAPETEXT

Version Added: Pre 2003

Gets the text from a shape.

Syntax

SHAPETEXT (shapename!TheText[,flag])

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TEXTHEIGHT

Version Added: Pre 2003

Returns the height of the composed text in a shape where no text line exceeds maximumwidth.

Syntax

TEXTHEIGHT(shapename!TheText[,maximumwidth])

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TEXTWIDTH

Version Added: Pre 2003

Returns the width of the composed text in a shape.

Syntax

TEXTWIDTH(shapename!TheText[,maximumwidth])

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