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Document Type: TechNote Product(s): ProjectWise WEL, Web Parts, VPR Version(s): 2004 edition, XM, V8i Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group
Document Type: TechNote
Product(s): ProjectWise WEL, Web Parts, VPR
Version(s): 2004 edition, XM, V8i
Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group
The ProjectWise VPR control is an Active X installation used by the ProjectWise Web parts\WEL client to view dgn and dwg files. When ProjectWise Explorer is installed the VPR control gets installed to C:\Program Files\Common Files\Bentley Shared\VPR but does not show up in IE settings. If you do not have ProjectWise Explorer installed then the first time you try to view a file via WEL you will be prompted to download and install the active X control. The installation folder is C:\WINDOWS\Downloaded Program Files and the control will show up in the IE settings.Due to Internet security restrictions it may be necessary to manually install the VPR control. The following provides instructions on how to manually uninstall and reinstall the VPR control.
1. To remove the VPR control:
2. If the VPR client is not present in the IE objects then you will need to remove it manually.
1. On the ProjectWise Web Server
2. On the client machine:
If you are only running ProjectWise Publisher and do not have ProjectWise Web Parts installed then follow these instructions for installing the VPR viewer on a client machine. 1. On the publisher server:
If you have installed ProjectWise Web Parts as well as ProjectWise Publisher, then follow these instructions for installing all of the Active X programs for use with ProjectWise Web Parts\WEL. The following controls will be installed using this method: ProjectWise Web File Transfer, Spatial Navigator and VPR.
1. On the ProjectWise Web Parts \ Publisher server.
2. On the client machine
Product TechNotes and FAQs
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