NEARESTPOINTONPATH Function

Returns the percentage of the distance along the path of the point that is nearest to the specified coordinates, as a value between 0 and 1.

Version Information

Version Added: Visio 2010

Syntax

NEARESTPOINTONPATH(section, x, y )

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data Type Description
section
Required
String
The Geometry section that represents the path, specified by a reference to its Path cell (for example, Geometry1.Path).
x
Required
Double
The x-coordinate of the specified point.
y
Required
Double
The y-coordinate of the specified point.

Return value

Double

Remarks

If section does not exist, Microsoft Visio returns #REF!.