Microsoft KB Archive/254538

= Visio5: Summary of Changes Provided in Service Release A for International English Visio 5.0 =

Article ID: 254538

Article Last Modified on 11/25/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Visio 5.0 Standard
 * Visio 5.0 Professional
 * Visio 5.0 Technical
 * Visio 5.0 Enterprise

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This article was previously published under Q254538



SUMMARY
This article summarizes the changes to the International English versions of Visio 5.0 included in Service Release A. This article includes the issues addressed as well as a list of files modified or added in this update.

Modifications Made to Visio Standard
The following issues have been addressed for Visio Standard 5.0.
 * Right-clicking on a control inserted in a Visio document now gives expected results when the Visio document is closed.
 * When Microsoft Excel 97 is run in place in a Visio document, it no longer crashes when the New toolbar button is clicked.
 * Flowchart data template files have been added.
 * Custom patterns will display correctly when used on a scaled drawing page.
 * Dropping 1-D shapes on a scaled drawing page with a relocated ruler origin now gives expected results.
 * Visio supports higher fidelity for drawings saved in GIF, JPEG, or WMF file formats.
 * Double-byte and export problems are addressed in the Database Wizard.
 * Minor problems are addressed in Visio main help, project timeline help, and Visio Automation Reference help.
 * Minor enhancements have been made to C/C++ support libraries in the Visio\DVS subdirectory.
 * Visio Network Equipment sample files will be installed to the Visio\Samples subdirectory.
 * Modifications were made to the Shape Explorer to work with single quotes.
 * Modifications were made to the Office Layout Wizard to prevent problems when closing Visio.
 * Fixes were made to the following help files, VSE.hlp, Visio.cnt, Template.cnt, Orgchtwiz.hlp, Mind Mapping Diagram.hlp.

Modifications Made to Visio Professional
Changes made to Visio Professional 5.0 include the Visio Standard changes listed earlier, plus:
 * The Network Database Wizard no longer links shapes to incorrect database records when the database is not sorted by the segment field.
 * Several problems are addressed in the Unified Modeling Language (UML) solution.
 * Define Entity: Fix to limit size of a string in linked database field.
 * Flowchart Database Wizard was modified to handle the Flowchart layer correctly when using the wizard with sample files.
 * Network Database Wizard was modified to handle the Network layer correctly when using the wizard with sample files.
 * Improvements made to the Web Diagram Wizard include back functionality, working with certain URL formats, remote links, and blank documents.

Modifications made to Visio Technical
Changes made to Visio Technical 5.0 include the Visio Standard changes listed earlier, plus:
 * The Mechanical Parts Library now behaves as expected when opening a shape with a nonexistent view inherited from a previously-selected shape.
 * The DWG Converter has been updated to fix problems associated with AutoCAD coordinates and ruler unit changes.
 * The General Dimensioning stencils have been modified to fix some minor problems.
 * The Blocklib.dwg sample file now displays correctly.
 * Improvements were made to the DWGcnvt.hlp file.



MORE INFORMATION
The following files have either been modified or added for the service release.

Visio Standard
Visio\Service Release A Readme.TXT (added for Service Release A)

