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Dan Monti

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Need assistance with Visio Shape External reference

I am trying to create a generic shape that incorporates an external image file with a known folder path and a file pointer provided as a property from an external Visio add-on. This shape would pull the appropriate images based on the instance from which the shape was utilized.
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Scott Helmers
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I'm not completely clear on what you're trying to accomplish, Dan. Is this it?
1) Create a shape with a data field that will contain a file path.
2) Save the shape as a master in a stencil
3) Link the diagram to an external data source containing file paths
4) Drag an instance of the master onto the page
5) Connect the shape instance to one particular file path from the external data source
6) Import an image from that file path
7) Repeat 4-7
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