Document.SaveAs Method

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Visio Automation Reference

Saves a document and gives it a file name.

Version Information
 Version Added:  Visio 2.0

Syntax

expression.SaveAs(FileName)

expression   A variable that represents a Document object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data Type Description
FileName Required String The file name for the document.

Return Value
Integer

Remarks

The SaveAs method can accept drive names that use the universal naming convention (UNC), for example, \\corporation\marketing.

Beginning with Visio 2002, you can save your drawing as an XML drawing (.vdx), an XML stencil (.vsx), or an XML template (.vtx).

Example

This Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macro shows how to use the SaveAs method. Before running this macro, change path to the location where you want to save the drawing, and change filename to the name you'd like to assign the file.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  
Public Sub SaveAs_Example() 
 
    'Use the SaveAs method to save a document for the first time. 
    ThisDocument.SaveAs "path\filename.vsd"
 
End Sub

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