Shape.Cut Method

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Visio Automation Reference

Deletes an object or selection and places it on the Clipboard.

Version Information
 Version Added:  Visio 2002

Syntax

expression.Cut(Flags)

expression   A variable that represents a Shape object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data Type Description
Flags Optional Variant Determines how shapes are translated during the cut operation.

Return Value
Nothing

Remarks

Possible values for Flags are declared by the Visio type library in VisCutCopyPasteCodes, and are described in the following table.

Flag Value Description

visCopyPasteNormal

&H0

Default. Shapes are copied to the center of the document.

visCopyPasteNoTranslate

&H1

Shapes are copied to their original coordinate locations.

Setting Flags to visCopyPasteNormal is the equivalent of the behavior in the user interface. Use the visCopyPasteNormal and visCopyPasteNoTranslate flags consistently. For example, if you use visCopyPasteNoTranslate to copy, you should also use that value to paste, because that is the only way to ensure that shapes are pasted to their original coordinate location.

Example

The following example shows how to use the Cut method. It draws a rectangle and then cuts it from the page (and places it on the Clipboard).

Visual Basic for Applications 
  
Public Sub Cut_Example()
  
    Dim vsoShape As Visio.Shape 

Set vsoShape = ActivePage.DrawRectangle(1, 5, 5, 1) 

'Cut shape from the page 
vsoShape.Cut 



End Sub

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