Document.SaveAsEx Method (Visio)

Saves a document with a file name using extra information passed in an argument.

Version Information

Version Added: Visio 4.0

Syntax

expression .SaveAsEx(FileName, SaveFlags)

expression A variable that represents a Document object.

Parameters

Name

Required/Optional

Data Type

Description

FileName

Required

String

The file name for the document.

SaveFlags

Required

Integer

How to save the file.

Return Value

Nothing

Remarks

The SaveAsEx method is identical to the SaveAs method, except that it provides an extra argument in which the caller can specify how the document is to be saved.

The SaveFlags argument should be a combination of the following values.

Constant

Value

Description

visSaveAsRO

&H1

The document is saved as read-only.

visSaveAsWS

&H2

The current workspace is saved with the file.

visSaveAsListInMRU

&H4

The document is included in the Most Recently Used (MRU) list. By default, Save and SaveAs do not place the document into the MRU list.

Example

This Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macro shows how to use the SaveAsEx method. Before running this macro, change path to the location where you want to save the drawing, and change filename to the name you'd like to assign the file.

 
Public Sub SaveAsEx_Example() 
 
 'Use the SaveAsEx method to save the drawing as a 
 'new read-only drawing. 
 ThisDocument.SaveAsEx "path\filename.vsd", visSaveAsRO 
 
End Sub