how to find the path of powerpoint.exe

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Hi All,

I want to open power point application from java.
To be able to do this I need the full path of powerpoint.exe

How can I find this?

Thanks,
Cathy.
 
Locate the file in Windows Explorer. It's probably in your C:\Program
Files\Microsoft Office\Office folder. A handy tool for capturing the full path
of a file to the clipboard is Copy Path at http://www.bergenstreetsoftware.com/.
Install it, right click a file and select Copy Path from the menu and then "Copy
full Path". Now just paste it into your java code. Copy Path saves on typing
and typos.
 
I want to open power point application from java.
To be able to do this I need the full path of powerpoint.exe
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I'm assuming you need to be able to find the path on any computer where your
code runs, not just your own.

Does Java allow you to ShellExecute a file (ie, via API call?) If so, just
ShellExecute a PPT or PPS file; the system will know to launch the file with
PPT or the viewer, whichever is registered to "own" the PPT/PPS extensions and
where to find it.

Or have a look here in the registry ... the subkeys below that should tell you
where PPT is installed (though perhaps not the viewer).

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\POWERPNT.EXE

ISTR that there's also an API call that tells you the name and path of the app
that "owns" a given extension.


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Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
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Cathy,
Use the CreateObject method supported by Java to instantiate PowerPoint and
turn the state to visible.
 
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