VSView Classic Edition provides ActiveX controls for document rendering and visual output in Windows applications. It supports document creation, previewing, printing, and disk output, along with scalable drawing, scrollable form areas, and PDF file generation for projects that need formatted content and interface flexibility.
Document Creation
VSView Classic Edition includes a document component for generating formatted content inside Windows applications. Developers can build output for reports, forms, invoices, and similar documents that need structured layout, on-screen viewing, printed output, or file-based distribution.
Preview And Printing
It supports document previewing and printing, allowing applications to present finished output before sending it to a printer. This helps developers add a complete document workflow without creating a separate preview and print rendering implementation.
Multi-Page Layout
The document component handles multi-page output with support for headers and footers. This makes it suitable for applications that need consistent page structure across longer documents and want control over repeated page-level content.
Text And Page Formatting
It supports character, paragraph, and page formatting so developers can control the appearance of generated documents in detail. This includes the formatting needed for readable business output, organized layouts, and application-specific document presentation.
Tables And Embedded Visuals
The product can place tables, graphics, and pictures inside generated documents. This allows applications to combine text, tabular data, and visual elements in one output stream for reporting, summaries, forms, and other formatted content.
HTML And RTF Support
It supports HTML and Rich Text Format, RTF, giving developers additional ways to work with pre-formatted content. This is useful when applications already produce or store document sections in common markup or rich text formats.
Scalable Drawing
A dedicated drawing component allows developers to create scalable images such as charts, diagrams, and maps. This supports applications that need dynamic visual output that can be previewed, stored, or reused in other generated content.
Reusable Graphic Output
Generated images can be previewed, saved to disk, and copied into other documents, including documents created by the document component. This supports workflows where applications combine custom graphics with formatted printed or previewed output.
Scrollable Form Areas
The viewport component adds scrollable regions to forms so developers can fit large layouts or many controls into limited interface space. It can be used for fill-out forms or where a scrolling container works better than tab-based navigation.
PDF File Handling
The product includes PDF functionality for creating PDF files and adding information to them. This gives applications a built-in way to produce portable document output when workflows require PDF-based storage, exchange, or distribution.
Product Compatibility
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Component Type
ActiveX / COM Component
Windows DLL
ActiveX/COM Platform
ActiveX OCX
ActiveX .NET Ready
How to Buy
ActiveX is no longer fully supported* and has been removed from the ComponentOne Studio Enterprise Subscription. You can still download and license the last version of the ActiveX Edition individually.
MESCIUS have followed the Microsoft "It Just Works" compatibility for their ActiveX controls. Due to changes in the Windows operating system, and end of support from Microsoft, they can no longer fully support and provide maintenance builds of any ActiveX control. *You may still request a meeting with the product manager to discuss support and migration options.
About MESCIUS
MESCIUS, formerly known as GrapeCity, is a leading developer-focused brand established in Japan, with a history spanning over 30 years. It is recognized for its extensive suite of software components, including reporting frameworks, spreadsheet libraries, and Japanese market-oriented input controls. Popular products such as ActiveReports, SPREAD, InputMan, and ComponentOne support both .NET and JavaScript ecosystems and are widely used in business-critical applications. MESCIUS offers distinctive advantages such as proven reliability, comprehensive Japanese localization, and strong technical support, making it a trusted choice for IT professionals and software developers building complex and localized systems.