Open visio file in read-only format in Visio ActiveX control.

[Pradeep]

Hi,

I am using ActiveX Visio control in my C# winforms Application.
I want to open a visio file in Read-Only format so that the user cannot
modify the file.
How can we do this? Any C# code samples please....

Thanks

 

[John Goldsmith]

Hello Pradeep,

Take a look at the OpenEx method of the Documents object, which allows you
to open files read-only.

If you're looking for samples you might want to download the SDK, which
contains plenty of C# examples:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...b8-5ef7-4e6e-a582-c8d6b5ee4e33&displaylang=en

Best regards

John


John Goldsmith
www.visualSignals.co.uk

 

[Pradeep]

Thanks for ur reply.
However i am not able to use OpenEx method to open a file with extension .vsd.
Only files with extension .vss can be opened using OpenEx method.

My issue is to open a .vsd file in read only format so that user will not be
able to make any changes to the file. That is, User cannot delete or move a
shape from the .vsd file nor can he add a new shape to the file.

 

[David Parker]

Use src property of the control - this only opens a copy - not the oroginal
document.

 

[John Goldsmith]

Yes, my mistake. I wasn't thinking about the drawing control.

Thanks David.

Best regards

John


John Goldsmith
www.visualSignals.typepad.co.uk
www.visualSignals.co.uk