PowerPoint Viewer 2003

[Michael Hamstra]

I am trying to use the Command switches without success. Can anyone provide
any input??

I am trying to perform the following (launch without the Splash Screen)

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\PowerPoint Viewer\PPTVIEW.EXE /S
"my_pres.ppt"

Should this work from the Run command prompt?? I can launch the EXE from the
Run, but anything beyond that does not work....

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\PowerPoint Viewer\PPTVIEW.EXE

I am actually trying to utilize with Director/Buddy API but cannot get the
above to work yet.....

Thank you in advance! Any direction would be greatly appreciated.


Michael Hamstra

 

[Sonia]

Try "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\PowerPoint Viewer\PPTVIEW.EXE" /S
"my_pres.ppt"

You should be getting a message and should post the exact wording of the
message. It will give you a clue as to what is wrong. I suspect it says
"Windows cannot find 'C:\Program'" That's because you don't have quotes around
the path. Therefore is sees the blank as a delimiter of the program path.

 

[Michael Hamstra]

Thank You Sonia!!!

That Did It!

Now I have to translate to work with Director - But I am a step closer!

Michael

-- Thanks for your prompt reply!

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

I am trying to use the Command switches without success. Can anyone provide
any input??

I am trying to perform the following (launch without the Splash Screen)

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\PowerPoint Viewer\PPTVIEW.EXE /S
"my_pres.ppt"

It should work, though it might be prudent to do

"C:\Program Files\Micretcetera\..\PPTVIEW.EXE" /S "Path\to\PRES.PPT"

In other words, quotes around each of the main bits.

I assume it doesn't' work for you but you haven't said what's going wrong.
Can you fill in the details for us?

Incidentally, this will NOT prevent the license screen from appearing the first
time a user invokes the viewer.

Should this work from the Run command prompt?? I can launch the EXE from the
Run, but anything beyond that does not work....

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\PowerPoint Viewer\PPTVIEW.EXE

I am actually trying to utilize with Director/Buddy API but cannot get the
above to work yet.....

Thank you in advance! Any direction would be greatly appreciated.

Michael Hamstra

--
Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
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