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Visio Discussions => Visio 2010 Issues => Topic started by: mmazad on September 20, 2010, 07:53:21 PM

Title: How to embed excel in Visio with auto update capability
Post by: mmazad on September 20, 2010, 07:53:21 PM
I am trying to embed excel in Visio. I know how to do that. But the issue is, I have an excel file with bunch of tabs in it, and a visio file with bunch of tabs in that as well. Now each tab in the excel needs to be embedded to the corresponding tabs in the Visio. When the embedded excel in visio is updated for any changes, it should automatically update the tabs in the excel file. Please let me know if anybody has any idea, how to do that.
Title: Re: How to embed excel in Visio with auto update capability
Post by: Yacine on September 20, 2010, 09:16:43 PM
The embedded excel sheet shows only the tab shown as the excel file is saved.
Regardless what tab you selected in the visio file.
that's an OLE issue. You better split the excel tabs in several different files.
Title: Re: How to embed excel in Visio with auto update capability
Post by: mmazad on September 21, 2010, 03:31:18 PM
Thank you for the reply. I will try splitting up my tabs and embed it. Once I do that, if I update the embedded file in VISIO, will that update the original excel file?
Title: Re: How to embed excel in Visio with auto update capability
Post by: aledlund on September 21, 2010, 04:37:46 PM
Unless you're using the database wizard, probably not.
al
Title: Re: How to embed excel in Visio with auto update capability
Post by: Yacine on September 21, 2010, 08:48:16 PM
yes, it will. We are talking about OLE, not data linked shapes
Excuse me Al. When you open a Visio file with embeded objects, you see the messages telling, that data are being updated. correct me if I am wrong.
Title: Re: How to embed excel in Visio with auto update capability
Post by: aledlund on September 22, 2010, 02:57:23 AM
I'm sorry I understood the question was whether the data would update visio shapes, not as embedded ole objects.
al
Title: Re: How to embed excel in Visio with auto update capability
Post by: kg9316 on August 28, 2012, 11:12:24 PM
But how to use the data in the embedded excel file other places on the page ?..