FAQ: Steelray Project Viewer

Does Microsoft make a Project Viewer?

They do not. You can purchase Client Access Licenses with Microsoft Project Server (their enterprise version of Microsoft Project).

Can SPV open .mpp files?

Yes!

What versions of Project does SPV support?

Microsoft Project 98, Project 2000, Project 2002, Project 2003, and Project 2007. For several months after it was available, Steelray was the only viewer to support Microsoft Project 2007.

Does SPV run on Linux? Unix? Mac?

SPV runs on Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X. Contact us if you're interested in another operating system.

Is SPV available in languages other than English?

SPV has been translated to English, German, and French. Steelray displays International characters if the proper (Arial Unicode MS in Windows) fonts are installed.

Do you support silent (unattended) installations? How do I install our license key automatically?

Our EXE installer supports unattended installations and automatic placement of the license key file. If you are using our MSI installer, you will need to write a script to place the file in the "data" subfolder of the installation.

In order to start an unattended installation, the installer has to be invoked with the -q argument. The installer will be absolutely quiet and will perform the installation as if the user had accepted all default settings

Choosing the installation folder

The installer will install the application to the default installation directory, unless you pass the -dir parameter to the installer. The parameter after -dir must be the desired installation directory. Example:

spv-version-setup.exe -q -dir "d:\myapps\My Application"

Automatically installing the License Key

To have the license key automatically installed during a silent installation, create a file called license.dat that contains the license key, and make sure it is in the same folder as the installer. If the installer sees that file in its folder, it will automatically install the license key.

Exit Code

If the installation was successful, the exit code of the installer will be 0, otherwise it will be 1.

How do I install the Linux version?

Installing the Linux version is very simple:

Download the Linux installer.
su (so you are root)
Run the installer - choose /opt/steelray as the installation directory
Run Steelray: /opt/steelray/spv

Do you run in a Citrix Environment? Can SPV be installed on a server?

Steelray is Citrix-compliant. We are a Citrix Alliance Partner. Steelray may be installed and run on a desktop or a server.

Do you run on Unix?

While we don't test with or officially support Unix, our customers have told us that they are running Steelray on FreeBSD and other Unix distributions without issues.