Synchronise slides using Intranet

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I am delivering a presentation through a browser on a local intranet which has a SQL Server database. Whenever the administrator changes the slide I want everone else viewing the presentation to move to that slide

I thought that I could achieve this by
a) Whenever the administrator changes slide, the application_SlideShowNextSlide event writes the new slide number to the database
b)The other users continually poll the database to get the current slide number and goto that slide

There seem to be a snag though
1) To activate any events in powerpoint I have to initialise a Class module containing the events. Is there a way of this happening automatically when the slide show starts (which it does automatically when the presentation is opened in Internet Explorer

My application has been built in ASP.Net with VB.Net modules

Also is this the best way of chieving what I want to achieve

Many Thank

Adria
 
Hi Adrian,

Since you're on an intranet, you could use NetMeeting
(everyone here hates it, but I love it), LiveMeeting, or
broadcast the presentation. For more about broadcasting,
see:
http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/2000/journ/onlinebroadc
ast.htm for more about online broadcasting service.

HTH,
Glenna
-----Original Message-----
I am delivering a presentation through a browser on a
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local intranet which has a SQL Server database. Whenever
the administrator changes the slide I want everone else
viewing the presentation to move to that slide.
I thought that I could achieve this by:
a) Whenever the administrator changes slide, the
Click to expand...
application_SlideShowNextSlide event writes the new slide
number to the database.
b)The other users continually poll the database to get
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the current slide number and goto that slide.
There seem to be a snag though,
1) To activate any events in powerpoint I have to
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initialise a Class module containing the events. Is there
a way of this happening automatically when the slide show
starts (which it does automatically when the presentation
is opened in Internet Explorer)
 
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