Powerpoint 2007 Issues? 2003 SDK possibly not compatible with 2007?

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Lawrence Spector

Hi guys. In our application we have some code that basically can take
an image or group of images, and put them to powerpoint slides, using a
variety of layouts and the fade feature. This all works fine in
PowerPoint 2003, but most of it, either exhibits incorrect behavior, or
doesn't work at all in 2007. A simple thing like putting a single
image to a single slide with no effects, seems to work. Past that,
we're stuck. Does anyone know if there's SDK differences or maybe bugs
in PowerPoint that will be fixed once it's out of beta that would be
affecting this? Thanks so much. I appreciate any assistance you can
provide.
 
Hi guys. In our application we have some code that basically can take
an image or group of images, and put them to powerpoint slides, using a
variety of layouts and the fade feature. This all works fine in
PowerPoint 2003, but most of it, either exhibits incorrect behavior, or
doesn't work at all in 2007. A simple thing like putting a single
image to a single slide with no effects, seems to work. Past that,
we're stuck. Does anyone know if there's SDK differences or maybe bugs
in PowerPoint that will be fixed once it's out of beta that would be
affecting this? Thanks so much. I appreciate any assistance you can
provide.
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No question that there are bugs in the current beta.

We all have access to the same beta version as you. Until it releases, nobody
but the folks inside MS can test against later versions.
 
We're using the Powerpoint COM interfaces provided. Calls like:

effect = sequence->AddEffect(shape, PowerPoint::msoAnimEffectFade,
PowerPoint::msoAnimateLevelNone, PowerPoint::msoAnimTriggerNone,
index);

worked just fine in PPT2003 and allowed us to do the fade between
multiple images, but did not produce the same results in PPT2007. I
haven't delved too far into it, because my task was just to see if it
all worked, and so far I ran through our test cases and most of them
failed.

If the best option is to just wait until things are stable, that may be
an option, just hoping for some idea if there's a workaround in the
meantime. Also, obviously Powerpoint 2007 is having some issues, so
hopefully they will be resolved by the final version, or is there a
possibility of having to change the code for the new Powerpoint?

Thanks.
What are you developing your application with?

Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
--------------
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***
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http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/09/18/43
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OneNote 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/onenote
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Hi guys. In our application we have some code that basically can take
an image or group of images, and put them to powerpoint slides, using a
variety of layouts and the fade feature. This all works fine in
PowerPoint 2003, but most of it, either exhibits incorrect behavior, or
doesn't work at all in 2007. A simple thing like putting a single
image to a single slide with no effects, seems to work. Past that,
we're stuck. Does anyone know if there's SDK differences or maybe bugs
in PowerPoint that will be fixed once it's out of beta that would be
affecting this? Thanks so much. I appreciate any assistance you can
provide.
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Unfortunately Microsoft has not documented the object model for PowerPoint -
12 yet. :-(


Austin Myers
MS PowerPoint MVP Team

Provider of PFCMedia, PFCPro, PFCExpress
http://www.pfcmedia.com


Lawrence Spector said:
We're using the Powerpoint COM interfaces provided. Calls like:

effect = sequence->AddEffect(shape, PowerPoint::msoAnimEffectFade,
PowerPoint::msoAnimateLevelNone, PowerPoint::msoAnimTriggerNone,
index);

worked just fine in PPT2003 and allowed us to do the fade between
multiple images, but did not produce the same results in PPT2007. I
haven't delved too far into it, because my task was just to see if it
all worked, and so far I ran through our test cases and most of them
failed.

If the best option is to just wait until things are stable, that may be
an option, just hoping for some idea if there's a workaround in the
meantime. Also, obviously Powerpoint 2007 is having some issues, so
hopefully they will be resolved by the final version, or is there a
possibility of having to change the code for the new Powerpoint?

Thanks.
What are you developing your application with?

Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
--------------
http://pschmid.net
***
Office 2007 Beta 2 Technical Refresh (B2TR):
http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/09/18/43
***
Customize Office 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/customize
OneNote 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/onenote
***
Subscribe to my Office 2007 blog: http://pschmid.net/blog/feed

Hi guys. In our application we have some code that basically can take
an image or group of images, and put them to powerpoint slides, using a
variety of layouts and the fade feature. This all works fine in
PowerPoint 2003, but most of it, either exhibits incorrect behavior, or
doesn't work at all in 2007. A simple thing like putting a single
image to a single slide with no effects, seems to work. Past that,
we're stuck. Does anyone know if there's SDK differences or maybe bugs
in PowerPoint that will be fixed once it's out of beta that would be
affecting this? Thanks so much. I appreciate any assistance you can
provide.
Click to expand...
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Hey guys. I just wanted to follow-up and see if Microsoft has
documented the object model for PPT 12 yet. Please let me know.

