OLE Objects - Visio drawings?

Post Author: sarmour
CA Forum: Crystal Reports
I've managed to get a bitmap image in my report by inserting an OLE object, and then in the Format Editor, under the Picture tab, I've entered a formula for the Graphic location. The formula is simply: + '\' +
What I really want to do is get a Visio drawing inserted in my report by pointing to the file location in a similar manner -- is this possible?
Thanks.

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