Set statement

Assigns an object to an object variable.

Sub Main
   Dim visio As Object
   Set visio = CreateObject( "visio.application" )
   Dim draw As Object
   Set draw = visio.Documents
   draw.Open "c:\visio\drawings\Sample1.vsd"
   MsgBox "Open docs: " & draw.Count
   Dim page As Object
   Set page = visio.ActivePage
 
   Dim red As Object
   Set red = page.DrawRectangle (1, 9, 7.5, 4.5)
   red.FillStyle = "Red fill"
 
   Dim cyan As Object
   Set cyan = page.DrawOval (2.5, 8.5, 5.75, 5.25)
   cyan.FillStyle = "Cyan fill"
 
   Dim green As Object
   Set green = page.DrawOval (1.5, 6.25, 2.5, 5.25)
   green.FillStyle = "Green fill"
 
   Dim DarkBlue As Object
   set DarkBlue = page.DrawOval (6, 8.75, 7, 7.75)
   DarkBlue.FillStyle = "Blue dark fill"
 
   visio.Quit
End Sub