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For example, the Windows element and its children remain unchanged─with the exception that the Windows element is now a root element of an XML document (window.xml). (In previous versions of Visio, the schema used for the Visio XML Drawing Format is called DatadiagramML.) Some pieces from the Visio XML schema have stayed the same between the two file formats. Similarities and differences with Visio VDX schemaĪs mentioned, past versions of Visio also included an XML-based file format, the Visio XML Drawing Format or. For example, relationship parts are used to describe which shape masters are associated with the file, how pages relate to the file and to each other, or how images and objects relate to a specific page. They define an association between two items: a specified source (defined by the name and location of the relationship file) and a specified target document part. Relationship parts are XML documents that describe the relationships between different document parts within the package. For the Visio 2013 file format, the package is a valid Visio file if it contains the correct set of parts and the package contains the relationships between the parts. Other files may use other hierarchies or file folder structure to describe the interaction of content in the file. A standalone XML document uses the parent/child relationship of elements to determine the relationship of entities to each other.

The relationship parts (which end with the extension '*.rels' and are stored in a '_rels' folder) describe how the parts within the package relate to each other and provide the structure of the file. These content types specify and scope the kind of MIME types that can be contained in the file. These content types are strings that define a MIME media type. Package parts─both document parts and relationship parts─also have associated content types.

You cannot use the programmatic equivalents of folders to work with these sub-addresses in your solution.

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However, these 'folders' represent sub-addresses within the ZIP package, not actual folders. You can even manipulate these sub-addresses like folders using a ZIP utility. If you open a Visio 2013 file using a ZIP utility, you can probably see several folders contained inside of the ZIP package. Relationship parts are described in more detail later in this article. Images and text files within the package are considered document parts. The parts within the package can be further divided into two broad categories, 'document parts' and 'relationship parts.' The document parts contain the actual content and metadata of the Visio file, like the name of the file, the first page and all of the shapes that it contains, and even the data connections for the shapes. A package part can be an XML file, an image, even a VBA solution. Packages and Package PartsĪs started earlier, Visio 2013 files are ZIP containers or 'packages' that hold other files (called 'package parts') within them. You can find more detailed coverage of the conventions in other articles:įor more information about the Open Packaging Conventions themselves, see OPC: A New Standard for Packaging Your Data.įor more information about the Open Packaging Conventions and their use in Microsoft Office files, see Essentials of the Open Packaging Conventions and Introducing the Office (2007) Open XML File Formats. This article contains only a brief overview of the Open Packaging Conventions.

There are several file types, by extension, that comprise the Visio 2013 file format. The Visio 2013 file format is supported on Visio Services in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013, without the need of an 'intermediary' file format for publishing to SharePoint Server.

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Interoperability with Visio files is greatly increased since third-party software can manipulate Visio files at a file format level. Developers who are familiar with the Visio XML Drawing file format (.vdx) from previous versions of Visio can find many of the same XML structures within the parts of.

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Because the Visio 2013 file format is based upon Open Packaging Conventions and XML, developers who are familiar with these technologies can quickly learn how to work with Visio 2013 files programmatically. Visio 2013 introduces a new file format (.vsdx) for Visio that replaces the Visio binary file format (.vsd) and Visio XML Drawing file format (.vdx). In this article Introduction What is the Visio 2013 file format 'under the hood'? Developer scenarios for working with the Visio 2013 file format Exploring the Visio 2013 file format programmatically Additional resources Learn about the new file format in Visio 2013, explore some high-level concepts for working with the Visio 2013 file format programmatically, and create a simple console application that examines a Visio 2013 file.

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