Thanks so much,

Lawrence

Austin said:
Unfortunately Microsoft has not documented the object model for PowerPoint -
12 yet. :-(


Austin Myers
MS PowerPoint MVP Team

Provider of PFCMedia, PFCPro, PFCExpress
http://www.pfcmedia.com


Lawrence Spector said:
We're using the Powerpoint COM interfaces provided. Calls like:

effect = sequence->AddEffect(shape, PowerPoint::msoAnimEffectFade,
PowerPoint::msoAnimateLevelNone, PowerPoint::msoAnimTriggerNone,
index);

worked just fine in PPT2003 and allowed us to do the fade between
multiple images, but did not produce the same results in PPT2007. I
haven't delved too far into it, because my task was just to see if it
all worked, and so far I ran through our test cases and most of them
failed.

If the best option is to just wait until things are stable, that may be
an option, just hoping for some idea if there's a workaround in the
meantime. Also, obviously Powerpoint 2007 is having some issues, so
hopefully they will be resolved by the final version, or is there a
possibility of having to change the code for the new Powerpoint?

Thanks.
What are you developing your application with?

Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
--------------
http://pschmid.net
***
Office 2007 Beta 2 Technical Refresh (B2TR):
http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/09/18/43
***
Customize Office 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/customize
OneNote 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/onenote
***
Subscribe to my Office 2007 blog: http://pschmid.net/blog/feed


Hi guys. In our application we have some code that basically can take
an image or group of images, and put them to powerpoint slides, using a
variety of layouts and the fade feature. This all works fine in
PowerPoint 2003, but most of it, either exhibits incorrect behavior, or
doesn't work at all in 2007. A simple thing like putting a single
image to a single slide with no effects, seems to work. Past that,
we're stuck. Does anyone know if there's SDK differences or maybe bugs
in PowerPoint that will be fixed once it's out of beta that would be
affecting this? Thanks so much. I appreciate any assistance you can
provide.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Hey guys. I just wanted to follow-up and see if Microsoft has
documented the object model for PPT 12 yet. Please let me know.
Click to expand...

There is something that passes for help, if you don't look too closely.
Alas, there doesn't seem to be an OM diagram as in previous versions, just an
alphabetical list of topics. Sad.
Thanks so much,

Lawrence

Austin said:
Unfortunately Microsoft has not documented the object model for PowerPoint -
12 yet. :-(


Austin Myers
MS PowerPoint MVP Team

Provider of PFCMedia, PFCPro, PFCExpress
http://www.pfcmedia.com


Lawrence Spector said:
We're using the Powerpoint COM interfaces provided. Calls like:

effect = sequence->AddEffect(shape, PowerPoint::msoAnimEffectFade,
PowerPoint::msoAnimateLevelNone, PowerPoint::msoAnimTriggerNone,
index);

worked just fine in PPT2003 and allowed us to do the fade between
multiple images, but did not produce the same results in PPT2007. I
haven't delved too far into it, because my task was just to see if it
all worked, and so far I ran through our test cases and most of them
failed.

If the best option is to just wait until things are stable, that may be
an option, just hoping for some idea if there's a workaround in the
meantime. Also, obviously Powerpoint 2007 is having some issues, so
hopefully they will be resolved by the final version, or is there a
possibility of having to change the code for the new Powerpoint?

Thanks.

Patrick Schmid [MVP] wrote:
What are you developing your application with?

Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
--------------
http://pschmid.net
***
Office 2007 Beta 2 Technical Refresh (B2TR):
http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/09/18/43
***
Customize Office 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/customize
OneNote 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/onenote
***
Subscribe to my Office 2007 blog: http://pschmid.net/blog/feed


Hi guys. In our application we have some code that basically can take
an image or group of images, and put them to powerpoint slides, using a
variety of layouts and the fade feature. This all works fine in
PowerPoint 2003, but most of it, either exhibits incorrect behavior, or
doesn't work at all in 2007. A simple thing like putting a single
image to a single slide with no effects, seems to work. Past that,
we're stuck. Does anyone know if there's SDK differences or maybe bugs
in PowerPoint that will be fixed once it's out of beta that would be
affecting this? Thanks so much. I appreciate any assistance you can
provide.
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