VB [not VBA] for PowerPoint

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Lynn Seattle

Can anyone point me to any links or on-line discussions for Visual Basic
programming for PowerPoint? I would like to add a few features to a
stand-alone viewer that aren't present in the generic Microsoft PowerPoint
viewer(s).

TIA!
 
Can anyone point me to any links or on-line discussions for Visual Basic
programming for PowerPoint? I would like to add a few features to a
stand-alone viewer that aren't present in the generic Microsoft PowerPoint
viewer(s).
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Controlling PowerPoint is pretty much the same, whether you do it from VB or
VBA. In fact, it's generally simpler to write the code in VBA within PPT then
move it into VB.

You might want to start in the Programming section of the PPT FAQ at
http://www.pptfaq.com

There are lots of links from there to other vb/vba sites.

--
Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
PPTools: www.pptools.com
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Featured Presenter, PowerPoint Live 2004
October 10-13, San Diego, CA www.PowerPointLive.com
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Steve,

Perhaps, I'm confused (it wouldn't be the first time), but if Lynn is writing her own viewer, would any of the standard VBA hooks into PowerPoint work? Wouldn't she need to have PowerPoint open to have that stuff work, and that defeats the point of writing your own viewer? Is what she needs a detailed description of the PowerPoint file format, rather than a description of the PowerPoint object model?

--David

David M. Marcovitz
Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
http://www.loyola.edu/education/PowerfulPowerPoint/
 
And http://www.mvps.org/skp/

Steve Rindsberg said:
Controlling PowerPoint is pretty much the same, whether you do it from VB or
VBA. In fact, it's generally simpler to write the code in VBA within PPT then
move it into VB.

You might want to start in the Programming section of the PPT FAQ at
http://www.pptfaq.com

There are lots of links from there to other vb/vba sites.

--
Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
PPTools: www.pptools.com
================================================
Featured Presenter, PowerPoint Live 2004
October 10-13, San Diego, CA www.PowerPointLive.com
================================================
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David,
Perhaps, I'm confused (it wouldn't be the first time), but if Lynn is writing
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her own viewer, would any of the standard VBA hooks into PowerPoint work?
Wouldn't she need to have PowerPoint open to have that stuff work, and that
defeats the point of writing your own viewer? Is what she needs a detailed
description of the PowerPoint file format, rather than a description of the
PowerPoint object model?

You could be right. Only Lynn knows. Stay tuned for enlightenment, excitement
and adventure in our next episode of As The Code Turns.

Lynn, over to you ...


--David

David M. Marcovitz
Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
http://www.loyola.edu/education/PowerfulPowerPoint/
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--
Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
PPTools: www.pptools.com
================================================
Featured Presenter, PowerPoint Live 2004
October 10-13, San Diego, CA www.PowerPointLive.com
================================================
 
Well, it's Friday so I guess I am running on fumes. Just wait until Monday
when the tank is full!
 
Well, it's Friday
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That makes all the stuff in the FAQ happen? Why yes. It is.
so I guess I am running on fumes. Just wait until Monday
when the tank is full!
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But ... I hesitate even to ask ... of what?



--
Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
PPTools: www.pptools.com
================================================
Featured Presenter, PowerPoint Live 2004
October 10-13, San Diego, CA www.PowerPointLive.com
================================================
 
Lynn Seattle said:
Can anyone point me to any links or on-line discussions for Visual Basic
programming for PowerPoint? I would like to add a few features to a
stand-alone viewer that aren't present in the generic Microsoft PowerPoint
viewer(s).

TIA!
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Do any of the stand alone viewers for Office 2003 support scripting of any
kind?
 
Bootstrap Bill said:
Do any of the stand alone viewers for Office 2003 support scripting of any
kind?
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I just did a quick google search and found my answer. They don't.

Would it be possible to place an instance of the PowerPoint viewer on a
Windows Form and control it with C#?
 
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