Display Word Document as read only in VI pannel

[knipph]

In a VI pannel I put an Active X container with the IE browser to display Word documents.
The document are displayed properly but I want not give the user the possibility to make changes while viewing.
Is there a solution to do so?
(The documents are read-only and can not be saved.)

[shoneill]

Why use an IE container to display Word documents? You can place a word document directly in the ActiveX container. This seems a better choice.

If you wish to totally block user-input, you can place a transparent picture control over the display of the Word document.

Another alternative would be to convert the word document to a PDF and show this in an AcviteX container.

Shane.

[knipph]

Thanks for your support,
Rather this is not the solution I need.
When I place a Word document in a Active X container I am not able to change to another document programmatically (or is this al lack in my knowledge?)
Placing a transparent control over the Active X container with the IE does not work. The container is always "in front".
Changing all the documents into PDF is in our case not a practical solution.
So other ideas are very welcome.
Huub