visio viewer update the file

[super1]

I posted this in a sharepoint forum, but I think this group may have more
insight. In short the question is can I post a visio file in that opens
with IE, but can update the data driven fields? Visio Viewer doesn't seem
to do that.

This site says to post a .vdx file and load it with an activeX. I don't
know how to do that.
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/li...t_TechniquesforSharingVisioDatawithSharePoint




"Visio can pull data from SharePoint lists.
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-gb/library/bb229690.aspx

I have the visio file and the data on the same SharePoint site. When I open
the visio file it works fine. I have added a web content web part and used
that to load visio viewer and display the visio file side by side with the
data that it takes. Unfortunately, the visio file only updates when someone
opens the visio file with the full visio applications.

I was hoping the visio viewer in the web part would show the current data
from the SharePoint lists and not wait for someone to open the file with
visio and save changes.

Any thoughts?"

 

[Al Edlund]

yup, that's why they call it a viewer. If you want the user to update the
data you need the drawing tool (and the full visio product installed)
al

 

[super1]

That works for me, my users will have the full viso program on their
computers.

How do I get a web page to display the visio file rather than asking to save
it?

Thanks

 

[Michael]

If you have Visio 2007 Pro Go to File>>Save As Web Page.

Michael

 

[Al Edlund]

start over here
http://www.visimation.com/news/visiNews_Vol5.asp
al

 

[super1]

Thanks, but I already have the code to insert the file with visio viewer.
The problem is, the data in the file does not update.
I need visio viewer to pull live data, not just what was last saved.

 

[David Parker]

The file in the viewer will not update automatically, because it is only a
copy of the original.
You will have to write code to listem for changes in the original file, then
reset the src property of the control.