DrawingControl Members

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09/15/2015

A programmable ActiveX control that enables you to build Microsoft Visio functionality into programs you create in Microsoft Visual Studio and other development platforms.

Properties

Name	Description
Document	Gets the Document object that is associated with an object. Read-only.
HostID	String representation of the GUID of the host application of the Microsoft Visio Drawing Control. Read/write.
NegotiateMenus	Determines whether Microsoft Visio menus are merged with those of the host application when the Microsoft Visio Drawing Control has the keyboard focus. Read/write.
NegotiateToolbars	Determines whether Microsoft Visio toolbars are merged with those of the host application when the Microsoft Visio Drawing Control is UI-active (has the keyboard focus). Read/write.
PageSizingBehavior	Specifies how drawing pages and shapes in the Microsoft Visio Drawing Control react when the control is resized, usually when an existing drawing file is loaded into the control by means of the Src property. Read/write.
Src	The full path, including file name, of the Microsoft Visio file used to initialize a DrawingControl object. Read/write.
Window	Returns the window associated with an instance of the Microsoft Visio Drawing Control. Read-only.

Events

Name	Description
AfterRemoveHiddenInformation	Occurs when hidden information is removed from the document.
BeforeDataRecordsetDelete	Occurs before a DataRecordset object is deleted from the DataRecordsets collection.
BeforeDocumentClose	Occurs before a document is closed.
BeforeDocumentSave	Occurs before a document is saved.
BeforeDocumentSaveAs	Occurs just before a document is saved by using the Save As command.
BeforeMasterDelete	Occurs before a master is deleted from a document.
BeforePageDelete	Occurs before a page is deleted.
BeforeSelectionDelete	Occurs before selected objects are deleted.
BeforeShapeTextEdit	Occurs before a shape is opened for text editing in the user interface.
BeforeStyleDelete	Occurs before a style is deleted.
BeforeWindowClosed	Occurs before a window is closed.
BeforeWindowPageTurn	Occurs before a window is about to show a different page.
BeforeWindowSelDelete	Occurs before the shapes in the selection of a window are deleted.
ConvertToGroupCanceled	Occurs after an event handler has returned True (cancel) to a QueryCancelConvertToGroup event.
DataRecordsetAdded	Occurs when a DataRecordset object is added to a DataRecordsets collection.
DesignModeEntered	Occurs before a document enters design mode.
DocumentChanged	Occurs after certain properties of a document are changed.
DocumentCloseCanceled	Occurs after an event handler has returned True (cancel) to a QueryCancelDocumentClose event.
DocumentCreated	Occurs after a document is created.
DocumentOpened	Occurs after a document is opened.
DocumentSaved	Occurs after a document is saved.
DocumentSavedAs	Occurs after a document is saved by using the Save As command.
GroupCanceled	Occurs after an event handler has returned True (cancel) to a QueryCancelGroup event.
KeyDown	Occurs when a keyboard key is pressed.
KeyPress	Occurs when a keyboard key is pressed.
KeyUp	Occurs when a keyboard key is released.
MasterAdded	Occurs after a new master is added to a document.
MasterChanged	Occurs after properties of a master are changed and propagated to its instances.
MasterDeleteCanceled	Occurs after an event handler has returned True (cancel) to a QueryCancelMasterDelete event.
MouseDown	Occurs when a mouse button is clicked.
MouseMove	Occurs when the mouse is moved.
MouseUp	Occurs when a mouse button is released.
OnKeystrokeMessageForAddon	Occurs when Microsoft Visio receives a keystroke message from Microsoft Windows that is targeted at an add-on window or child of an add-on window.
PageAdded	Occurs after a new page is added to a document.
PageChanged	Occurs after the name of a page, the background page associated with a page, or the page type (foreground or background) changes.
PageDeleteCanceled	Occurs after an event handler has returned True (cancel) to a QueryCancelPageDelete event.
QueryCancelConvertToGroup	Occurs before the application converts a selection of shapes to a group in response to a user action in the interface. If any event handler returns True, the operation is canceled.
QueryCancelDocumentClose	Occurs before the application closes a document in response to a user action in the interface. If any event handler returns True, the operation is canceled.
QueryCancelGroup	Occurs before the application groups a selection of shapes in response to a user action in the interface. If any event handler returns True, the operation is canceled.
QueryCancelMasterDelete	Occurs before the application deletes a master in response to a user action in the interface. If any event handler returns True, the operation is canceled.
QueryCancelPageDelete	Occurs before the application deletes a page in response to a user action in the interface. If any event handler returns True, the operation is canceled.
QueryCancelSelectionDelete	Occurs before the application deletes a selection of shapes in response to a user action in the interface. If any event handler returns True, the operation is canceled.
QueryCancelStyleDelete	Occurs before the application deletes a style in response to a user action in the interface. If any event handler returns True, the operation is canceled.
QueryCancelUngroup	Occurs before the application ungroups a selection of shapes in response to a user action in the interface. If any event handler returns True, the operation is canceled.
QueryCancelWindowClose	Occurs before the application closes a window in response to a user action in the interface. If any event handler returns True, the operation is canceled.
RunModeEntered	Occurs after a document enters run mode.
SelectionChanged	Occurs after a set of shapes selected in a window changes.
SelectionDeleteCanceled	Occurs after an event handler has returned True (cancel) to a QueryCancelSelectionDelete event.
ShapeAdded	Occurs after one or more shapes are added to a document.
ShapeDataGraphicChanged	Occurs after a data graphic is applied to or deleted from a shape.
ShapeExitedTextEdit	Occurs after a shape is no longer open for interactive text editing.
ShapeParentChanged	Occurs after shapes are grouped or a group is ungrouped.
StyleAdded	Occurs after a new style is added to a document.
StyleChanged	Occurs after the name of a style is changed or a change to the style propagates to objects to which the style is applied.
StyleDeleteCanceled	Occurs after an event handler has returned True (cancel) to a QueryCancelStyleDelete event.
UngroupCanceled	Occurs after an event handler has returned True (cancel) to a QueryCancelUngroup event.
ViewChanged	Occurs when the zoom level or scroll position of a drawing window changes.
WindowActivated	Occurs after the active window changes in a Microsoft Visio instance.
WindowChanged	Occurs when the size or position of a window changes.
WindowCloseCanceled	Occurs after an event handler has returned True (cancel) to a QueryCancelWindowClose event.
WindowTurnedToPage	Occurs after a window shows a different page.

DrawingControl Members

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