All,
I am running into a severe issue when trying to create a simple connection to a SharePoint 2010 list using Visio 2010 Premium and Pro. I am going through the simple setup of connecting the data using the LInk Data to Shapes button on the external data ribbon. It allows me to go completely through the wizard, picking the list I want to connect to and everything. I get to the last page of the wizard, which states, "You have successfully imported your data. Click Finish to continue. When I click "Finish", I get an error stating that Microsoft Visio has stopped working, and windows is searching for a solution. It never finds the solution either, it just restarts.
I submitted a ticket to our HelpDesk, and they can reproduce the issue on several other machines going to several different SharePoint sites and lists. They have tried disabling McAfee but that doesn't seem to make any difference. We also looked for installed Add-Ons, but there are none. I am running Windows 7 Enterprise, Service Pack 1 and Office 2010, Visio 2010 Premium, on a 64-bit system which is running 32-bit Office and Visio.
Even when I try to connect to an Excel Workbook or Access database, I get the following alert: The selected file is not a Microsoft Excel file or is currently inaccessible. or Microsoft Visio cannot connect to this data source. I just thought I would add this info in case this is not a SharePoint issue. At any rate, at least Visio doesn't crash when trying to connect to an Excel workbook or Access database.
Does anyone have any insight as to what would cause this type of behavior? I even tried to connect to a sample database as stated in http://blog.bvisual.net/2008/07/24/using-sharepoint-calendars-with-visio-timelines/, but received the same crash.
Thanks,
Roy