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Drawing in VFP

I need to add limited drawing functionality to a VFP application.
Specifically, the program will display a grid in a window with a palette of
custom icons. Users will drag an icon from the palette and drop it on the
grid. There will also be different connectors which users may choose and
drag from one icon to another, leaving a line between the two icons. So
basically the users are building a graph (in the mathematical sense) with
nodes and connections. I also need the ability to display labels next to
the nodes and connectors, to print the drawing, save it in the VFP database,
recall it and edit it.

Is there a class library, ActiveX control or other tool for doing this in
VFP? Or is there an application that VFP could control via automation that
would serve? I could use Microsoft Visio, but then wouldn't my users have
to install Visio on their PC's? I need something that I can distribute with
my application.

Thanks for your suggestions.
[1034 byte] By [Thomas M. Lamm] at [2007-11-10 12:50:57]