Chapter 24. Connecting Diagrams and Databases
| About Visio 2007 and Databases | 777 |
| Connecting to an ODBC Data Source | 780 |
| Exporting Shape Data to a Database | 783 |
| Linking Shapes and Databases | 787 |
| Managing Linked Shapes | 795 |
Microsoft Office Visio 2007 diagrams can make jaw-dropping presentation graphics, but the diagrams also contain a wealth of information. You can export that information to a database or spreadsheet program, or update that information based on the contents of a database or spreadsheet program. For example, you could access the serial numbers of the computers in your office’s network to add them to a planning database. You can associate shapes that represent parts with the specification data stored in a manufacturing database. You can export ...
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