If I'm not wrong, you can use the LoadFromXml method of FlowChart object. Ovviously the XML file should respect the FlowchartX XML format (you can get a sample using the SaveToXml method on a existing chart).

Surely Stoyan can help you better than me

I assume you have on a form a FlowChart control and two buttons: "Load" and "Save"

Naming convention:

Form --> Form_Main
Flowchart control --> FlowChartMain
Load Button --> btnLoad
Save Button --> btnSave

(I'll use Delphi sintax that is more familiar to me, you can adapt this to your language)

after running the form you have to draw some boxes and arrows. Then you push on "Save" Button that will have the following code:

procedure TForm_Main.btnSaveClick;
begin
  FlowChartMain.SaveToXml('test.xml');
end;
 

After that you can open the "test.xml" file that will contain the XML file created by application.

You can load that file on the flowchart with load button that will contain the following code:

procedure TForm_Main.btnLoadClick;
begin
  FlowChartMain.LoadFromXml('test.xml');
end;
 

As you can see it's very simple. I hope to have shown all things correctly.

Greetings

surely xml file can be overwritten. It's not clear to me what purpose you use the flowchartx component. If you need to track changes of a chart, you can simple change the file name for example  "record20081007_1245.xml" instead of "test.xml".

I've not experience with other components, I can't help you with .NET

I think yes, but only Stoyan can answer you correctly on this

Do you need to load XML files that conform to your own schema, or it's ok to use our diagramming xml format?

Hi Stoyan,

it will be very useful if you can provide me some sample application.

Thanks

Thanks a ton Stoyan,
this sample app helped me a lot... 

but i m unable to use the MindFusion.Diagramming namespace. Did you use the MindFusion NetDiagram component???? Do i need to download and install this component to run the application????