ADD "Database" menu (including Query, Refresh) like EXCEL has!!!!

[N5268Y]

In Excel spreadsheets we are using the "Database" menu to create queries
against our corporate Oracle database. This allows us to use the
strengths/capabilities of both Oracle and Excel -- our users LOVE this
capability. (Also, ANY PC user can use these Excel spreadsheet queries -- no
special software (ex: ODBC) needs to be installed.)

In order to pull our Oracle data into VISIO, we first have to use an EXCEL
spreadsheet query into Oracle to populate the spreadsheet, then we point
VISIO at the spreadsheet. Why not do it all from within VISIO -- just copy
the code from Excel!

----------------
This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this
link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
click "I Agree" in the message pane.

http://www.microsoft.com/office/com...c6b0ad5a7&dg=microsoft.public.visio.developer

 

[Mark Nelson [MS]]

If you haven't seen it yet, check out the Visio 12 blog with some insights
into the next version of Visio. I think you will find we are making some
improvements along the lines you suggest.

http://blogs.msdn.com/eric_rockey/archive/2005/12/06/500395.aspx


--
Mark Nelson
Office Graphics - Visio
Microsoft Corporation

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.