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There is an active X control available from Rockwell called RSLadder500 and RSLadder5. This active X control can be used to create an online view only page of the ladder program in RSView32 or RSViewSE. With a little VB (which is a bit of a problem with ME on a panelview plus) it can be equiped with custom naviagaion tools. The custom naviagion tools are not a must, but RSladder's native navigation tool set is cumbersome. It helps RSLadder navigation a bit if the ladder file usses page titles.

I'm going to stick with my, admitedly pessimistic, answer. RSLadder is an ActiveX compiled for wintel platforms; Alaric is applying industrial amounts of litotes when he says that it would require "a little VB" (trans: s**tloads) and that it's "a bit of a problem on a PanelView Plus" (trans: im-bloody-possible) because Machine Edition creates application to run on a CE platform and only the VersaView CE machines support (CE) ActiveX's at all.

And you still can't modify the code

The amount of VB to make RSLadder use easy in RSView32 or SE is not significant, thus "a little VB." I've used RSLadder in a number of application, and I would hardly characterize the VB requried as **** loads, though if you want to refer to to the VB language using the same adjective you wouldn't get an argument from me, as even small amounts of VB is admittedly a pain in the butt.

With respect to running it on RSVME, unfortunately, intonation does not always come across in a text post. My intent was to state that while it is possible in RSV32 and RSVSE, that does not automatically mean you can do it in RSVME. Imagine a sarcastic intonation on "bit of a problem" and I think my meaning will be more clear.