Can I use the Visio Viewer 2003 if I have Visio 2002 on my machine

[jmjamro]

I received several Visio 2003 drawings that I can't view in Visio 2002. I
have tried to load the VV 2003 on my machine with Visio 2002. The software
appears to load but there is no icon to start the Viewer. I went into the
Program Files/Microsoft Office/Visio Viewer directory and can see the DLLs
but no EXE file. What do I need to do to view the Visio 2003 files?

 

[jmjamro]

.... you open the file with IE. There is no separate program module for just
the Viewer.

Sorry for the confusion ...

 

[Michel LAPLANE]

You can design a standalone viewer very easily. After installing the viewer
you can add the visio viewer control in a C# form or in a VB Form with
visual studio. Treat the property control as you will do for the VDC activeX
(especially for the Src property to open a file).