Visio\Visgrf32.DLL

Visio\Visio32.EXE

Visio\VisioDWG.DLL

Visio\Vislib32.DLL

Visio\Visres32.DLL

Visio\Filelist.TXT

Visio\DVS\Libraries\C-CPP\Unsup\VisiCPP.H

Visio\DVS\Libraries\C-CPP\Unsup\VisiMFC.CPP

Visio\DVS\Libraries\C-CPP\Unsup\VisiMFC.H

Visio\DVS\Libraries\C-CPP\Vao_inc\Helpers.H

Visio\DVS\Libraries\C-CPP\Vao_inc\Vaddon.H

Visio\DVS\Libraries\C-CPP\Vao_inc\VAO.H

Visio\DVS\Libraries\C-CPP\Vao_inc\Vfwddecl.H

Visio\DVS\Libraries\C-CPP\Vao_inc\Visconst.H

Visio\DVS\Libraries\C-CPP\Vao_inc\Visio.H

Visio\DVS\Libraries\C-CPP\Vao_inc\Visiwrap.H

Visio\DVS\Libraries\C-CPP\Vao_src\Addsink.CPP

Visio\DVS\Libraries\C-CPP\Vao_src\Helpers.CPP

Visio\DVS\Libraries\C-CPP\Vao_src\Ivisreg.CPP

Visio\DVS\Libraries\C-CPP\Vao_src\Vaddon.CPP

Visio\DVS\Libraries\C-CPP\Vao_src\Vdllmain.C

Visio\Help\Mind Mapping Diagram.HLP

Visio\Help\Progref.HLP

Visio\Help\Project Timeline.HLP

Visio\Help\Techsupp.HLP

Visio\Help\Template.CNT

Visio\Help\Visio.CNT

Visio\Help\Visio.HLP

Visio\Samples\Flowchart\Sample Flowchart Data.TXT(added for Service Release A)

Visio\Samples\Flowchart\Sample Flowchart Data.XLS (added for Service Release A)

Visio\Samples\Network Equipment Sampler\Allshp.HLP (added for Service Release A)

Visio\Samples\Network Equipment Sampler\Visio Network Equipment 3Com_HP.VSS (added for Service Release A)

Visio\Samples\Network Equipment Sampler\Visio Network Equipment IBM_RAD.VSS (added for Service Release A)

Visio\Samples\Network Equipment Sampler\Visio Network Equipment Siecor_ZyXel.VSS (added for Service Release A)

Visio\Samples\Network Equipment Sampler\Visio Network Equipment.VST (added for Service Release A)

Visio\Solutions\VSE.HLP

Visio\Solutions\Shape Explorer.EXE

Visio\Solutions\Business Diagram\Project Timeline Wizard.EXE

Visio\Solutions\Business Diagram\Office Layout Wizard.EXE

Visio\Solutions\Business Diagram\Orgchtwiz.HLP

Visio\Solutions\Business Diagram\OrgWeb32.VSL

Visio\Solutions\Database\ViscODBC.DLL

Visio\Solutions\Database\VisDBobj.DLL

Visio\Solutions\Database\VisDBprg.DLL

Visio\Solutions\Database\VisDBwiz.VSL

Visio\Solutions\Flowchart\Flowchart Data Template.TXT

Visio\Solutions\Flowchart\Flowchart Data Template.XLT

Visio\Solutions\Flowchart\Flowchart Data Template 2.XLT

Visio\Solutions\Maps\Flags.VSS

Visio\Solutions\Maps\UK and Ireland.VSS

Visio\Solutions\Visio Extras\Lnkdoc32.VSL

Visio\System\FsiVBA.DLL

Visio\System\FsiVBA.EXE

Visio\System\Filter32\Imwmf2.FLT

Visio Professional
The files listed for Visio Standard, plus:

Visio\Vispro32.DLL

Visio\Solutions\Database\Define Entity.EXE

Visio\Solutions\Flowchart\Flowchart Database Wizard.EXE

Visio\Solutions\Internet Diagram\Web Diagram Wizard.EXE

Visio\Solutions\Network Diagram\Network Diagram Wizard.EXE

Visio\Solutions\Software Diagram\VisRepos.VSL

Visio Technical
The files listed for Visio Standard, plus:

Visio\Vistk32.DLL

Visio\Samples\Visio Extras\Blocklib.DWG

Visio\Solutions\Annotation\General - Dimensioning Architecture.VSS

Visio\Solutions\Annotation\General - Dimensioning Engineering.VSS

Visio\Solutions\Mechanical Engineering\Mechlib.DLL

Visio\Solutions\Mechanical Engineering\Mechlib.TBX

Visio\Solutions\Mechanical Engineering\Mechlib.VSL

Visio\Solutions\Mechanical Engineering\Mechres.DLL

Visio\Solutions\Visio Extras\Custom Line Patterns.VSS Visio\Solutions\Visio Extras\Custom Patterns - Scaled.VSS

Visio\Solutions\Visio Extras\Custom Patterns - Unscaled.VSS

Visio\Solutions\Visio Extras\Dwgcnv32.VSL

Visio\Solutions\Visio Extras\Dwgcnvt.HLP

Visio\Solutions\Mechanical Engineering\Mechlib.DLL

Visio\Solutions\Mechanical Engineering\Mechlib.VSL

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