visio std 03 and GIS template

Hi All,
I am a student trying to develop a database that includes Geographic Information System objects (ESRI GIS pre-release 9.0). The problem is that I only have a Visio 2003 standard version and it looks like all the templates for XMI expect the UML development to be done with Visio Pro 03. Is there anyway that I can use the shape templates in the standard version? or do I just need to buy the professional version?

I'm new to this environment, so please excuse any errors or unclear aspects of my question (chalk it up to . . .being a "newby").

Thanks for any suggestions,
Sawp

It sounds like you are asking the wrong newsgroup. This newsgroup is for
Microsoft Access, a database application.

Suggest you re-post the question in one of the Visio newsgroups.

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HTH
Van T. Dinh
MVP (Access)



"sawp" wrote in message
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Hi All,
I am a student trying to develop a database that includes Geographic
Information System objects (ESRI GIS pre-release 9.0). The problem is that
I only have a Visio 2003 standard version and it looks like all the
templates for XMI expect the UML development to be done with Visio Pro 03.
Is there anyway that I can use the shape templates in the standard version?
or do I just need to buy the professional version?

I'm new to this environment, so please excuse any errors or unclear
aspects of my question (chalk it up to . . .being a "newby").

Thanks for any suggestions,
Sawp