Real time data in Visio

[Anil]

Hi
My doubt is that I have a visio app in which I am trying to view real time
data. It is working fine. But in VisioViewer, this data is not getting
updated. If i am using Visio for my HMI application , then i need to port my
application in number of stations from where i can monitor the real time
data. I thought VisioViewer will provide the run time version facility to
see the real time data without the need of loading Visio.
This is similar to .NET or VB, where i create a setup, and run it on a
syatem which does not have .NEt studio installed. The application works
fine. But my doubt is why not my app is working in viewer?

This program works fine when i run from Visio. The value gets updated on the
screen every second. But when i use Visio viewer to deploy my application
the application opens automatically in IE 5.0. I am able to view all the
screens and navigate also. But my label control does not show any change of
data. Instead it shows static data. Basically from IE screen it is not able
to pick up the data from the file .

Please suggest.

 

[Randall Arnold]

I'm hoping MS will provide you a specific answer, but my guess is that the
functionality you seek from the *viewer* is just not there. Again, suggest
you take a programmatic approach, XML for example.

Randall Arnold

 

[Mark Nelson [MS]]

I'm not aware of a solution to this issue using the Viewer. The Viewer can
display the contents of a Visio document as stored in a file. You didn't
say what mechanism you were using to update the Visio drawing with live
data. If the drawing changes and the document is resaved, then the Viewer
can reload the document and display the new contents. Visio is necessary to
update the drawing and some refresh mechanism is necessary to update the
Viewer.

 

[Anil]

Thanks for the reply. But tell me one thing , instead of using VisioViewer I
will load Visio in my PC and using RUN command i can execute my application
and able to see the real time data update on the screen. But if the same
environment i give to a customer, there may be every chance of him middling
with my code or changing the Shapes on my screen. i want to restrict this
activity. Is there any possibility that i can disable the Menu and by using
function key F5 or RUN command he can execute the apllication.

Please suggest.