How to start a macro automatically on next slide

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I would like to start a macro when you move to the next slide, at present I
can only start the macro using a button. The macro controls some external
equipment that I want to exercise alongside the presentation without my
interaction.

Thanks
Chris
 
As Bill says if you are confident with events this is the way to go.

But if you aren't you could try this sneaky trick. Have a full screen 99%
transparent (ie invisible) shape appear at the start of the slide with custom
animation. Give it an action setting of MOUSEOVER> run macro. This will work
best in kiosk mode or if you press ctrl A at the start of the presentation
 
I have created an event trap that I start on the first slide. I then
execute code on the slideID. If I execute a simple message box then
everything works okay and the presentation can loop and the code executes on
every pass. However if I execute my code that drives some external equipment
(takes about 10s to complete) then on the next loop the event is not captured
and I have to restart the event trap again. I have tried to add a call to
the event trap when my code terminates, although it confirms the active
state, it still does not seem to work.

Any ideas? Many thanks

Chris
 
Often, if the code encounters an error, it will simply stop working. Try to
insert a simple error trap that pops a message box. See if this helps
narrow down the problem.

Bill Dilworth
 
Yup, I had an 'end' statement right at the end of my code for no reason.

Thanks for all your help - everything is now working perfectly.

Chris
 
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