Dir MX: Problem with Powerpoint viewer 2003

Anthony

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Aug 23, 2004, 9:09:02 AM8/23/04

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Hi,

I created an application which aim is to make a list of Powerpoint
presentations and then launch the selected files. With Powerpoint 97, when
the user decides to stop the presentation (example: he is looking at the
pres. n° 2 of 10), he only has to press Escape to stop the presentation and
go back to the Director projector. But with Powerpoint viewer 2003, if he
presses Escape, the viewer goes to the next ppt file so if he is looking at
the pres. n° 2 of 10, he must click 8 times on Escape to quit the viewer and
go back to the projector.

Is there a workaround? I guess it's useless to precise that I must
continue to use Powerpoint viewer 2003!

Thank you in advance.

Anthony

johnAq

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Aug 23, 2004, 9:54:31 AM8/23/04

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Sounds like you are creating a Powerpoint playlist - a text file of files names
read in by PPT viewer. What about keeping the list internal to director and
launching the ppts one at a time.

hth

johnAq

Michael Hamstra

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Sep 27, 2004, 3:58:35 PM9/27/04

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I am trying to use the /S switch to NOT display the Splash Screen - Without
success...

I am launching with BuddyAPI using:
set ok = baShell( "open", the moviepath & "PPV2003\PPTVIEW.EXE /S",
"mypres.ppt", the moviePath & "powerpoint\", "normal" )

Without the /S I can launch (with splash) with no problem.
With the /S I get nothing...

Any Suggestions??

Thanks in advance!

Michael Hamstra

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Bertil Flink

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Sep 27, 2004, 7:03:39 PM9/27/04

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I think you should put all the arguments together like this: "/S
mypres.ppt".

Try this (untested):
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Operation = "open"
Filename = the moviepath & "PPV2003\PPTVIEW.EXE"
Args = "/S mypres.ppt"
WorkDir = the moviePath & "powerpoint\"
State = "normal"

put baShell(Operation, Filename, Args, WorkDir, State)
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OR simply:

open Filename & " " & Args

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Let me know if it works.

Bertil Flink
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Bertil Flink

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Sep 27, 2004, 7:06:55 PM9/27/04

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Whoops, I forgot a comma btw the arguments:

Args = "/S, mypres.ppt"

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Bertil Flink

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Sep 27, 2004, 7:14:02 PM9/27/04

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Just for the record, I tested this and it works:

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Operation = "open"
Filename = the moviepath & "PPV2003\PPTVIEW.EXE"
Args = "/S, mypres.ppt"

WorkDir = the moviePath & "powerpoint\"
State = "normal"

put baShell(Operation, Filename, Args, WorkDir, State)

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Michael Hamstra

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Sep 28, 2004, 8:21:59 AM9/28/04

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Thanks Bertil.

I was successful as well (without the ",") -- using "/S mypres.ppt"

set ok = baShell( "open", the moviepath & "PPV2003\PPTVIEW.EXE","/S

mypres.ppt", the moviePath & "powerpoint\", "normal" )

Thanks for your time and support!

Michael Hamstra

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