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Hi Leigh,

Sorry for the delay in getting back to you on this.

You can link Visio drawings as OLE objects.

Embedded drawings in the form - This option could be used when the developer wants to collect graphical information from the user. The diagram or graphic could be collected as an embedded drawing for temporary storage until it is committed by the user and stored either in a database or in the file system. This technique could also be used when the developer wants to generate drawings on the fly and display them to the user.

Linked Visio drawings - This option could be used when the developer wants to manage the creation and storage of a set of drawings. The user would be able to select either directly or indirectly the file or drawing they would want to display and/or edit. This option also works well as a method for viewing Visio drawings without opening Visio.

Visio drawings stored in a database - This option could be used in the same situations as linked Visio drawings where the developer is also collecting database-type information about each drawing and finds it convenient to store all the information in a database.

See also:
Visio and Visual Basic OLE Control FAQ
Sharing Visio Drawings
How to use OLE automation in Visio

I hope this helps.

Kind regards, Rich